Talking Tees

If you are anything like me, you hate waste.  Reduce, re-use and recycle…the future of our planet depends on it.  And while it’s easy to get complacent and pat ourselves on the back for recycling our old newspapers, we should always be looking for new ways to reduce our rubbish bin output.  It’s the responsible thing to do.

One way to do this is upcycling – taking something destined for the dump and turning it into something useable or beautiful, or both.  This is a trend which has taken off overseas, with fantastic results and while South Africa is slightly behind the times, upcycling is catching on here as well.

And of course, we at Revoici simply love it!  We are constantly searching out new ways to give old items a fresh new face. 

Take T-shirt yarn, for example.  While by no means a “new” idea to many overseas, it was something of a revelation to us when we happened across it recently.  I mean, what happens to T-shirts when they no longer fit or we grow tired of them?  Many end up at charity shops, overlooked and rejected (sniff) while some get cut up and used as cleaning rags in the garage – seeing out their days in the dusty darkness, smelling of thinners.  Shame.  

What if you could take that old T-shirt and turn it into something fabulous?  Something funky, fresh and fun?  The good news for T-shirts everywhere is that you can.

T-shirt yarn, or “T yarn” as we affectionately call it, is easy and fun to make.  You are limited only by your imagination and the number of T-shirts you can get your hands on.  It can also be mildly addictive.  Just saying.

Once you have turned your old Tees into super-fabulous T yarn, you can use it to knit, crochet or weave anything that takes your fancy - just as you would with conventional wool.

We hope to post a basic “How to make T yarn” tutorial soon, but in the meantime, why don’t you check out this funky pattern for a knitted T yarn bag – which can be used as a shopping bag, beach bag, hold-all bag or whatever. 

T yarn pattern

Get inspired, get creative, get swept up in the T yarn revolution.   

T-shirts everywhere are depending on you.

We would love to hear from you and see what fabulous creations you have made with your T yarn.  Email us at les.revoici@gmail.com