Here I've recycled woven fabric shirts for forever but never thought to do this with t-shirts!! Thanks for posting this idea! :)
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Here I've recycled woven fabric shirts for forever but never thought to do this with t-shirts!! Thanks for posting this idea! :)
You're very welcome @mtnmeadowmomma... What do you make with woven shirt fabric material? I have not done much recycling of old fabric shirts or sheets (eg into floor mats or anything like that) because of fraying... So how do you deal with the fraying ? I have been told that when you cut strips of old sheeting fabric you do so diagonally to avoid this... I can't visualise how to cut strips from old shirts.... So if you have any tips, please can you share ? 😊
I've made a few small patchwork quilts, like this one...
... and several crocheted rugs. I really haven't had bad issues with fraying, but I've only ever cut up 100% cotton shirts. Yeah some threads get loose but nothing crazy. I imagine some synthetic fabrics could be much worse for frays.
For rugs, I cut the shirts up along the seams, remove any pockets, collar, etc., and trim off all the seams from the pieces. Then I cut each piece into a continuous strip like this:
There might be a more efficient way, but that's just how I was taught as a kid. Sometimes the tips of the triangles created by "turning the corner" while cutting can poke out a bit during crocheting but those don't really bother me. You can trim the points a little though to help with that.
Really lovely patchwork quilt @mtnmeadowmomma. I like the colour scheme 😊
Thank you so much for the extra details too !