Thursday, 17 April 2008

  • How To Recycle A Wool Sweater: Part 2

    Make your own recycled wool longies from a sweater
    Remember the sweater? We left the top.
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    I cut the arms off and I made wool longies. (diaper cover/clothes)
    Cut along the inside seam of the sleeve to reach desired length.  You have to measure your child's rise and measure accordingly on the sleeves making sure to leave room for an elastic casing (...something I seem to forget EVERYTIME).
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    I used a pair of roomy sweats, and obviously, I didn't leave enough room for an elastic casing.  But, either use measure tape to measure your child or match it up to a pair of pants that fit to your satisfaction.
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    I used this for extra material for the elastic casing.  It's basically scraps at this point.
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    This is how I pinned the sleeves together to make the pants.
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    Pinned together, you can see the pants, now.
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    Turned back right-side out.
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    Made a casing (forgot to take pictures of it.  You just want something wide enough to hold your elastic.
    Pinned to the waist.
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    Sewed on.
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    Voila!  Longies!
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    Make your own recycled wool shorties from a sweater
    This was the rest of the turtleneck, I just cut it in half.
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    Then, I cut the half in half.
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    I pinned the uncut half of the turtleneck to these shorties.
    They look the same as the navy blue shorties I posted in the first part.
    I made these shorties without taking pix, so this site explains roughly how I made them.  I actually pieced two pieces from a sweater to make the big triangle.  http://www.borntolove.com/frugal-column2.html
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    Stitched that and then pinned the two pieces to the leg holes after stitching them along where they were cut.
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    Voila!  Shorties!
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    Make your own recycled wool wetbag

    I bought this J Crew sweatervest and didn't really know what I wanted to do with it.  I like the colors and so I just got it.  Besides, it was $1.55.
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    So, this is a thicker sweater, and I've been reading that you should use the thicker sweaters for wetbags.  So, that's what we're doing with this.
    I cut just under the arms where the sweater stops being the same length across.
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    And, just for kicks, I cut off the ribbing from the armholes and neck.  That ribbing is excellent for waistbands and legholes, alike.
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    All gone, and for kicks, I took off the seam connecting the front to the back.020


    I cut the sides and top off the back piece to make it straight-edged all around.  Just for kicks (it's easier to work with, that way)... and the scrappage was in minute amounts.
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    Ok, so what I did with the big piece I cut off was to turn it inside out, stitch along the orange edge.  Turned it inside out and then folded it in half and stitched around three sides.
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    This created a three-pocket bag.
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    Now, all it needs is some shoestrings for a drawstring.

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