Your clothes are just waiting for you to make new fashion statements out of them. Why throw something out that you can reuse? Make something worthwhile out of your old hand-me-downs & check out some of the ways you can get started recycling!
Skirt -> Scarf
Have a beautiful skirt that’s too small/big or damaged? Cut off the waistband and voila! You have created a circle scarf. In the example above, I burnt the back of this beauty in a fireplace, now you can’t even tell!
Earring -> Necklace
Losing an earring is so sad, but it doesn’t have to be. Take the one you have left, put it on a chain, and you have a stylish new necklace!
T-Shirt -> Pillow Case
Band, Track, Choir, Basketball, what do all of these things have in common? T-shirts. No matter your extracurriculars, I’m sure you’ve accumulated lots of t-shirts. If your workout drawer is overflowing with them, turn it into a pillowcase using the first set of steps above. Or, if you can’t sew, try using the “tie up the sides of a t-shirt” technique in the last picture above.
Dress Pants -> Cylindrical Pillow Case
If you have this shape pillow or a larger sized dress pant, you can very easily make a pillowcase. My mom took one leg of a stripped pair of slacks, put it on a pillow, and used the pant’s drawstrings as ties on the ends to secure it like a tootsie roll. She doesn’t miss her old pants, but guests have commented on how nice the fabric of our little couch decoration!
There are many more common ways to change up your old clothes:
T-Shirt -> Cut Up Shirt
T-Shirt -> Headband
Jeans -> Capris
Baby Clothes -> Dog Clothes
No matter what kind of clothing you’re trying to reuse, don’t be afraid to experiment! It’s all in good fun, and if you can’t make it work, it’s no loss to you.