T-Shirt Yarn

Today I went to the Goodwill in my town. They are moving, so they were having a huge bag sale. I saw this idea on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago to make yarn out of old t-shirts and have been wanting to do it. I found a ton of tees at the bag sale and am hoping to make some yarn this weekend! The pin on Pinterest led me to this page which has the tutorial. I've seen a million things to make with the yarn like bracelets, headbands, and scarves.

My mom ended up getting fifty (yes, fifty) pairs of jeans to make a denim rug. A friend of my mom's went to the  ABC Carpet and Home store in New York City where she took a picture of a denim rug. Needless to say, my mom exclaimed "I can do that!" and bought fifty pairs of jeans. She's planning on making a very large rug to go in our basement. I'm excited to see the rug finished, but I'm also excited because I get some of the scraps! I'm thinking bracelets along the lines of these. It should be a cool mix of blues and buttons. So, here is the inspiration rug from ABC Carpet: