Do-it-yourself new life for old sweaters. How to give new life to an old sweater. Christmas balls in a "fur coat"
Here are some practical tips for recycling old sweaters, and these aren't just sewing projects. In almost all of these ideas, it is easy to replace sewing with hot glue. You can also use felting - when something woolen shrinks when using hot water in the washing machine, which you probably usually try to avoid - but this will make the knit thicker and reduce the chances of knitting loosening.
Bonus tip: Don't use sweaters that someone else has knitted for you by hand, or these people will never talk to you again.
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When cutting the sweater, be careful not to let it loose. Most of the thin, machine-knit shop sweaters will probably do fine, but for large, chunky sweaters, you should use hem and cuffs whenever possible. If there is no way to avoid a raw edge, you can fold it and secure it with hot glue. If you are more handcrafted, you can use a hardstitch stitching back about half an inch from the edge of the cut.
1. Sweater bracelets.
Keep your wrists warm.
2. Or try this option, which requires a little bit of sewing skill.
3. Sweater mittens.
You can use a glue gun if you don’t know how to sew (and if you always wanted to learn, then this is an amazing and easy project to start. And if you get confused, there will still be a lot of material for the next attempts)
4. And this option is for those who prefer fingerless mittens.
There is a very simple method: simply cut out the thumb holes in the cuffs in the two sleeves and shorten the sleeves to the desired length.
5. Sweater pillows.
Carefully! It will be very difficult to get off the couch if such cozy pillows are scattered over it.
A very easy craft option that is great for Halloween.
7. A simple wreath covered with a sweater.
You can decorate such a wreath to your liking.
9. There are many options for decor for gaiters (or gaiters?).
10. Covers for cups or glasses.
11. Soft bag.
A great substitute for plastic bags, this tote can be used for shopping while saving money and helping the environment.
12. Knitted basket.
This basket is best used for storing all of your yarn.
13. Lampshade.
14. Knitted vase.
15. Sleeping place for animals.
This project will definitely take more time and effort as it requires felting and sewing. But the joy of a dog, or a cat, or an iguana, or any other pet, will easily convince you that the game was worth the candle.
16. This option does not require felting, but still requires sewing. But just look at this little face.
17. Cover for a heating pad.
An old sweater works great as a cover for a heating pad.
18. And this version is also very cute.
19. Notebook cover.
If you plan on glueing the edges with hot glue instead of sewing, use a second coat of glue to reinforce the edges and make sure they bond as tightly as possible.
20. Wine bottle case.
This eye-popping easy project requires no skill other than cutting and securing (and of course, drinking alcohol afterwards).
21. And almost the same easy version with felting.
Handmade today is more fashionable than ever. Therefore, if you have the time and desire to create a unique designer item, you should not rush to the store for fabric. Try to rummage in the bins of your closet and, after finding an old boring sweater, make something truly unique out of it. What kind of clothes can you make from an old sweater? Yes, very different, and not only outfits, but also a lot of other useful things. Let's look at the most interesting options for how you can breathe new life into your outdated clothes.
What can be made from an old sweater
Before starting work, take a critical look at the condition of your sweater (how worn out), because the quality of the future masterpiece depends on it.
- If the fabric is rubbed, in some places there are spools or holes, then such a sweater should only be used to decorate another outfit, cutting out the most intact pieces of fabric from it.
- When the sleeves are in good condition, it is advisable to sew leggings, mitts, socks or an outfit for your beloved dog from them.
- If the central part remains intact, put it on mittens, a hat, a bag, a backpack, a case for a tablet or a heating pad.
- If, in the total mass, the fabric is in excellent condition, but the places near the elbows are slightly rubbed (stretched), then mask these imperfections with a patch of felt, leather or lace. Thus, the look of your favorite outfit will only improve.
- If the sweater and all its elements are in perfect condition (it's just boring) - try to sew something new out of it.
- Well, if you can't think of anything with reworking an old sweater, loosen it on threads and knit an outfit out of them to your liking. In this case, it does not matter whether it is a hand-knitted or machine-knitted sweater.
- You must always remember (when deciding to make something new from an old sweater) that if the original thing is in poor condition, then the result is unlikely to please.
Assessment of the fabric of the original product
When choosing what will be the new life of an old sweater, consider what fabric it is sewn from and for which products it is suitable, and for which it is not.
- If the sweater is made of felt, cashmere or fleece, then the edges of the pattern of the future outfit will not crumble, which means that they do not need to be processed separately. This material is perfect for decorating other products with applique. This fabric will also look great on a sweater blouse or dress. But for a cover from all of the above, you should use only fleece or felt.
