[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hetti's tee shirt rug

[Hettie]

Hi all
I was lucky to find one ball of this t-shirt yarn as they only sell it
during winter time. They have different colours, blue, yellow and others.
You can also find some speckled with a main colour and another colour spots
which looks quite sweet. It seems as though the bright yellow is always
stiffer, is that the word? Others has a softer texture and much less
stretchy in it. I prefer those as they are easier to work with.
I think this one ball will be enough for a small foot mat in front of one's
bed. If you want a larger carpet you will need a larger loom or make as many
blocks until you have the wanted size for the carpet and then stitch it
together.
I was actually looking for bamboo yarn as it is soft, doesn't absorb smells
and will be nice and warm as a scarf too. I need to order that from a shop
in Pretoria, about 200 plus k from us.
Looking forward to the courses this month. Goodness, August already!

Hettie


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-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lindy van der Merwe via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: 01 August 2015 11:12 AM
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Cc: Lindy van der Merwe
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hetti's tee shirt rug

Hettie might tell us more, but I have recently seen balls of fabric-like
yarn in our local craft store. 
I think one could use this for rugs and also for making scarves, necklaces,
etc.
Lindy


-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Diand Filipe via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: 31 July 2015 06:18 PM
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Cc: Diand Filipe
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hetti's tee shirt rug

You cut up your tee-shirts just like the "plarn".
Diane

-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 10:03 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hetti's tee shirt rug

Hi Hetti,

Wow, a rug by your bed sounds like a good project. once we had a class on
making a doormat using plastic bags, but no one has ever taught a class on
how to make a rug on a loom.
I am not certain what you mean by "tee shirt string." Is this cotton yarn or
have you cut tee shirts into strips and used them like yarn?

Cathy F



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