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December 1, 2017

Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - finished cleaning rag made from t-shirtsI hate throwing away my stuff especially when I know that I could make other things from it, just like these two large sized cotton shirts. When I was very young, we made rags at school. They are made from strips of old shirts. We even tended to sell them during our school's Market Day Celebration. So, here's how to make one.

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Supplies:

  • 2 pieces of old cotton clothes
  • scissors
Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - supplies
 

Steps:

  1. Cut a rectangular shape from one of the pieces of clothing. As you can see I was able to make two pieces.
    2. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - cut rectangles from shirts
     
  2. Take one piece and fold into fourths, leaving an inch or an inch and a half as extra allowance.
    3. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts
     
  3. Cut the folds into 2 centimeter wide strips. Leave the allowance uncut.
    4. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - cut folds leaving the allowance uncut
     
  4. When you open up the folds it will look like this.
    5. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - folds opened up
     
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  5. Cut the other shirt into strips. About 2 cm wide and 2 inches long. Make as many as needed.
    6. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - cut other shirt into strips
     
  6. Now, get the first cloth. Take two stripped cuts and tie them together using the cut out pieces from the second shirt.
    7. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - tie 2 long strips together using shorter pieces
     
  7. As you can see there's a hole or a space in between.
    8. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - space between two strips
     
  8. Insert another piece into the hole and take another untied strip and tie them together. (See photo for better understanding on this procedure.)
    9. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - insert a piece into the hole and tie to another strip
     
    Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - next strip for tying to piece
     
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  9. Do the alternate tying until it reaches the other end.
    10. Handcrafted Rag Made From Old Shirts - continue tying until you reach the other end
     
  10. This can also be used as table centerpiece liner. Just be creative and combine colors for a better presentation.
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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 239 Posts
December 3, 20171 found this helpful

Is this meant for cleaning?

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Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts
December 3, 20170 found this helpful

Smart :)

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Anonymous
December 3, 20170 found this helpful

What is the purpose of this?

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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 449 Posts
December 3, 20170 found this helpful

Yup but it can also be used as centerpiece lining/mat. If you can make big ones, use them as door mat or foot rugs.

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