Last Christmas I got myself a Potholder Loom and quickly used the loops that came with it. Instead of buying more loops I found a way of recycling T-shirts into loops . The potholder in the above picture was made from clearance rack tank tops. They are nice and stretchy and make great potholders. My worn T-shirts don't always do as well. Some don't stretch as well anymore and I have to cut them longer than the tutorial suggests so they don't break. Some don't roll as well as the new ones and I don't cut them as wide as the tutorial suggests so they are not as bulky. This one was made with 1 inch strips. A few weeks ago I pulled on a pair of socks and noticed a big hole in the heel. I was about to drop them in the trash and wondered if they would be stretchy enough for my loom. They are! At least from the heel up. Between the heel and toe they are too short. I cut them in to 5/8 inch stips. Since the socks were striped i...
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