Recycling sweaters for yarn........

I have actually done one cotton sweater and was surprised at the speed at which I got it done. It was a designer men's sweater as I figured I'd get the most yardage from a men's size item. I started with cotton. Looked at seams and labels before commiting to any sweaters. Shopped my local Goodwill. There are a few charity thrifts around that offer a one day sale of $5 for a paper bag full of whatever you want. I haven't been to one, but know they do it.

It isn't hard once you figure it out. It took me a couple of nights a couple of hours while watching my tv shows. Great yarn for 2.99 and a few hours of unraveling the sweater.

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3. Yet another clever use of recycled sweaters.

warp float patterning

warp float patterning
Originally uploaded by Verny2

Great video on float patterning.