How to make T-Shirt Yarn using the Whole Shirt in a Continuous Strand

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  • Get almost twice as much yarn out of your t-shirts to use in crochet and knitting projects with our tutorial on how you can use the entire tshirt, with or without seams to make t shirt yarn.
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  • @alyssaduong6485
    @alyssaduong6485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    I don’t throw away any scraps of yarn or anything soft and squishy because I use it for stuffing when stuffing dolls or pillows! So you really don’t need to waste any of the T-shirt at all!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      That's such a great idea! Thank you for sharing. -Jane

    • @FrogeniusW.G.
      @FrogeniusW.G. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Perfect idea!

    • @FrogeniusW.G.
      @FrogeniusW.G. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alaalfa8839 Can you show me?

    • @thekingsdaughter4233
      @thekingsdaughter4233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      And if the t-shirt is made oof pure cotton or other natural fibers, the scraps can be composted if you have no other plans for them. ☺

    • @miriamhavard7621
      @miriamhavard7621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍🎓

  • @faithandrewsbedford5730
    @faithandrewsbedford5730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    Little did you know that, when you made this video three years ago that your instructions would help people who are making masks for health workers during the Covid 19 pandemic. I ran out of elastic quite quickly and needed something to make ties for the masks. I remembered that loops of old t shirts would roll up but could not figure out how to get alot of them out of a T shirt. Your video
    helped. I've made over a hundred and have ties enough for lots more. Thanks

    • @Dirty_Squirrell
      @Dirty_Squirrell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Little did you know this type of comment would be so tired after only 2 weeks.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Thank you so much Faith! You are absolutely right. Who would have thought we'd be in this situration, making face masks. I' sure your friends and family and the healthcare community you served really appreciated all the masks. We are still making them for friends and ourselves as it looks like they're here to stay. Have a lovley weekend! -Jane

    • @cmcarolmark
      @cmcarolmark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Dirty_Squirrell ???

    • @samanthamurray9124
      @samanthamurray9124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dirty Squirrell I

    • @Ryuzuk__
      @Ryuzuk__ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This is exactly why I came to this video! I am a nurse and my sewing group created during COVID for the sole purpose of making and distributing masks far and wide, have now taken on the task of making masks for the local elementary school students and staff. T shirt ties were the easiest way to accommodate everyone's head and I had no idea how to make them. The first tutorial I watched discarded half the shirt! Yikes! Thanks for this video!

  • @oopsiespeedy
    @oopsiespeedy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    This is the first tutorial that I've seen using the whole t shirt instead of just the main torso part up to the underarm and the rest was discarded. This tutorial is environmentally friendly. Especially in this day and age when everything is readily discarded.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thank you so much for your kind comment! ❤

    • @sandrakay4894
      @sandrakay4894 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      m.th-cam.com/video/rdbPrmCiUps/w-d-xo.html

    • @Saforra99
      @Saforra99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES! I agree :) I appreciate that too -- thorough preparation with maximum yardage coming out of it :)

  • @lynettesprague287
    @lynettesprague287 4 ปีที่แล้ว +825

    The 676 dislikes are men whose favorite t-shirts were cut up 😂😂

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      😂😂😂 absolutely! My hubby was not happy about some of his that were harmed in the making of this video! -Jane

    • @joannepechillo3139
      @joannepechillo3139 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@Sustainmycrafthabit I had to laugh at your comment My son moved out and left me a bunch of shirts now i know what I am going to do with them. Thank you.

    • @katekate5779
      @katekate5779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂👍

    • @dearlymonica
      @dearlymonica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      AHAHAH! I can't stop laughing! :D

    • @bhaskarsinha3434
      @bhaskarsinha3434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sustainmycrafthabit 22and to the creator of the creator of the book and the creator of the book and the book and the book and the book and the book and the book and the book and the book

  • @Mads_13
    @Mads_13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    A couple neckbands crocheted together would make a sturdy handle if you were to make a basket out of this yarn! I love the tutorial it's super clear and easy to follow!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Oh that's such a great idea! Even just braided together. Thank you for sharing! -Jane

    • @TheAureliac
      @TheAureliac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Or they'd make good ties for staking plants in the garden.

