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  1. I love this tutorial and I haven’t even tried it yet! I like the pictures and the tip about water gun. (I’ll pass that on to my kid, who has a nosy kitten.) It looks so easy. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Hi, Carolyn,

    Your tutorial was so clear cut and easy to follow that I decided to invest in some t-shirts and take a flyer. I found the whole process easy, fast and fun. There’s only one question I have. When I curled the fabric the strips turned themselves inside out so the backside of the t-shirt material was showing. Is that what’s supposed to happen or did I mess up somewhere? Is there another way to curl the strips so the right side of the fabric is showing?

    Thanks so much.

    Anny

    1. I used some with print, I just turned them inside out and the fabric just kind of rolled up on itself after I cut.

  3. Have you ever tried making “plarn”? It’s plastic yarn made from all those thousands of plastic grocery sack we seem to accumulate and never remember to take to the recycle bin. Instead of throwing them away, cut them up and make plarn. If you’re lucky enough to find colored bags instead of just the ugly gray from our favorite “big box” store, you can come up with some really cute patterns. Smooth the bags out on your table or counter, trim off just the very edge of the bottom and right under the “handles” on top. Then cut the plastic into 2 inch strips. It’s gonna take a lot of bags, but you can be proud of yourself for “going green”. Take two strips and loop one thru the other and then back thru itself, pull snug and you’re on the way. You can make rugs for the bath room, door mats for outside, and I even crocheted a bag for one of the older ladies at church who had to use a walker and couldn’t manage her purse, bible, and walker all at the same time.

  4. Do you cut the other side the same way or am I just asking a stuPid question?
    And do you throw away the neckline and sleeves or just cut them as part of the t-shirt yarn?

    1. Not a stupid question! If you cut leaving one margin, on only one side of the shirt, there won’t be another side to cut.
      The spare parts, you can save or you can make more out of the sleeves. cheers!

  5. This is so bat-shit-crazy-cool that I just want to try it! I think the idea of a rug made out of it sounds wonderfully cozy and soft. And I’m a crocheter too so I’m putting this on my long list of things I wanna do if I ever get the time. You’re a smart cookie Carolyn!

  6. Ha! I love this so much but I will probably never do it, because I don’t do crochet. We are not friends, Crochet an I. ;) But I love the yarn balls.

  7. Awesome tutorial! Clear and precise instructions. You my dear, have become quite the crafter! If only I could bring myself to part with my t shirts I could then create something so nifty.

    1. I have planned in the future to hit up Goodwill on one of their half-off days, get a handful of tees for fiddy cent, and then make more. :)

  8. Perfect timing! I was just trying to convince my husband to hand over his shorts so I could crochet some baskets for him (the baskets are actually his request). I can’t wait to try making my own T-shirt yarn. Thanks!

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