Old Sock Rug
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Old sock rug. Lonely socks and worn out socks gathering dust in forgotten corners and drawers were getting on my nerves. Undershirts with holes make good dust rags and thin old bed linens can be torn and used for a lot of things. Gathering up these fellows took most of an afternoon and then i found myself staring at a large pile of old white ish socks and wondering how to recycle this into something useful. Recycling socks is a great way to use mismatched socks that you can no longer wear.
I tried this once by cutting the whole sock into a spiral strip but your idea is much better. Be sure to not get impatient with the project as sewing the socks together by hand can be time consuming. April 7 2010 at 12 21 am. The women i m featuring today have mad crafting skillz.
A rag rug is an excellent way to recycle old t shirts socks sheets and well anything you can cut into strips. Additionally the sock rug may be washed but should be line dried as the material in some socks does not retain its original shape well. Welcome to learning process this video is showing reuse old socks. To use a sock as a duster stick your hand inside the sock and dampen it with water or furniture polish.
You may use a sewing machine. These old sock projects include fingerless gloves leg warmers coffee cozy coin purse rug stuffed animals sock rug and so much more. When a towel wore out or a sock was widowed i would dare not toss it away. Finger less gloves made from old socks.
Try old bedsheets for kitchen and doorstep rugs they work up really fast and are machine washable and last a long time. You won t believe the cool stuff they ve made. However the rug will continue to grow which may make it. Then wipe surfaces around your home.
Easy sock crafts 14. There are many ways to make a rag rug but this article focuses on braiding which means your only tools are your fingers and these instructions. Instead it became a rag for cleaning.