Cut-up the tee

February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - Sue :: Category - Headline, how to

tshirt yarn

By Contributing Columnist Jessica Lunk of InkBlotCafe

Online tutorials are awesome, but it’s always interesting to try a new technique for the first time. I wanted to see for myself how to make t-shirt yarn.

It looked easy enough online, but I did run into
some difficulty. Sharp scissors are a must. The best method would be to use a rotary cutter and ruler to get a really consistant yarn gauge.

Here is a slideshow of my first attempt.




The finished product, should look similar to this:
tshirt yarn1

Sample and finished product pics courtesy of DevilMakesWork

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5 Responses to “Cut-up the tee”
  1. Paula Says:

    This is very interesting! Never thouht of using a tshirt to make “yarn”.
    Have a great day! and thanks

  2. Linda GJ Says:

    Awesome look! I’m so glad you showed us an example of what it looks like!!!
    Linda :)

  3. Corinna Says:

    Wow, cool! I had never even heard of this before!

  4. loshy Says:

    That’s funny, i’ll give it atry . Thanks

  5. James Says:

    Looks pretty neat . . . I’m always looking for ways to use all my old clothes!

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