- If the sweater is hand-knitted or styled to look like it, then reshape it very carefully so as not to miss the loop. In addition, be sure to overcast the edges of the product on a typewriter or by hand with a needle. This rule applies both to the thin fabric of machine-knitted sweaters and to knitwear. In addition to new sweaters, this material makes great bags, backpacks, hats, scarves, mitts and leggings. In addition to the above, from several sweaters, you can easily combine an excellent patchwork blanket that will warm you on cold winter evenings.
New sweater from old sweaters
Having decided to make a new sweater, you should not immediately reshape the old one, because if the original product is in good condition, you can simply refresh it with the help of a well-chosen decor. For example, make a fabric applique on your chest. A combination of a sweater with lace inserts will also look very advantageous. They can be used on both elbows and shoulders. The addition of a sweater with a lace collar will look very good. An interesting option would be to decorate the bottom of the dress with a delicate fabric like chiffon or lace. Or try experimenting with shirt material.
When creating a new sweater from old sweaters, do not forget that these are warm clothes. So don't sacrifice functionality for beauty. After all, a runny nose and fever, earned due to insufficient warmth of the outfit, have not yet served as a good decoration for anyone. Get creative and, if you trick, you can make a great warm sweater from old sweaters. When creating one model from several, do not overdo it: all the details must complement each other, otherwise, instead of a masterpiece, there will be a complete misunderstanding. After learning how to sew sweaters, try your hand at something more complex, because you can create not only a sweater from old sweaters, but also an elegant cardigan coat.
How to make a sweater blouse
If it's spring already and you want something light, but still warm, then use a boring sweater as a decor for a blouse or shirt. Making such an outfit is not difficult. Cut the front and collar off the shirt. Sew on the cuffs, elastic (at the collar) and the front of the sweater. And use the rest of the fabric from the back for sewing hats, mitts or gaiters, which will complement the set.
Experimenting with a blouse and sweater, change the sleeves of the latter to chiffon. Or do the opposite: sew only the sleeves and the collar of the sweater to the blouse. Alternatively, try cutting out the top with a piece of brightly colored fabric.
Dress from an old sweater
With sweaters and their different variations out of the way, let's think about dresses. After all, with the skill of a thin sweater, an original and feminine outfit will turn out. If you don't look very good in your favorite tight-fitting sweater because of the few kilograms you gained over the winter, you can turn it into a great dress using insert gussets from a different fabric. Replace the sleeves if desired.
If messing around with wedges and sewing sleeves is too difficult, cut the bottom of the sweater at chest level and sew a straight skirt made of warm, dense fabric to the resulting top. Or make a great dress with a pair of sweaters. To the lighter one, sew the cuffs from the darker one, from which you will cut the lower part of the dress. As an experiment, try fitting and decorating an oversized sweater with a brooch, turning it into a fitted dress.
Graceful underwear from an old sweater
Thin sweaters can make pretty dainty underwear. Although unaccustomed to such a thought seems wild, but in Canada, panties, warming shorts, T-shirts and cashmere overalls have been very popular for several years now. If an old cashmere sweater is lying in the bins, sew a T-shirt or panties out of it. However, do not forget that the gusset in them should be made of natural fabric like cotton.
How to loose an old sweater
When opening sweaters to yarn, remember the individual nuances:
- Woolen products make excellent wool for knitting.
- Synthetic sweater threads are perfect for embroidery.
- Cotton sweaters are an ideal source of crochet thread.
Having decided to dissolve the product, wash it well and dry it first. Next, carefully rip apart at the seams and find out if each part was knitted separately by a machine or if it was cut out of a knitted fabric. In the second case, the thread will constantly break. After loosening the canvas, the resulting threads need to be straightened. To do this, wrap them around the back of a chair or other stretch.
Fasten the resulting skein in four places and wash gently by hand. After rinsing and gently wringing out, hang the skein to dry, tying a small weight to it (for better straightening). When the yarn is dry, cut the 4 tying threads and roll everything into a ball.
Household stuff from old sweaters
In addition to clothing, try making sweaters for other items. For example, book covers. An interesting master class is presented below. You can easily make house slippers from an old sweater. Try to make these for yourself, and you will not be afraid of the cold floor in winter. In addition, the fabric from the sweater is perfect for sewing decorative cushions, potholders, cup coasters. Or try making original Christmas tree decorations.
With some creativity, you can create tons of new and original things.
It all depends on your imagination. After all, if you think about it, then from an old sweater you can create many exclusive products that will warm not only the body, but also the soul. Go for it, and you will definitely succeed!
1. Knitted skirt
Warm and knitted skirts are one of the main must-haves of this season. It is not at all necessary for a self-respecting fashionista to run around all the boutiques of the city in search of a model that will sit like a glove. We suggest re-wooling your closet stocks and making one out of the most ordinary sweater.And for such a new thing, you just need: scissors, threads, perhaps an elastic band, pins for measurements. Of course, if you skillfully use a sewing machine, and there is one in the house, the process will go much faster. In general - cut off the desired part of the sweater, sweep on the cut side, if necessary, insert an elastic band or a lock. Half an hour and your skirt is ready.
