Fleece is a very useful material and there are many things you can turn an old jacket into, like make up pads (see previous article), baby wipes, dusters and so on.
Every piece of fleece is reusable, so the first step is to remove all the threads. It's even more interesting because where the fleece was folded (hemline) or inside the pocket, the fabric has remained very soft, perfect to use on the skin. I think, other parts, more "exposed" are still soft enough.
You might see the different textures by clicking on the picture.
Once the fleece is ready, there is nothing easier: you just have to cut the shape you want, and it's done. Small squares for facial pads, bigger pieces for baby wipes...or duster.
I didn't expect it the first time I tried but fleece is a very efficient dust catcher. As efficient, maybe more than microfiber cloth.
That's why I use it to clean the floor too. I cut a long rectangle so I can tie it on my special broom. It's more efficient than our vacuum cleaner that just blows the dust away, and we use no electricity for the same effort.
Before that I used microfiber cloth(left picture); same efficiency but I must say I
like the fleece better, and it's also cheaper than to buy microfiber. I
had also knitted a cloth with a special stitch (fur stitch)(right picture) so it could grab dust but my fleece cloth are easier to wash.
It's an easy way to both recycle an old jacket, save money and produce less waste. I didn't have any jacket to recycle so I bought a second hand one at Fretex, the biggest/cheapest I could find. I can still provide for entire families ;)
So easy and so useful! :-)
ReplyDeleteI have a few matching fleece jackets from work. When the older ones get worn enough I thought I'd try to make a hood from one to fit to one of the newer ones. Plus, I thought I might be able to take some of the lining to make another inside pocket. From whatever material is left over I usually make some stuff bags, as they always seem to be popular. What I would like though, is a simple enough idea to reuse the zip.
ReplyDeleteTroy
this is a great website to figure out how to reuse stuff : http://app.trashbackwards.com/#item/896
ReplyDeletea few zipper ideas. otherwise, i would keep the zippers till you need to make a bag or something of the sort one day. it will come in handy.