    • @amymbeauty8765
      @amymbeauty8765 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@TheAureliacWhat do you mean? Staking them for what? I'm a new gardener and always curious about new ideas!

    • @loripiontek
      @loripiontek 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@amymbeauty8765 So am I, but last year I had to stake up my tomatoes and beans before I added a string trellis. It helped.

    • @cruisepaige
      @cruisepaige 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I used mine for a scrunchy

  • @cruisepaige
    @cruisepaige 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I recently lost 50 lbs and while I typically wear clothes until they completely wear out with no thoughts about fashion, some of my stuff is pretty much falling out. It’s way too worn out to donate so I’m going to use all the knits for yarn! I have a rotary cutter now, too. Game changer.

    • @romystumpy1197
      @romystumpy1197 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Well done to you ,I need to lose 28 lbs ,

  • @madijane1461
    @madijane1461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Thank you so much! I just barely got into crocheting and I’ve been wanting to be more eco friendly. Now all of my old shirts have a use!😆

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are so welcome! Thank you for watching. -Jane

    • @JoannieJeffcoat
      @JoannieJeffcoat ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can use the scraps as stuffing

  • @deviteacher
    @deviteacher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The best video to cut yarns 💯

  • @jaclyn4098
    @jaclyn4098 5 ปีที่แล้ว +720

    Now you just need to knit it back into a shirt 😂😂

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      jac lyn 😂😂😂! Yup- gives a new meaning to recycling.

    • @skinni_the_P00hBear
      @skinni_the_P00hBear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      jac lyn 🤣🤣

    • @ritawashere5787
      @ritawashere5787 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Sustainmycrafthabit have you made any yarn using t-shirts that are not a hundred percent cotton?

    • @msrrf1
      @msrrf1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @rita pita The only thing I can think is that a synthetic fiber may not curl like the all cotton...but you can try a tiny section, pull, and see if it will.

    • @eviejacobson6950
      @eviejacobson6950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That is so very very clever! Now if I can jus remember...
      I was excited to learn how well this cord works for face mask cord instead of elastic. Thank you so much!

  • @rpb638183
    @rpb638183 6 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Wow! So glad I came across this video. My Mom passed away some years ago and I saved several of her favorite t- shirts with the hopes I would find an idea that I could repurpose them into something else. We didn't wear the same size so this would be a great way to use her shirts with little waste. Thanks

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Our pleasure Rita! That's such a nice keepsake to have. We hope you've decided on a special project to make with the t-shirt yarn. Happy holidays!

    • @suestoons
      @suestoons 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oh! What a great idea! I was thinking of stealing some of hubby's holier shirts but, my daughter died and left me with dozens of T-shirts, not my size, that I can use to make something for myself as a keepsake.

    • @JANEEDISTURBED
      @JANEEDISTURBED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And still be able to wear a part of her with you. Like maybe use them to make numerous things as gifts, and distribute them among her family members. Maybe even sew in her intials or something that was her signature icon, name, a symbol, a heart etc. Anything sewn into each of the things you make that's in memory of her for all of the loved ones.
      I've seen where brides would have a small patch of material shaped into a small heart that was from a deceased loved ones favorite shirt or whatnot, sewn somewhere onto their wedding dress. I thought it was a nice loving idea.

    • @JANEEDISTURBED
      @JANEEDISTURBED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Another thing you could do with em, after turning them into yarn, make a blanket using a pattern that'll make it look a lot like a quilt. Maybe add some pictures to some of the parts etc? It's just an idea. Make it a family crochet quilt or something.

    • @inkysquidd9585
      @inkysquidd9585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      maybe a quilt

  • @donnaridenhour-mchenry240
    @donnaridenhour-mchenry240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I call this yarn "Tarn". @@ And, this is one of the best vids I've seen.....getting right to the points with no excess gabbing; thank you for that!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you so much! We're so sorry we missed your comment earlier but thank you so much for your kindness. -Jane

  • @martharamos5625
    @martharamos5625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I couldn’t find t-shirt yarn at my local stores then saw this video! So glad I did. Had to watch a couple of times to be sure I got it. Thank you. Now I just hope my basket turns out ok.

