Red Tshirt yarn

A red T-shirt to cut up and play with .......

T-shirt yarn

It's so satisfying to cut up stuff and make something new out of it ! A whole lot of work T-shirts were discarded by my partner when he changed jobs. It was particularly satisfying to cut these garments into strips and make balls of T-shirt yarn.

I've seen this recycling idea in crafty sites but had no idea how to do it. I did a google search for T-shirt yarn and came across this tutorial : http://www.craftpassion.com/2009/05/recycle-tutorial-making-of-t-shirt-yarn.html

This is the best method I've come across in that it's pretty quick and because you measure it out straight away, the yarn stays a consistent width. ( Mine is 1.5cm wide)

T-shirt yarn is also know as 'tarn' and if you do a search through Ravelry at : http://www.ravelry.com , you'll come across some really good ideas for what to do with it - things like baskets, mats and bags.

I have some ideas for what I'll do with this ...