My Two Favorite Reuses of Old T-Shirts

August 2, 2012 1 Comment
Old white t-shirts.  They accumulate with no explanation.  And somehow after several donation bags to Goodwill, they still manage to surface (it’s like my closet has some kind of Mary Poppins-esque hole where my ex-boyfriend’s undershirts secretly multiply in the dark.  How the hell are they still in my house?)

In an attempt to make something out of what seems a neverending and unwanted supply, I have found two primary ways to re-use them.

Dusting.  After numerous washings, the soft cotton is perfect for applying Pledge, oil, or polish.

Applying stain.  For the same reasons, the cotton will have very little lint, so applying stain is easy.  You can do the same with old socks.

There are many other uses for old t-shirts (see here, here, and here for examples), but the next one I think I might want to try is making a few braided headbands or bracelets.  Maybe not for the dingy white ones (they’re still great for rags, but maybe not my hair), but I have a drawer full of old shirts I’d like to get rid of.

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What kind of repurposing projects have you been working on?

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  1. ~PJ says:
    August 2, 2012 at 9:53 am

    I'm growing celery from the bottom of the last stalk I bought, in a coffee canister, lol. That sounds a little ridiculous now that I write it out.

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