  • @mastinomama8939
    @mastinomama8939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Best advice on cutting up a t shirt EVER. Thank you so much.

  • @trudyhiltunen7702
    @trudyhiltunen7702 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Thanks for this. You are the only one that I found who uses the sleeves. It makes a difference when you only have one shirt of a particular color.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Absolutely! There's so much good fabric to use there, especially with a bigger shirt. We're so happy you've found this video helpful. ❤

  • @heathermachado5261
    @heathermachado5261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Just found this video, and WOW! I just went through all the t-shirts in my house to donate last week, to only turn around after watching this video and pull most of them for yarn. I have been wanting to try this for the longest time and just can't bring myself to pay the high prices but now I can make those rugs and save on both ends, thanks for sharing your process. I believe I have enough to make a room size rug now. I'm just thrilled!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heather Hughes thank you for your kind comment. How is it going? It’s not easy work - Jane

  • @cindymiller9075
    @cindymiller9075 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love this, especially using the whole t shirt in a continuous strip!! Thanks for the demonstration! ❤

  • @angiesc9169
    @angiesc9169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just found this video! So excited! I am in the process of gathering t-shirts for a rug and I love your method of using the whole shirt! I know how I will be cutting my shirts from now on!

  • @The-Grateful-Hippie
    @The-Grateful-Hippie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Thanks so much! As a tie dyer I'm always left with tee shirts that don't meet my quality control standards. I've been yarn-ing the bottom section of the tee shirts, and using the top sections for rags. Now I can make the whole shirt into yarn! Ty!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Tie dyed t-shirts would make some beautiful yarn! So glad you found the video helpful. Have a wonderful weekend.

    • @charlottelewis7742
      @charlottelewis7742 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sustainmycrafthabit 9

  • @Andy-mp6nq
    @Andy-mp6nq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the colours you show! Love the pale pink, but I generally love vivid colours...red, turquoise, yellows, greens...bright, alive colours! Thank you for offering these! All beautiful!

  • @ArabianShalifa
    @ArabianShalifa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love doing the stretching too. Thank you for showing me how to use the flat parts. I hated having little parts stick out from them.I had learned the continuous part from pictures for the main body many years ago. 15 or so.

  • @mandikraus178
    @mandikraus178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Such an awesome idea. Just an idea though for the unusable scraps. You could save up all small unusable fabric scraps and put them in a sac for birds to come and pick through for their nest making.

  • @jewishname9618
    @jewishname9618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Omy God i just found this. And this is really helpful since yarns are expensive

  • @hollyellis6319
    @hollyellis6319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for showing me how. We had a young activity where the kids made jump ropes out of donated T-shirts and this made it a lot faster and used more of the shirt than I planned on.

  • @aliceruturi8644
    @aliceruturi8644 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! What a way of reusing old and unwanted T-shirts. Clear and easy instructions of developing yarn from a T-shirt. Thank you.

  • @invisigrl
    @invisigrl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can you imagine making your own yarn so you can make something?? Can't be Lazy if you do that... Impressive.

  • @indyw3458
    @indyw3458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A great way to recycle old t-shirts and environmentally friendly. Now I’ll have a new source of yarn stash to knit with. Thank you for sharing this video!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our pleasure! Hope you get lots of knitting in over the holidays! -Jane

  • @bucket25361
    @bucket25361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW! JUST, Wow! This has to be the best ”T-Shirt Yarn” instructions. Thank you. I have 2 or 3 drawers jammed full of hubbikins undershirts (lotta stains in there). I wanted to make him something to commemorate his retirement and I do believe making this yarn will open up the possibilities.

  • @susannaharnhart4910
    @susannaharnhart4910 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I appreciate you using the sleeves and the torso! Most tutorials just show how to make yarn out of the big tube

  • @okat7
    @okat7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow! I like the way you think. A woman after my own frugal heart ! Thanks so much!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha! Looks like we're kindred spirits :D . Our pleasure. Happy holidays!

