recycled clothes (adding new pictures from time to time)

[Marie Lee]

i had old clothes and i needed a rug to my daughters room. so here it is... (its 110cm x 158cm and hand knitted)

rug before and after...

[winniepooh]

Very inventive. It looks great. Well done.


Looks great in your daughters room.

[elbo]

Did you rip all the clothes and then knit the rug with the wool?
Well done. Clever you. Must have taken time.

[Marie Lee]

thnks.
i cut strips and used these strips to knit the rug.

[Gormal]

Great, looks really good. You must have the patience of a cat to have cut all those strips.

[irishrose]

Gorgeous!

[kildarechick]

i thought i was the only person who did this !!! i love it so pretty

[chucken1]

Thats beautiful..well done. You've the patience of a saint obviously!

[Betty Boo 69]

That is really fab Marie Lee.. Wish I was able to do something that.. wouldn't know where to start. Well done you :)

[tudlytops]

Real nice well done :P)

[maggied]

its absolutely fab ..i love it ..well done

[Marie Lee]

thanks everyone.

[zileoco65]

hi Marie Lee,
Lovely rug, I love the colours and the texture, your daughter must be delighted. i was wondering how you knit it, did you knit separate squares and then sew them all together, and crochet the white around the edges or how did you do it?
I'm thinking of knitting some small blankets and rugs myself soon, and your one caught my eye.
regards
zileoco

[jmb]

Well Done, it is really beautiful Regards Jane

[Marie Lee]

zileoco65
yes i did separate squares and crocheted these together and then crocheted edges. but its easier to knit it in one piece.

[zileoco65]

hi Marie Lee, thanks for the reply, that must have been time consuming enough, crocheting all the squares together, and crocheting around the outside.
I just also want to leave a tip for anyone in here who is interested in knitting crochet, spinning weaving and other fabric and fibre arts, there's a wonderful site called ravelry.com where you can access lots of free patterns, join online groups of likeminded people and get hints and help from experienced crafters, i get lost in time and space everytime i go on this site....
I have found some lovely free patterns, eg for socks and for easy baby blankets and clothes, which I hope will come in useful over the coming months as I start to knit up all my wool, which has lingered for too long in a box in storage.
hope that Marie Lee doesn't mind me hopping in with this info here...
best of luck to all in their fabric and fibre adventures!
regards
zile

[bailey5]

Love this...............

[Marie Lee]

Hiya!
There´s some more recycled clothes.
1) jeans and dress before
2) jeans and dress after- skirt

3) shirt before
4) shirt after (upper pink part was trousers before)

[Marie Lee]

1) front of the skirt
2) back of the skirt (before it was trousers)

3) shirt and body before
4) 2 shirts before
5) after- 2 longer shirts or mini dresses, whatever likes and suits :D

[paprika]

Hi Marie Lee,

great way of recycling, thanks for sharing! My girls are both just growing out of their clothes, I think I have to try some of your ideas ;)

[Merienne]

All these remakes look very nice!

I especially like the rug. In Scandinavia, rugs woven from strips of old fabric are very popular, and have been for probably centuries. My family use rugs that are easily 75 years old. Back then, less thought was put in to designing the pattern though, which is a shame.
I'd love it if we had some that were as well put together as the one you've knitted!

And the clothes look great, such a great way to update a child's wardrobe.

[Marie Lee]

thanks for your nice words :)

[Marie Lee]

kids stuff organizer in to the car. it´s made from old jeans. for back part of this organizer i used curtains linen (the white fabric what u can use back of curtains).

[melissabell]

These are really great, my mum made most of our clothes when we were kids too, we never had the same outfit as anyone else :) well done :)

[Eibhlin ni Sheambrai]

Hi Marie Lee, I love the car organizer--a great idea--and the fact it is made out of denim jeans means it will be strong and will not date as the girls get older. Eibhlin.