Think your t-shirts have come to their time of death? I was going through my husbands under shirts last year, all 7,826 of them, and getting rid of the holy or stained ones. Ladies, I think men would wear their undershirts for 20 years if we didn't step in.
So...I did what I deemed necessary and got a basket of them to throw out.
Then I had a frugal epiphany and decided to cut them into rags! It has worked out great! I am decluttering and repurposing all at the same time.
Do you repurpose your old t-shirts?
So...I did what I deemed necessary and got a basket of them to throw out.
Then I had a frugal epiphany and decided to cut them into rags! It has worked out great! I am decluttering and repurposing all at the same time.
Do you repurpose your old t-shirts?
15 comments:
I do the same thing! But...his favorite tees I have to toss or he'll notice that I cleaned out the drawers!
Best,
Emily from Nap Time Is My Time
Ha! My Grandma taught me this at a young age!! She went so far as reusing socks and underwear too! I have recently found out I am pregnant...have been gathering materials to make diapers...my daughters old tee shirts are fixing to become the lining in her new baby's diapers!!!
Emily,
Smart! I always ask him if I can throw some away, but he wants to hold on to them forever...maybe I just need to do it and not ask!
Mama D,
Not sure about the underwear...LOL!
What a great idea to use them for diaper liners! So smart...
Flannel shirts make for good baby wipes too. http://going-green-mama.blogspot.com/2009/01/wiping-it-up-introduction-to-cloth-baby.html
baby wipes and family cloth ;)
@ Robbie: flannel...great idea! Thanks for sharing the link!
@ Sara: Thanks for sharing!
It WAS rather embarrassing to be dusting furniture with Grandpa's old underwear as a kid....I don't go quite that far...but tee shirts are fair game!!!
Thanks for the link about the wipes...I am planning on doing that one too!
Mama D,
I bet it was...that is just too funny!
T-shirts, socks, sweatshirts, towels - it is all nicely (or not so nicely LOL) cut up and in the cleaning rags. UW? well by the time I let those go they are bad enough to be ripped small and thrown in the compost.
Christy,
I love that...UW in the compost! Awesome!
I do this with all our old t-shirts. They make great rags.
What a neat idea! Do you sew around the edges? Or just cut them up? I've never done it, but it seems like it would be a really nifty idea!
Amy,
No need to sew...just cut them up!
Thanks! I will have to try that!
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