  • @JEMYSTICAL
    @JEMYSTICAL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    GREAT IDEA FOR MY OLD T SHIRTS WITH STAINS!!! This was very gratifying and satisfying to watch you do. Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful Ideas and Talents. I'm a newbie & I find it SOOOOO VERY difficult to learn to learn Needle work/ Crochet .. Its a pity because I truly love the Art and craft of it.. I wont give up! I will continue to try to perfect this needle work technique.

  • @IdratherbeinHobbiton
    @IdratherbeinHobbiton 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is by far the best tutorial on this. I've seen others that wasted so much more than you did and didn't even go through the process as concisely.

  • @hallievanoutryve3109
    @hallievanoutryve3109 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excited to make T-shirt yarn! get my passion for upcyling from my grandma who grew up working as a sharecropper and a nanny for other families in Oklahoma during the Depression and the Dustbowl. She ran off to NYC at 16 and became a successful businesswoman, but she continued reusing and repurposing.

  • @luluvision
    @luluvision 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is great! Thank you! The other videos I've watched to make t-shirt yarn doesn't use the whole shirt so I love that you utilize the majority of the shirt! Thank you for sharing!

  • @JoAnneMbonigaba
    @JoAnneMbonigaba 7 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    This is really cool and so easy, i never knew you could repurpose a simple t-shirt into yarn. Thank you for sharing!

    • @jeankorbel1501
      @jeankorbel1501 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JoAnne Mbonigaba

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Our pleasure JoAnne. Thank you for watching and your kind comment. Hope you get to make lots of t-shirt yarn projects!

    • @bjg3807
      @bjg3807 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sustain My Craft Habit lo

  • @chisomdike5168
    @chisomdike5168 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing! I never thought I would be able to make something so wonderful out of a plain oversized T-shirt!!

  • @joannmccraw7235
    @joannmccraw7235 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank-you so much. You were very precise in how to properly cut the t-shirt with almost no waste. The best I have seen so far (and I have looked at many videos on 'how to' do this). Thanks for showing us how and sharing your time and talent with all of us. I love to crochet with t-shirt yarn. The music was fun and light ... not to loud ... I could hear everything you said.

  • @mekameka4362
    @mekameka4362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was weighting my options to buy or to diy and you used the whole shirt instead of just the bottom part. Also up pops a little finger on the work table.😁 Cute. Anywhos, thanks for the tutorial ma'am.💜🖖🏽

  • @2zwaantjes
    @2zwaantjes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The ultimate recycling, and - relatively - easy! Thank you very much!!!

  • @larisa-shults
    @larisa-shults 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandmother taught me how to do it when I was a little girl... then I stopped crafting and forgot how I did it. so grateful that I found this video, now I remember (!) and inspired.

  • @donnamyers7274
    @donnamyers7274 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Praise the Lord! I'm so glad that I happened upon your video. I've always wanted to crochet some rag rugs for in front of my kitchen sink but I actually thought that you had to sew each end together! Finding your video is like Christmas morning. Now I can't wait to make my rug. I'm going to Goodwill in the morning and get about 7 t-shirts, each a different color and get busy making a "rug of many colors". Thx so much for teaching this old dawg a new trick! 😄 God bless you!

  • @charlleedodson
    @charlleedodson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a great idea! I can take an old T-shirt and make some yarn, while saving some money and helping the environment! Wow!!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely Charllee! Thank you for your sweet comment. Have a great day. -Jane

  • @RowanWiccae
    @RowanWiccae 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am all about making as little waste as possible, and after watching several videos that made it seem sadly impossibly to use more than just the lower half of a plain T-shirt, this video was a very welcome refresher. Glad to see a little imagination can offer you much more and waste much less!!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much for the kind comments. I guess we're pretty frugal at heart so didn't want to throw any of it away :D . Thank you for watching. -Jane

  • @palomaalhambra2453
    @palomaalhambra2453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great explanation and I was going to rant about the annoying muzak but i see you've addressed that! Thanks!

