Showing posts with label t-shirt yarn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label t-shirt yarn. Show all posts

Friday, July 19, 2013

T-shirt yarn bracelets



I made these bracelets with recycled t-shirt yarn. 
I hope you like them!




The clasps and decorations are from Bibi Kala, my (relatively) local jewelry and beads shop in Arrecife, Lanzarote (Spain). 

Cost of the materials: €3 to €5 each depending of the style of the clasp and how many decorations. 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Size does matter




Oh, well, always thinking about things too late, me. But as they say: late better than never.

This Sunday I'm attending a workshop but it is already virtually full. So try not to get either too excited or too jealous...

It's a crochet workshop with a difference... or two. It's "Ganchillo XL", so the hook it's going to be massive. On of those that it's hard to loose. That's a good thing already. And the material is "trapillo". "Trapo" in Spanish means cloth. The image that I have in my head is the cut out pieces of old sheets and blankets that my mother used for cleaning around the house. So, I thought, "trapillo" is either a small cloth (doesn't sound ideal for crochet). Or the material is somehow recycled clothing. 

Et voilà! I was right... well, sort of. For those not in the know (like I was not long ago), "trapillo" is known as T-shirt yarn. Mystery solved.

I have looked at some tutorials and it seems quite easy to make out of old T-shirts and stuff. But it is sold commercially ready-made also. I guess due to time constrains on Sunday we'll get out materials already made.

I can't wait. I'll keep you posted on the results. Are you jealous yet?
By the way, the workshop is organised by AZ Atelier & they are based in Playa Blanca in the lovely island of Lanzarote. Worth checking them out!