Mud, food, paint, etc, can stain clothes easily and nobody likes wearing stained clothes. Holes can be easily formed, especially into fragile fabrics like silk. It can be hard to repurpose these damaged clothes because thrift stores will not often accept them. So here are some ways you can repurpose them.
Turn old cotton shirts into reusable cotton rounds/makeup remover pads. Cut two circles out of your shirt and sew them together, allowing them to last longer, not fray, and be durable through the washing machine. A backstitch is the most durable type of stitch, will last the longest, and can be done by hand. If you don’t want to go through the trouble of sewing AND you use makeup with 100% natural ingredient, you can use your cotton rounds once and then compost them. Make sure your makeup is 100% natural because convention makeup contains toxins and plastics. These can contaminate your compost.
Turn cotton or wool into cleaning rags or bath mats. As said for the cotton rounds, sewing two scraps together using a backstitch will make the rags very durable through the washing machine. These can be washed multiple times without fraying and therefore eventually being unusable. Bath mats can be made by sewing multiple scraps together.
Spandex leggings or nylons into hair ties and under shorts. Cut the legs into horizontal strips to easily make many many hair ties. This will save you so much time and money for hair ties get lost and break so easily. After the legs are cut, you are left with under shorts. I wear under shorts all the time under dresses and skirts to give me security.
Cover up the stain/hole and make your clothes wearable again by using art. By dying old clothes with fabric dye you can cover up the stain or allow it to be donated to second hand stores. You could also use fabric paint to cover up the stain in anyway. Sewing additional fabric scraps on top in a cool design can totally change the original clothing item by making it very unique and wearable.
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