  • @carlamatthew3681
    @carlamatthew3681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this video!!! Finally one that uses the whole T-shirt

  • @laurenpiantino8312
    @laurenpiantino8312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Some intricate cutting there, but totally amazing! Can't wait to make a bathroom rug... :)

  • @jandroid1962
    @jandroid1962 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for a high-quality video and easy-going tone. Very watchable.

  • @UndeadRamen
    @UndeadRamen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesome! I have a lot of old, faded, ratty tshirts from my kids that I was just going to throw away, all of them together were not enough to do a patchwork. Now I can strip them down and dye it all, and make a casual throw out of it, you gave me some great ideas!

  • @monicasirpa1100
    @monicasirpa1100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are so intelligent 🤠🤠🤠...I will recycle many t shirts...thanks and saludos desde Bolivia 🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴😎😎😎😉😉😉😘😘😘

  • @christinemann6027
    @christinemann6027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Yes! I love how little waste is made from this technique! And I can still use the “waste” for stuffing in amigurumi. Thank you!

    • @raewyncormack2461
      @raewyncormack2461 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think I would use for stuffing as it is hard and lumpy rather than soft and squishy enuff for amigurimu or pillows tbh

  • @lillyc.1194
    @lillyc.1194 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally! Thank you for clearly explaining how to cut the t-shirt but also the sleeves and the topmost part! 😊 hooray now I can confidently commence my tshirt yarn🎉

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are so welcome! Thank you for the kind comment. -Jane

  • @rakelkardachao6430
    @rakelkardachao6430 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I’m so thankful for you to share this video , at first I was like: what’s the big deal just cut a bunch of strips ,, but than you took this to a very different level , very very good thank you again ! God bless you!!!

  • @lorilange8654
    @lorilange8654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is so cool I love upcycling and recycling!!

  • @hazelblair6634
    @hazelblair6634 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    you got the most out of a T-shirt i have seen so far. thank you. i am off to find my stash of T's and get cutting.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We really tried Hazel! Seems such a shame to throw away perfectly good fabric. Thank you for your kind comment.

  • @macc1241
    @macc1241 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the most comprehensive and understandable video on how to make t-shirt yarn I have ever seen! I have watched other videos on how to make t-shirt yarn before and could never quite understand how it ended in one long strip of fabric and I they never caught my interest enough for me to watch them until I might understand either. Thank you! I will finally be able to use the shirts I’ve been keeping in the hopes of eventually understand how to turn them into yarn.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You just made our day Mac. We're so happy you foung this video helpful. Thank you so much for watching. We hope you get to make lots of wonderful crafts with your t-shirt yarn! -Jane

  • @Skittles20013
    @Skittles20013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Definitely gonna do this with the hubbys old shirts!

  • @ichglaubesnicht1
    @ichglaubesnicht1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wauuuu was für eine super Idee. Ich muss es unbedingt ausprobieren. ❤️lichen Dank für dein tolles Video und das du deine Idee allen zeigst. Viele liebe Grüße Stella ❤️😘 🌻

  • @LaynieFingers
    @LaynieFingers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Ooooooh, I have several jersey sundresses I got on sale several years ago... I might need to turn one or two of them into yarn! They're ankle length, so I'd end up with a LOT of yarn!!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That would definitely get you a LOT of yarn to work with :) . Thank you so much for stopping by. Love your colourful channel (my nails need some desperate help!) and we've subbed. Looking forward to your videos.

    • @LaynieFingers
      @LaynieFingers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sustain My Craft Habit Aww, thanks! 😁

    • @debsthriftytips
      @debsthriftytips 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Laynie Fingers GREAT idea!!

    • @SkiWheel
      @SkiWheel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And likely far more colourful too!!

