It has a nice slightly stretchy quality, and is very easy and inexpensive to make yourself. This video will show you how to make long continuous pieces of t-shirt yarn to minimize the knots and connections in your craft projects.
When you’ve finished watching this one, be sure to watch this video to see how to connect two ends of t-shirt yarn together and how to make woven t-shirt bracelets, or see my other DIY t-shirt yarn + chain bracelet tutorial!
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Another great option is a nice rotary cutter used with a straight edge for the first part of the cutting. You’ll get nice smooth cuts with ease, and the round blade glides along the ruler and cuts through several layers of fabric easily. It’s also really comfortable to work with and a little faster if you plan on cutting lots of fabric!
Been looking for clear instructions for tshirt yarn. I found it right here. Thank you so much! Gonna take the hubby’s old tshirts and loom knit some things – maybe a rug? for the bathroom.
Yay! Sounds fun :) So many ways to use this yarn!!
Great job!!i learned a lot. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Jenna! I’m glad you enjoyed the tutorial. Thank you for visiting!
~ Jess
I just found out about TARN and PLARN!! What an excellent way to recycle!! I can’t wait to get started!! Thanks for the great info!!!!
Thanks Dottie :) It’s great isn’t it?? Have fun!
~ Jessica
Hi !
I just tried to follow your instruction about how to do t-shirt yarn (nice video!) but at the end I couldn’t get my t-shirt to roll on the right side for the colors…is there a trick when you stretch out the fabric to choose on which side it will roll? Also is there a chance to get rid of the big stitching on the side of t-shirts which make the yard uneven?
Thank you again for this helpful video!
– dom
Hi Dom!
Unfortunately I haven’t come up with a trick for getting the t-shirt to roll on the right side. I tend to use non-printed t-shirts mostly for this reason. Also, the only way to get rid of the stitching would be to cut it off, so instead of having continuous yarn you’d have shorter strips that would have to be connected. I also try to avoid t-shirts with seams because it does make the yarn bumpy.
I have another video where I show how to connect two strips together – you can try that with shorter pieces without the seams and see if it’s a little bit less lumpy and uneven: https://jewelrytutorialhq.com/jersey-knit-t-shirt-bracelet-video-tutorial/
Hope that helps! Thanks so much for visiting :)
Jessica
I love it!!!!!!!!!!! Super clear and the best one in the web, since I wanted to make T shirt yarn THANKS
Thanks for the useful video I can imagine great projects with this from baskets to jewellery and belts
I love it! Like butter
Thank you so much for this. I’ve got t-shirts of my deceased husband I’ve been saving and I think this would be an awesome way to make something great. Instead of a quilt. I hope everyone reading this is well.
Hi Rita! That sounds like a great way to honor your husband’s memory! There are lots of wonderful ways to use this yarn.
Best video I’ve seen on making T-shirt yarn. Thank you so much! I’ll be using it for ties on face masks.
Hi Diane! That sounds like a great idea! T-shirt fabric is nice and soft. I hope it works well for you!