ONE MAN’S JUNK…

Vintage hoovers

If you were to go into a clothing factory and have a look around, you’d see the huge amount of wastage that occurs during the manufacture of clothing. There is quite literally tons of it which usually just gets binned then ends up at landfill sites.

However now companies have been set up to redevelop and recycle old clothes and waste. One particular company works with the cotton waste and the scraps are mulched into something like cotton wool, ready for re-spinning into a new cotton yarn, which can then be used to make a new garmet.http://www.howies.co.uk/mens/features/mens-recycled-cotton-clothing.html

You can also earn some money from your old clothes and not by selling them on ebay but to companies set up for this reason. Return to Earn is just one of those – http://www.returntoearn.co.uk/?gclid=CITn7LvVj68CFc0htAodRRtsyA – all you do is request a bag from them, fill it with your old clothes then they will send you a cheque for him.

Failing that you can recyle your own clothes into different outfits, for instance, you could transform a man’s shirt into a dress. Just go here for ideas http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/transform-a-mens-shirt-into-a-dress/2009/04/30/

There are lots of ideas from websites with some of my favourites below –
http://hideyourarms.com/2009/09/29/how-to-customize-recycle-t-shirts/
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Whole-New-Wardrobe-by-Recycling-Your-Clothes
http://www.retrosewing.net/design-your-own-clothes.html
http://www.vintagedubonton.com/pages/about-us-contact
http://www.thriftyprincessstudio.com/

If you do have a go at recyling your own designs do let me have some photos to put on this blog.

Published by

Unknown's avatar

barmac5

I set up Crafted By B Studio after retiring from writing a blog for over 10 years on chronic pain. As a chronic pain sufferer myself I had always used art as a way to relax and take me away from my pain and stumbled upon paint by numbers by fluke. I was hooked from day one and went into custom paint by numbers as I progressed with my others. Over the past 3 years I have completed over 20 pieces and also made some of my own unique pieces. I am happy to help anyone who might like a custom picture made into a piece of beautiful art using this type of technology. I am also interested in lots of different types of crafts which I enjoy with my 4 grandchildren so my site will have lots of links and posts on mixed crafts and arts.

9 thoughts on “ONE MAN’S JUNK…”

  4. I can remember the after war years…I never had new clothes, always mum and grans ‘cut me downs’

    I make bags out of jeans and old coats, skirts from jeans and trousers. I have made curtains out of old sheets and still keep scraps for patchwork.

    P xx

    Like

    Reply

    1. How clever you are p, I am determined this Christmas to try and make a few of my own presents, hopefully recycling things. I know who to ask if I get my knickers in a twist :))

      Like

      Reply

      1. I am not clever, just used to have to recycle things…before recycle came into fashion. I am goinf to start posting on the craft blog…and try and keep up with the freebies as they make good pressies even if only for Xmas cracker infills.

        P xx

        Like

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.