Plaid of old sweaters with their own hands

The popularity of knitted clothes does not dry out for a long time. Do housewives accumulate unnecessary knitted and knitted things, which have long been worth getting rid of, but the memory and pleasant memories do not allow this? The process of blooming things is quite long and time consuming, and the knitted product of such threads is not always distinguished by its grace. Today we will tell an interesting and simple way that will breathe new life into not so new, so beloved things, and teach you how to make an original, and most importantly, warm and “breathing” rug from old sweaters. This lesson does not require deep knowledge and great skills, the main thing is to have the desire and a few hours of time.

Here are some general tips for the resulting plaid to match the intended sketch:

• we cut the sweaters on the sides, remove all unnecessary, but do not throw them away - rubber bands, cuffs and seams can be useful for decorating the finished product or creating a new one;
  Cut the sweaters into small pieces using stencils. Cut off the edges.

• we arrange parts of the blanket according to the color and texture of the pattern;

  Billets of large and small squares are ready - you can begin to stitch them

• selected parts are cleaved by a pin;

  We sew small squares on the sewing machine or manually

• at the beginning of the workpiece, wash and iron;
• except sweaters fit, and other products made of wool.

How to make a blanket of old sweaters?

The process is simple and does not take much effort. Getting started!

You will need:

• old sweaters;
• and, needles, scissors.

Decide what size you want to make a ready-made blanket, for example, it will be 2.1 x 1.5 meters. The selected material is neatly cut along the sides and divided into identical fragments 30 x 30 centimeters - it should turn out 35 squares.

Gently grind them. The finished product is ticked over with a stitching seam to prevent knitting from breaking. The cover is ready.

Plaid of old sweaters in the style of patchwork

Recently, the patchwork is gaining increasing popularity. We propose to create an unusual and beautiful plaid of old sweaters in this technique.

You will need:

• interlining;
• synthetic winterizer;
• old sweaters;
• threads, needles, scissors.

The material prepared for work is cut into equal parts (20 x 20), we glue them with flizelin.We take a square and fold it along a diagonal with a triangle, sew one edge, fill it with a padding polyester (if it is a ribbon, then we first pad with a synthetic pad, and then form a triangle), sew it up. We also act with other details, sew two triangles along the larger side (the hypotenuse), and do the same with other squares.

When all the blanks are prepared, we form a blanket of them, moving to the edges from the center. All cozy blanket of shreds with their own hands from old things ready.

Plaid of old sweaters with a decorative seam

There are many interesting ways to make a beautiful and warm bedspread, we offer another one.

You will need:

• sweaters;
• colored thread for knitting;
• needles and scissors.

We cut out the selected things, forming squares from them, in one size. We sew the parts with overlap with overlap of 1-1.5 centimeters.

First you need to form strips, and then assemble them into a single canvas of the desired size. At the final stage, sheathe each side of the square with a decorative stitch.

This seam will decorate and refresh the blanket and close the joint of parts.

Plaid of old sweaters with strapping of individual parts

To sew a blanket with strapping you will need:

• old sweaters;
• Knitting thread;
• hook and scissors.

  Unpack the sweater and attach its rectangles to its fragments (sleeves, back, front)

We cut the prepared material into squares or rectangles. The resulting blanks are laid out, forming a blanket of them (it is better to do it on the floor).

We take one flap and tie it in a circle, with a hook from all sides, we adjust the number of rows of the strapping at its discretion.

We do this with every element of the blanket. We tie together parts of the rug with a single crochet column.

Doing your own blanket using felting

This technique is only suitable for sweaters made of natural wool (look at the label wool 100 - 80%). Roll will be in the washing machine. Here are some simple tips to achieve the desired result:

• it is better to immediately cut out the sweaters into squares or stripes of the desired size, removing unnecessary parts for work;
• to avoid clogging of the filter with down from natural things, they are best folded in a pillowcase;
• For better stalling, add a tablespoon of rubbed soap, a teaspoon of soda and tennis balls (if available) to the pillowcase.

Experts advise along with woolen things to put unnecessary towel or denim. Water for washing should be very hot. After going through the cycle, see if the knitted stitches are visible, if so, then start the wash again. If the machine has a drying function - use it, it will increase the chance to get the desired result.

There is an alternative to felting in a washing machine - just boil wool sweaters. When the material stops pushing - you have achieved the desired result.Rinse should be in cold water.

Our blanks are felled and dried, proceed to the assembly of the plaid. We assemble the parts and stitch them. At the end we sew lining fabric. The edges of the bedspread sheathed oblique bake.

Ideas warm little things from an old sweater

In addition to the blanket, you can decorate your home from old sweaters with your own hands, and prepare for the approaching cold. We offer you some interesting ideas.

• a wardrobe item; from an unfashionable sweater, you can sew a skirt, a warm hat, a dream, a stylish dress and even a coat;
• can make cozy mittens or fashionable mitts;

  Favorite Sweater Striped Mittens

• slippers or leggings;

  Self-made leggings from a sweater

• original bag;
• stylish lampshade lamp or floor lamp;
• warm clothes for pets;
• dog or cat bed;
• original pillow on the pillow;

  Making pillows from old sweaters, which, due to the softness of the material, turn out to be very cute and cozy

• Other cute and original things: Christmas toys, a cute case for mugs, decorations, gift wrapping. This list is endless, it all depends on your imagination.

  Cup warmer from old sweater

These are some simple ways to help breathe a second life into your favorite clothes. And it does not matter whether it is a plaid or a cup cover, the main thing is that the thing pleases you and gives positive emotions. Do not be upset if you do not succeed the first time, do not give up. As popular wisdom says: "The eyes are afraid, but the hands do." Good luck and creative inspiration!

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