braided t-shirt yarn basket

 A good way to pass an afternoon or lazy night in front of the TV! This basket is made from old t-shirts that are made into a braid and then sewn together. It'll take a few hours to make a basket, but it's pretty easy. And it's a great way to use old t-shirts. You can make cute baskets to store ALL THE THINGS!

Don't have any extra t-shirts but you've got a load of plastic shopping bags? Check out my instructable on making a basket out of plastic bags!

Step 1: What you'll need:

• old t-shirts you can turn into yarn and then braid!
• scissors
• thread
• needles
• optional: thimble & beeswax

Comments

[gene13]

génial !! je fais pareil mais avec un crochet
merci pour l'idée

[Nousie]

Great idea! This is mine. I sorta did what Anodean said, so you can't see the stitches from the outside. And I put some glue on the inside so it'd be a little firmer.

[hohum]

you did great, what a cool why to reuse!

about how many hours did it take to make the item shown here?

Thanks again for showing how to make the item.

[jessyratfink]

Thank you! I'd say that it took around four hours... it's much easier than making a basket from plastic bags, that's for sure!

[Anodean]

Very nice use of materials! You might want to explore the techniques used in making braided rugs. There is a method of lacing the braids together invisibly by using a blunt needle between the lobes of the braids rather than piercing them. I think you would be pleased by the results. :D

[jessyratfink]

Oh, that sounds awesome. I'm going to go google now, thanks for telling me about that technique. :D

[Anodean]

Excellent! You did a beautiful job on that braid, btw. Not so easy to get that right, especially with stretchy material. :D

[tech dawg]

This is an awesome idea for recycleing!

[jessyratfink]

I agree - I want to make lots!

[tech dawg]

Like isaid this is awesome but i got stuck with the making of the yarn how do i make it long and what not?

[jessyratfink]

Just make sure to cut it out as explained here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/t-shirt-yarn/step2/Lay-the-t-shirt-flat-on-the-floor-and-make-the-fir/

And then, as you braid it and you're coming to the end of the yarn, just sew new strands to the strands in the braid. :)

[tech dawg]

Thank you soooo much i will try this ( on one of those rainy afternoons)!

[Andrei_7]

good work ! ;)

[canucksgirl]

I was wondering what you were going to make with your t-shirt yarn. Very nice. ;-)

[jessyratfink]

Thanks!

[sunshiine]

I knew you would be making something cool! Thanks for sharing!
Sunshiine

[jessyratfink]

You're welcome :D

[onrust]

Love your map table. Killer color with this yarn :)

[jessyratfink]

Thanks - mod podge is a broke girl's best friend! I found that tabletop on the street. :P

[ravenking]

I was waiting in anticipation wondering what you will create with your new yarn. This is a charming basket. :)

[jessyratfink]

Thank you! I like it very much. :D