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RubySewSew
RubySewSew Posts: 617 Forumite
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I have just done the annual school uniform sort out and am left with a pile of trashed boys trousers (black and grey). They are beyond reasonable wear and I could send them for recycling but as this is an annual event I wondered if anybody had any ideas for crafting with school trousers?! Or recycling...

Same goes for manky old red polo shirts....
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  • Merry_Wanderer
    Merry_Wanderer Posts: 427 Forumite
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    Can be used to make doll's clothes perhaps, or cleaning rags.
  • RubySewSew
    RubySewSew Posts: 617 Forumite
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    I've a house full of boys and hence no dolls. Hmmm... I was thinking about soft toys of some kind though? Anybody got any ideas about where to get patterns?
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  • Ches
    Ches Posts: 1,120 Forumite
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    I would hang on to at least one that matches the new ones now in use. Sods law says the minute you get rid of all of them you will need a piece for a false hem following a growth spurt or for a knee patch.
    Mortgage and Debt free but need to increase savings pot. :think:
  • Rummer
    Rummer Posts: 6,550 Forumite
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    Can you make something patch work from them?
    Taking responsibility one penny at a time!
  • moo2moo
    moo2moo Posts: 4,694 Forumite
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    Could you drop them at a Cash for Clothing site and use the whopping 50p per kilo to buy crafting items?
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  • valk_scot
    valk_scot Posts: 5,290 Forumite
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    Cut the legs into long spiral strips of about 3cm wide, same with the polo shirts. Knot the end of each strip together. Then knit up on fat needles into storage bags or flat rag rugs or a floor cushion. I do this with old manky t-shirts and they make really nice cushion covers if done in chunky garter stitch.
    Val.
  • Rummer
    Rummer Posts: 6,550 Forumite
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    moo2moo wrote: »
    Could you drop them at a Cash for Clothing site and use the whopping 50p per kilo to buy crafting items?

    That is a really good idea :D
    Taking responsibility one penny at a time!
  • RubySewSew
    RubySewSew Posts: 617 Forumite
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    I've never heard of a Cash for Clothing site - will google it. Ches - i'm not skilled enough for patching or false hemming hence the pile of trousers!

    I do like the sound of patchwork - what can i patchwork? Hmmm, will get my sewing box out. ANd knitting to. Right, projects a go go.

    Found a great website today - pictoknits - you can upload any picture and it will give you a knitting pattern.
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  • silverarrow73
    silverarrow73 Posts: 37 Forumite
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    You could cut the trousers legs off, sew up one end, then stuff it with either rice, beans or toy stuffing, and hey presto! A draught excluder!!!
  • Gingerbiscuit_2
    Gingerbiscuit_2 Posts: 289 Forumite
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    You could make easy peg bag out of the polo shirt, stick it on coat hanger and then sew up the bottom. Depending on size you may want to make it smaller in the length, adding a few stiches to the shoulders will stop it slipping off the hanger.
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