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2. Dress: option 1
From a large size pullover, you can create a very cute dress that will not only warm you on cold evenings, but also emphasize your slimness. How to sew such a wonderful outfit is shown in the next photo. For even extra extravagance, we advise you to sew leather details on the elbows, belt or collar.
3. Dress: option 2
And this version of the dress is suitable even for an important event or a New Year's party. It is enough to add a skirt, collar and cuffs of lace or any other delicate fabric to the sweater. Such bows are in trend for the fall-winter 2016-2017 season.
4. Warm hat
All ingenious is simple. We take a sweater, cut out two sides along the contours of some sample, sew. Warm, sweet and bright hat will warm your ears in the most severe cold.
5. Mitts and mittens
You should not waste time knitting or money buying mittens that will hide your hands from the first frost. You can easily make them all from the same old friend of ours.
And to replace mittens, fashionable fingerless mitts made from the sleeves of an old jumper are perfect:
6. New life
Is your favorite sweater long out of fashion? It’s not a problem. How about diluting it with the same lace? Delicate inserts in the neckline and in the back cut will look especially elegant and fashionable. We advise you to sew on laces by hand.
7. Designer plaid
If a whole stack of recyclable materials has already accumulated, then you will get a wonderful original blanket. Woolen sweaters are worth dumping. To do this, we place the blanks in a pillowcase in the washing machine for the longest mode and strong spin. Next, the sweater mode on squares with a side of 26.5 and 15 cm. Sew. It is more convenient and faster to do this with a sewing machine. However, hand sewing with large stitches will add a special touch to the blanket.
8. Original bag
Designers say - a girl should have as many bags as pairs of shoes. Let's add more and to our collection. The instruction is simple: we cut out the workpiece as in the photo, sew it and turn it inside out.
9. Fashionable snood
The prices for trendy snood scarves from well-known brands are simply exorbitant. So the idea of such an accessory with their own hands from an old sweater is to the liking of many. The best thing for our scarf is a knitted copy. Cut off the neckline and sleeves, sew on the sides, sew on the fold with hand stitches and voila - your neck is always warm.
10. Bed for cats
In the wild winter cold, not only we freeze. Our pets also want cozy and warm houses to curl up in a ball on a cool night. Armed with a pillow, scissors and needles, it is very easy to build a soft lounger for your favorite furry:
11. Suit for a dog
As the New Year approaches, please your dog with a warm new thing. Of course, our idea will not work for large representatives of the canine family, but little four-legged friends will be incredibly grateful to you. To do this, we only need a sleeve, in which we make cuts for the legs.
12. Winter pillowcases
An old sweater will also be a great base for insulating your pillows. On buttons, fasteners, one-piece - there is a place for imagination to roam.
13. Leg warmers
Leggings were once introduced by dancers to warm ligaments and prevent injury. In the 80s, this garment came into fashion and remains popular to this day. And from now on you will not have to spend money on the purchase of leggings - the sleeves of an old knitted jumper will do an excellent job with this function, and will keep your slender legs warm.
You don't need to know how to knit to have warm woolen socks at home. You can, of course, buy them on the market or ask someone to make you two soft paws. But a real life hacker is used to correcting the imperfections of life on his own, with the help of improvised means. Warm socks can be easily made from the sleeves of an old sweater.
Fashionable, cozy and fun pillows
One of the simplest and most practical sweater conversions. Such an accessory will definitely not be superfluous in your apartment. By the way, knitted textures in the interior are especially fashionable now.
Although how can they not be in trend? After all, pillows "under a sweater" both look great, and save their owner from the problem: what to do with an old sweater, which is a pity to throw away and cannot be put on.
One pillow for yourself, another for a friend. Four-legged. An old sweater makes great beds for pets.
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Case for laptop, iPad, Kindle
Why spend money on a plastic shell made by no idea where and by whom, when you can make your own masterpiece. Do it yourself from your favorite old sweater. And extra protection from scratches will not harm your gadgets.
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You can also do without a thread and a needle:
Warming blanket
What could be cozier and warmer than a winter sweater? Only a blanket made of it! If you have a lot of unnecessary jumpers, sweaters, pullovers, feel free to use them.
slippers
As popular wisdom says: keep your feet warm. We're all for it. These stylish slippers are the perfect solution for those who hate cold floors. As a base, you can use insoles, leather fabric, slippers and any other flat-soled shoes.
Photo lens case
Photo lenses are sensitive and delicate devices that should be protected from shock and shock. Not completely, but partially, a cover made from a sweater sleeve will cope with this task. Plus, he looks very cute.
Padded backpack
A very easy-to-implement backpack. Looks stylish and provides maximum comfort. Compact - when folded takes up little space. Can be washed.
