How to Make Continuous T-Shirt Yarn {Video}

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1. Cathy says

   April 23, 2014 at 3:44 pm

   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.

   • Jessica Barst says

     April 30, 2014 at 5:17 pm

     Yay! Sounds fun :) So many ways to use this yarn!!

   • Jenna says

     November 11, 2016 at 1:46 am

     Great job!!i learned a lot. Thank you!

     • Jessica Barst says

       November 17, 2016 at 2:51 pm

       Thanks so much, Jenna! I’m glad you enjoyed the tutorial. Thank you for visiting!

       ~ Jess

2. Dottie Bonner says

   November 22, 2014 at 1:40 am

   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!!!!

   • Jessica Barst says

     December 14, 2014 at 3:40 pm

     Thanks Dottie :) It’s great isn’t it?? Have fun!

     ~ Jessica

3. Dom says

   March 13, 2015 at 4:59 pm

   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

   • Jessica Barst says

     March 23, 2015 at 4:07 pm

     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

4. patricia says

   July 29, 2016 at 3:47 pm

   I love it!!!!!!!!!!! Super clear and the best one in the web, since I wanted to make T shirt yarn THANKS

5. Llanis says

   August 11, 2016 at 5:31 pm

   Thanks for the useful video I can imagine great projects with this from baskets to jewellery and belts

6. Rita says

   April 3, 2020 at 8:25 am

   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.

   • Jessica Barst says

     April 18, 2020 at 2:33 pm

     Hi Rita! That sounds like a great way to honor your husband’s memory! There are lots of wonderful ways to use this yarn.

7. Diane says

   April 22, 2020 at 6:34 am

   Best video I’ve seen on making T-shirt yarn. Thank you so much! I’ll be using it for ties on face masks.

   • Jessica Barst says

     April 22, 2020 at 4:27 pm

     Hi Diane! That sounds like a great idea! T-shirt fabric is nice and soft. I hope it works well for you!