Old clothes/materials with holes

ubamother

I tend to use clothes that are past repairing or selling by cutting them up and saving the worst for manky jobs so I can throw them away after, cutting and hemming (if I can be bothered) as cleaning clothes, chopping into bits for stuffing draught excluders etc. Doesn't raise actual cash, but can save a bit. If you are into sewing and the material isn't nice enough to make a patchwork quilt you would actually like to look at, you can still make it and put it in a quilt cover as well as the quilt for an extra layer of insulation. I patchworked some bits and a cover out of a dying quilt cover, sewed the layers together a bit and used as a slightly quilted curtain to help insulate a small out-of-the-way window.

Austin_Allegro

ubamother wrote: »

I tend to use clothes that are past repairing or selling by cutting them up and saving the worst for manky jobs so I can throw them away after, cutting and hemming (if I can be bothered) as cleaning clothes, chopping into bits for stuffing draught excluders etc. Doesn't raise actual cash, but can save a bit. If you are into sewing and the material isn't nice enough to make a patchwork quilt you would actually like to look at, you can still make it and put it in a quilt cover as well as the quilt for an extra layer of insulation. I patchworked some bits and a cover out of a dying quilt cover, sewed the layers together a bit and used as a slightly quilted curtain to help insulate a small out-of-the-way window.

These are all good ideas. If you have room and can do it in an organised way, it's worth saving some materials for mending and repairing linings etc and things that can't be seen. I use old socks and undies for cleaning jobs, especially things like cleaning my bicycle chain which is a filthy job.

tuttifruiti20

If you can't repair the items, what about cutting them up and using them to make new items that you can then either sell or give away as gifts to save you from having to buy things.

Some ideas might be:
Cloth bags
plaited rag rugs
sausage dog / snake draft excluders
peg bags
potato/veg storage bags
pencil cases
patchwork quilts
cushion covers