Oh, those favorite woolen sweaters! Sometimes they lie on the shelves for years unnecessarily, and the hostess does not know what to wear to work. You should not rush to throw out old jumpers, half-pieces, because you can make a lot of beautiful and useful things out of them. Real needlewomen manage to make a new sweater from old sweaters. And there are many ideas for reworking these warm products.
What to make out of an old sweater
If a large half-size is lying around in the wardrobe, then a warm dress can be made from it. There are a lot of pattern options. In addition, it can be decorated with leather details on the collar, elbows, belt. You can also make an elegant dress from your favorite sweater, you just have to sew a lace skirt to it, add openwork cuffs, a collar.
An ingenious and simple solution would be to make a warm winter hat from a woolen product. To do this, you just need to spread the sweater, attach a sample of the hat style you need to it, so that the elastic is at the bottom. Then cut out two sides of the product and sew.
Sometimes recyclable materials of different shades accumulate in whole piles. This is another reason for making an original blanket. It is best to have these sweaters felled a little at first with prolonged wash and high spin. After drying, square rags are cut from the sweaters and sewn together. You can alternate squares of different colors, you get a fun mosaic, or you can use calm tones.
All women love to pick up bags for outfits, so a homemade version of old things is very suitable for a daily outfit. It is only necessary to cut out a blank in the form of a bag from a sweater, sew it and turn it inside out.
What else can you make from old sweaters with your own hands? How do you like the idea to create a very fashionable accessory - a snood scarf? A jersey is best suited for this occasion. The neckline and sides are then cut off and the sides sewn together.
Altering an old sweater can be a reason to create cute woolen toys. Small animals are easily obtained from the sleeves of products stuffed with cotton wool or padding polyester. These can be cubs, squirrels, bunnies and even octopuses.
New sweater from old sweaters
If you arm yourself with scissors, a sewing machine, needles and accessories, you can breathe new life into old things. How do you like the idea of making a new sweater out of old sweaters? This fashionable makeover can be done by crossing a sweater with a blouse. The result is a stylish, extraordinary product. You can freshen up any sweater by hemming it under an elastic band, lace or an insert made of thin fabric.
Another option is to cross the details of an old jumper and shirt. For example, cut the sleeves and sides from the jumper, and take the front and back from the shirt. You can also sew shirt cuffs to the sleeves. It turns out to be a very cute thing. This is how a new sweater is made from old sweaters.
Covers for pillows and tablets
The back and the shelf of the sweater will perfectly serve for making woolen pillow covers that will decorate a bed or sofa. To do this, you need to find out the dimensions of the pillow, cut out two identical squares or rectangles along them. Then they need to be sewn from the seamy side, leaving a secret hole. Then the cover must be turned out and put on the pillow. Such a warm pillowcase will especially delight its owners in winter.
Not only the pillow can be enclosed in an original cover, a smartphone, tablet and glasses are also suitable for this. It is performed in the same way as for the pillow, only it is sewn on three sides. In a similar way, you can sew covers for vases and candlesticks.
Planters for indoor plants
Any woolen product will help turn a flower pot into a decorative item. This will require a piece of an old sweater, thread, a needle, and glue. Then the original envelope is sewn, in which crocuses, violets, hyacinths can flaunt.
An old sweater can be cut into strips, then knotted. Here's an original hanging planter for your veranda!
Skirts, mittens, socks
Warm knitted skirts are in fashion in recent seasons. Fashionistas do not have to buy a new one, you can easily make a new thing from an old sweater. To do this, you need to cut off the bottom of the sweater with an elastic band to the desired length. Then the trimmed side is pushed up and an elastic band is inserted to secure it. Such a product takes only half an hour.
Mittens and mitts for frost are also optional. Quite fashionable fingerless mitts will come out of the sleeves of the old jumper. And according to the pattern, you can very easily sew warm mittens or socks.
It's not easy for beginners, you need to include patience and attention. It is quite possible to complete such a product in 5-6 evenings. What is right for beginner knitters? It is best to take semi-woolen threads with acrylic, medium density for the first time. They will lie flat, will not weigh down the model and will not fall off. On average, a sweater will need 600-700 g of yarn, depending on the size.
The easiest way to learn how to knit a knitting sweater for beginners is from the bottom with raglan. To begin with, 140 loops are typed on circular knitting needles (for sizes 44-46). Then about 40 cm is knitted with the desired pattern, the product is put aside. On separate knitting needles, the sleeves are separately tied to the desired length. Then the sleeves and the lower part are connected, and the raglan is knitted from the bottom. Decreasing loops is performed in four places, two loops through a row. The raglan should be about 20 cm long. The remaining loops are knitted with garter stitch, which tends to twist into a steering wheel. You will get a kind of neckline. This classic version will look quite impressive!