T-Shirt Yarn Tutorial

T-Shirt Yarn is a great way to bring new life to an old tee.  Once morphed into t-yarn, the material lends a very sturdy and durable quality to your craft.  I used shades of greys and blues to make the tote bag you see to the left.  

T-yarn is so easy and quick to make that you'll soon be asking around for people's old t-shirts!  I've also used it to make a rug, belt, and coffee cup cozy.  Follow my step-by-step tutorial to make some t-yarn and get creative the DIY way!

Step 1. Start with cotton t-shirt that has no seams on sides.

Step 2. Cut off bottom strip and cut underneath armpit of shirt.

Step 3. Cut .5" wide strips up to the top while leaving about.5" uncut at the top.

What your piece should like after Step 3.

Step 4. Cut from left side diagnoally across to edge of first strip.

Step 5. Cut diagnoally from right side of second strip on bottom to the right side of the second strip on top (You're creating one continuous strip of material).

What your piece should look like during Step 5.

What your pieced should like after Step 5.

Step 6.  Continue Step 5 for each strip across.

Step 7. Cut diagonally up from the left side of the last strip.

You should now have one continuos strip of material that looks like this.

Step 8. Simply pull on your strip a little at a time for the entire length.

What your yarn will look like after Step 8.

Step 9. Roll it into a ball for future use.

Your t-yarn is ready to be made into something awesome!