100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful;
now making something you could buy is considered wasteful.
I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction.
~ Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
I've enlisted the aid of an almost-14-year-old friend and we have begun cutting my used t-shirts into "tarn" (t-shirt yarn) for weaving rag rugs. On Saturday, we completed five balls of tarn:
We tried both 1 inch width cuts and 3/4 inch width cuts - I think either size will work just fine for weaving and the 1 inch cuts were a bit less error-prone.
Okay, okay - our work hasn't reached the quality of the tarn rolls (or cakes) that can be purchased on Etsy:
But, my argument is that "rag rugs" are allowed to look a bit raggedy... ;)
"Whoa, Nelly!," Popeye exclaims, "That's one mighty fine looking tarn cake!"
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