  • @tracybromage-spencer1882
    @tracybromage-spencer1882 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just stumbled over your video and you have just saved me so much money. so many, many thanks xx

  • @RasigaG
    @RasigaG 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super useful tutorial! Turned two old tees into yarn and looking forward to use it for a punch needle project

  • @donnaridenhour-mchenry240
    @donnaridenhour-mchenry240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish all vid makers were as efficient as you; thanks so much! I've made Tarn (t-shirt yarn) and leave the goofy ends on the Tarn to more or less create a fringe effect, country-style.....once crocheted or knitted, etc., any too goofy ends can be trimmed out.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much Donna for your kind comment. We've also found that those goofy ends aren't too noticeable in the final project. -Jane

  • @Marisol0625
    @Marisol0625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for sharing . . . I have so many t-shirts I use them for cleaning, but love your idea the most. . . .😊

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our pleasure Mari! We hope you'll get to make something pretty with them :D -Jane

  • @geri7262
    @geri7262 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been making masks for our large family and some friends because of the Coronavirus. I researched the mask making and talked to some nurses,surgical assistants, etc and they said that the masks with the elastic over the ears really make the back of ears raw. Even those those masks are faster and easier to make I wanted something different. So, I’ve been making masks using a halter style closing where the loop is at the back of the neck and it ties at the top. I cut up one T-shirt without side seams to make some continuous yarn by cutting around and around. But, not having any more no side seam shirts I started looking for alternatives and found your video. Love your method and I do have some tshirts with side seams. Will be doing it now so I can finish some more masks to help protect other people. I’ll bet you didn’t think when you made this video years ago that it would be used during a pandemic. Thank you and stay safe. Great video clear and concise and I didn’t mind the music.

  • @allinsonsherratt418
    @allinsonsherratt418 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good clear tutorial. Thanks.
    Gonna try this with recycling old work silk shirts.

  • @BeckiandChris
    @BeckiandChris 7 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I always wondered how people made this hard! Satisfying to watch!

    • @idaquesada9281
      @idaquesada9281 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I used to know a lady that made huge rag rugs out of her husbands old suits. She had some kind of small machine that would make the long strips for her.

    • @kalyanikutti1996
      @kalyanikutti1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @filippopasini4088
      @filippopasini4088 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @nikkid8519
      @nikkid8519 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @IdratherbeinHobbiton
    @IdratherbeinHobbiton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome!
    I'd probably get confused where I was cutting and end up with a bunch of strips instead of continuous string lol!
    But definitely going to do this one day.

  • @barbaragarrity8204
    @barbaragarrity8204 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much! I’m going to start hooking rugs with T-shirts. This has been tremendously helpful.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are so welcome! We made a rag rug with the tshirt yarn - it's so soft and squishy: sustainmycrafthabit.com/diy-rag-rug-how-to-finger-crochet-a-circular-t-shirt-rug/ -Jane

  • @kraftyiam
    @kraftyiam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Howdy, terrific. I tried for first time - used a plastic bag to be sure I was doing it correctly - it worked. yeah. Thanks for sharing.

  • @CristalianaIvor
    @CristalianaIvor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    You can still use the rest to fill up knitted dolls 🤷‍♀️

    • @arlenecampbell3851
      @arlenecampbell3851 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love you "sweater". Did you make it? If so what pattern is it.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@arlenecampbell3851 Thanks, Arlene! I didn't make it, no, I bought it from Zara a few seasons ago.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great idea! Thank you.

    • @jena369
      @jena369 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is a great idea!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@arlenecampbell3851 hello! Sorry for the delay in responding. We don't have the pattern unfortunately. I bought it at Zara a few seasons ago. - Sonja

  • @pattimuscarella6369
    @pattimuscarella6369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Here is an idea for using the rib eye neck piece once you have trimmed it away. It's perfect for a headband for yourself or your daughters. You can even sew buttons or other cute accessories on it.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love that idea, especially embellishing with buttons or flowers! Thank you for sharing. -Jane

    • @aggmom3
      @aggmom3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where are the instructions & video? I am interested in making headbands from the ribbed t-shirt necks. Thanks!

  • @1vtmom966
    @1vtmom966 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the way you showed how to do the whole shirt with as little waste as possible. (I did have to mute the video a few minutes in due to the repetitive music however, it was easy to follow along with no sound.) Thanks!

