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10 ways to repurpose a t-shirt

September 12, 2014 by Andrea 5 Comments

10 Ways to Reuse a T-shirt - Great DIY tutorials! - AndreasNotebook.com

Don’t throw away your old t-shirts! You can always use them for something! Repurpose, upcycle, reuse! Here are 1o ways (and more tutorials) for how to repurpose a t-shirt. Most of these are no-sew but there are some great sewing options as well!

1. Make a grocery bag. 

Simple DIY produce bag from a t-shirt.

Produce bag tutorial by Delia Creates.

Turn a t-shirt into a grocery bag!

grocery bag tutorial by Pop Sugar.

2. Braid a rug. 

DIY braided rug from t-shirts

Braided rug tutorial by Sew Liberated.

3. Use them to clean!

Great ways to reuse t-shirts!

Reusable duster tutorial by Verdigris Knits.

4. Use them as decor! 

T-shirt pom pom tutorial

 t-shirt pom pom tutorial by Craftaholics Anonymous.

5. Make a fabric bowl. 

Turn a t-shirt into a fabric bowl!

Tutorial by The Red Thread.

 6. Make a t-shirt apron. 

turn a t-shirt into an apron!

Tutorial by Ruffles and Stuff.

No-sew t-shirt apron tutorial

No-sew t-shirt apron tutorial by Sawdust Girl.

7. Repurpose t-shirts into dish cloths. 

turn t-shirts into dish cloths!

8. Refashion it! 

Upcycle those old t-shirts!10 tutorials from Me Sew Crazy.

Refashion old women's shirts into leggings and dresses for girls!

Turn women’s tops into a little girl’s outfit! 

Turn a t-shirt into a tank top

Tank top tutorials.

t-shirt cutout tutorials

T-shirt cutout tutorials.

9. Make a memory quilt!

Make a memory quilt!

Tutorial by Happy Quilting Melissa.

Make an easy t-shirt quilt

Simple block t-shirt quilt tutorial by Sew Caroline.

10. Make accessories!

Turn a t-shirt into a scarf!

T-shirt scarf tutorials on My Blessed Life.

Make a t-shirt necklace

T-shirt necklace tutorial by Frugal Nomics.

Make a t-shirt headband

T-shirt knot headband by Reese Kristal.

t-shirt headband.

Twist headband by Honeybee Vintage.

Need more ideas?

t-shirt upcycle ideas

20 great t-shirt refashion ideas.

Filed Under: DIY, DIY fashion, FAVORITE, refashion, roundup, Sewing

About Andrea

Andrea is a mom to four and the creator of both Andrea's Notebook and Sewtorial. In her spare time she designs sewing patterns for Go To Patterns and surfs the web for interesting articles to post on The Train To Crazy.

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Comments

  1. Nancy says

    September 12, 2014 at 10:35 am

    Love what I see and want to see more!

    Reply
  2. sonya says

    September 12, 2014 at 11:40 am

    Pretty stuff thank you.

    Reply
  3. Mary says

    September 13, 2014 at 10:05 am

    What a wonderful and informative post. Thanks for all these wonderful suggestions.

    Reply
  4. Zena atkins says

    September 21, 2014 at 8:03 am

    Coincidental or what!?My son has just given me a pile of tee shirts that are either too small or he knows he will never fit into but still liked the pictures on the fronts! He was having a sort out whilst getting ready for University. I suggested I could make a quilt of some kind using the motifs. Your links and suggestions for recycling tee shirts will be very useful, thank you. I will share my creation on my blog Mycreativelypottylife.blogspot.co.uk when completed. Please feel free to pop over sometimes to see what else I’ve been up to.
    Regards Zena
    Zx

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  5. barking says

    March 12, 2018 at 8:59 am

    This post is great for me, lots of interesting information everyone can find here for you.

    Reply

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