What do you do with all those pieces of string to small to save? If you have a suggestion for ways we can use small pieces of string, please share! Leave a comment below or send me an email. We all appreciate a good idea!
- Secure skeins of yarn for washing and storing. Loop the string around as a figure eight to prevent strands from becoming tangled.
- Attach price tags to items you are selling.
- Make pompoms containing a multitude of different textures and colors.
- Use them in conjunction with recycled sheets:
- Rip up an old sheet into squares.
- Place your loose locks, unwashed fleeces, or dyed fibers in the squares.
- Write all the information about the fiber on a paper tag and tie it to one corner of the fabric square.
- Tie up all the corners of the square to create a little storage bundle.
- Scraps of sock yarn can be used as stitch markers for sock knitting (Submitted by Sourire11)
4 responses so far ↓
Leelee // July 10, 2008 at 3:53 pm |
I do use the bits I have for stitch markers and I’m saving stuff for the make your own fabric with dissolvable stabilizer.
What I really wanted to say is “Thanks!” You reminded me of one of my favorite shows from when I was a kid, Lucas Tanner. That line was used by one of the students. I’ve always loved the story and the line. The actress’s name was Kathleen something. She played Tom Hanks’ wife in Apollo 13!
Amanda // October 9, 2008 at 5:06 pm |
My sister uses odd bits of yarn and ribbon as embellishments for her hand made cards or in scrap booking. Some scrap book shops even sell varieties of yarn, in the same color path.
Janey // February 15, 2009 at 3:22 pm |
Odd bits of yarn can be saved until spring when birds are building their nests.
Then spread them around where birds are gathering the nesting pieces.
(NOTE: Cut the longer pieces to a length of not longer than 2 inches so they are not a swallowing hazard .
Happy knitting,
Janey
Claudia // September 9, 2009 at 10:41 pm |
I have a little box next to my sewing machine and I throw all those tiny tiny pieces of string in there, from both sewing and, when I remember, knitting. After a while I use it to stuff a pin cushion or a cat toy or maybe a small part of a toy that needs to be stiffer (like noses or heads); I find it packs in denser than polyfill.