  • @MicaRayan
    @MicaRayan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant way, thank you. With this I can optimizing the usage of old worn-out shirt!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're welcome! So glad you've found this helpful. -Jane

  • @Teresadavila33
    @Teresadavila33 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you for sharing. I was tempted to buy a roll of tsheet yarn at recent craft sale but $17Aus was pretty expensive. Now i know how to make my own. God bless & i look forward to seeing more of your tutorials.

    • @krankywitch
      @krankywitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is expensive downunder. Happily you can pick up t-shirts in op-shops for under $2 😁

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your kind comment and am so glad we were able to help. My apologies I"m just responding 6 months later! Where does the time go? -Jane

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@krankywitch Yes! If you're able to spend the time to make it, it's much cheaper this way! Kind regards from Canada :) -Jane

  • @thestorygirl2818
    @thestorygirl2818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for this video! So easy to follow and extremely practical. I made some streamers from coloured t-shirts I got from the thrift store. Yay for upcycling! One day I hope to make the famous braided floor rug.. one day..

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So glad you found it helpful! Yes, the braided floor rug would be fabulous. Thank you so much for stopping by. -Jane

  • @elendalampkin794
    @elendalampkin794 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best video for this technique. Very little waste. Thank you so much. .

  • @judyvance1556
    @judyvance1556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This has been the best demo I have seen on making t-shirt yarn

  • @belindamc6078
    @belindamc6078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh thank you for this information. Iam going to make tshirt yarn. Great information!

  • @Thisisit120
    @Thisisit120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An excellent job on showing us how. Thank you.

  • @richalvarezfan101
    @richalvarezfan101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I appreciate that you use as much of the shirt as you possibly can, thank you for this tutorial 🖤🖤🖤

  • @mirandacharity1812
    @mirandacharity1812 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now that was truly a fabulous earth saving way to Upcycle something that most consider waste into something so rewarding, I’m impressed!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thak you so much for your kind commen Miranda. Have a wonderful day. - Jane

  • @auntieyaya2597
    @auntieyaya2597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is genius! I use the hems and neck for headbands and ponytail holders.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So smart! We never have enough ponytail holders with four girls in the house. -Jane

  • @Sustainmycrafthabit
    @Sustainmycrafthabit  6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    🌸 Thank you for watching and all your kind feedback! ❤ Check out our recent video on which shirts are best to use for making t-shirt yarn -> th-cam.com/video/2ohONL9snIc/w-d-xo.html
    ❤ If you prefer a written tutorial, visit -> sustainmycrafthabit.com/make-your-own-tshirt-yarn-using-the-whole-shirt/ .
    Use the t-shirt yarn to make crochet hearts: th-cam.com/video/7-PPIvDd038/w-d-xo.html
    We hear you all abou the music. This was an earlier video we prepared and can't figure out how to remove it from the video now LOL. Thank you for understanding! -Jane & Sonja 🌸

    • @maryburke4959
      @maryburke4959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mav _cheesr

    • @maryburke4959
      @maryburke4959 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      .mac & cheese

    • @florsalvatierra7238
      @florsalvatierra7238 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I never notice the music anyway I'm all concentrating the details in making the yarn..

    • @JEMYSTICAL
      @JEMYSTICAL 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

    • @JEMYSTICAL
      @JEMYSTICAL 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greatest video!

  • @tuesdayd9276
    @tuesdayd9276 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great idea! Thank you! I think i will do this with an old shirt i cannot let lose of!

  • @yvonnemoretti7646
    @yvonnemoretti7646 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is great! I think I will crochet a bath rug or perhaps rugs for dog kennels.

  • @franug
    @franug 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks!! My husband finally cleared his closet before we move and I snapped two XL tshirts he never used, he was going to take them to the recycling center! I'm going to get a lot of yarn out of them😁

  • @marial.rapaglia4041
    @marial.rapaglia4041 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A GREAT IDEA! RECYCLE & REUSE FACTOR.

  • @kayceegreer4418
    @kayceegreer4418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hee-hee, She said, "woo-hoo!" LOL I'm just as happy as you are,girl !

  • @veroniqueleblanc2063
    @veroniqueleblanc2063 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Aqua and Turquoise. They are like a dip in the ocean!

  • @vanguardiris3232
    @vanguardiris3232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is fantastic! Thank you so much for this video. I've got a lot of t-shirts that don't fit me any more and I'm excited to be able to make rugs from them! Maybe I'll try making a bathmat!

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That sounds so fun! We're glad you found this useful!

  • @sunitadwarka347
    @sunitadwarka347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dear friend. First of all I thank you for making this vedio.
    I am giving you one idea of making mop.
    You buy sticks and round ring with scerw from hardware shops.
    With the help of ring with screws you fix the T shirt. Your big piece cutting or neck cutting is ok for making round mop.
    You can also make horizontal.
    You buy one mop with only rubber at the base used for removal of water. You buy scew with round head and two sides opening used for fixing electricity wires.
    You male and female strips used by tailor.
    You take Male strips...... and fix it on horizontal mop with help of screws with two sides opening.
    Female strips you stichTshirt cutting larger size which you have cut.
    You can remove your mop very quickly because handling male female strips is easy . You can keep aside and put another Tshirt mop on the same stick. The cleaning process will be better , easier and faster.
    Rest you know. You are too much artistic.
    My English is not good. Please try to understand what I want to say.
    Namh shivay.
    Dear friend.
    I will happy when you will make vedio on this topic.
    I am giving one idea for making dust pan. You take 20 liter or 10 liter or 5 liter plastic drum as per as requirement.
    You cut it give shape of dust pan.
    You buy screws with nut and take one wooden stick of desired requirement.
    Fix this wood to plastic dust pan using screws with nut bolt.
    Why I am suggesting nut bolt because with time it gets loosened,
    If ever it gets loosened you can fix it.
    Namh shivay.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is such a great idea! Thank you so much for sharing it. Have a wonderful day! -Jane

  • @JoansJunkJournalsAndMore
    @JoansJunkJournalsAndMore 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Going to do this now to a T-shirt for ear straps for masks I'm making for myself and friends and family. TFS. Blessings and stay safe.

  • @debbiesimmons4593
    @debbiesimmons4593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this! So clever! I do crochet, so I can't wait to try this. Thanks!

  • @marikuch
    @marikuch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is brilliant 😊 thank you 😊😉

  • @Selove98
    @Selove98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have a few high school shirts that I think I'm going to do this to. They have sentimental value so I dont want to just throw them out, but I also have nowhere in my drawers for them anymore. I can knit them in with some other sentimental shirts and make a variant of a milestone quilt.

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely! Such a great idea. Not sure if you saw this, but we have over 20 different t-shirt yarn projects in this post in case you're stuck for ideas: sustainmycrafthabit.com/top-20-tshirt-yarn-projects/ . Hope this helps! -Jane

  • @znycelondon5313
    @znycelondon5313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simply amazing........so many yards of yarn. I have done this with fabric.......now I can use the tshirts I have saved mainly for rags but will be perfect for this.
    Thank you.
    🌹

  • @rachellee.9389
    @rachellee.9389 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video may have been made 6 years ago but it is even more relevant today when we should be recycling/reusing as much as possible. I like how you used every little bit of the tee, and I even have a way to use the seams and other parts left over: In the garden! Those little strips would be great to tie up tomatoes and other plants that want to spread out and fall over. TFS! (BTW, making a plarn waste basket right now.)

    • @Sustainmycrafthabit
      @Sustainmycrafthabit  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Our pleasure! Thank you for your kind feedback. -Jane

  • @tlea1223
    @tlea1223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How could anyone possibly thumbs down this video...?????.....🤔

  • @kaydwessie296
    @kaydwessie296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The part that gets “thrown away” can be stuffing for something :3

  • @melissajenkins9960
    @melissajenkins9960 ปีที่แล้ว

    My husband has a ton of old shirts from his work. I think I’ll use this trick to make them into yarn to make a new area rug.

  • @rockzyparks3873
    @rockzyparks3873 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this tutorial, ive just started crocheting cat beds and wanted to learn how to make my own yarn.

  • @re2ema
    @re2ema 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You're intelligent I like that and never thought about it! 😍👏🏻