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How can I reuse or recycle … old ties?
Continuing on from the tidying “rampage” mentioned earlier in the week, I’ve been sorting through our old clothes in the bedroom. In addition to the clothes we wear regularly, we have a couple of boxes...
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How can I reuse or recycle old underwear?
Apparently, Victoria Beckham has pledged to reuse a pair of fan’s underwear that was thrown onto the stage during a Spice Girls gig the other day. While I’m somewhat sceptical of her promise, let’s see...
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How can I reuse or recycle an old pair of trousers?
We’ve covered old jeans before – and again when speaking specifically about making bags out of them – but these are a bit different. I was sorting through my “in storage” clothing last week – stuff...
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How can I reuse or recycle ballet shoes and pointe shoes?
We’ve had an email from Flannery, saying: i would like to suggest : pointe shoes. i have ten trillion old ones and they’re just hanging around We’ve already covered shoes in general, Crocs and...
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How can I reuse or recycle silk (and not-silk) scarves?
Leigh sent me an email a few weeks ago and it dropped into the black hole that is my email inbox – I only found it when looking for something else this morning. I *must* get better organised, I *must*....
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How can I make a washing line cover using recycled materials?
Because nothing particularly interesting has happened in my life over the last few weeks – I mean, aside from us moving house after nearly a decade in the old place and my best friend Katherine giving...
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Interesting Reducing, Reusing & Recycling links
I’m *finally* getting back on top of my email Inbox & feed reader after a few mad weeks of juggling work and house moves – here’s some super-interesting links I’ve been sent/read about. Andy at...
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How can I make wrist warmers reusing or recycling old things?
A few weeks ago, I made passing reference to arm/wrist warmers but I thought I’d mention them again because it’s amazing what a difference they make. There are hundreds of different knitting and...
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How can I reduce my addiction to cheap clothes?
Confession time: I’ve got an awful cognitive dissonance thing with buying cheap clothes – I know about the horrific conditions in sweatshops, I know how cotton production is incredibly damaging to the...
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How can I reuse or recycle price tags from clothes?
Last week Junk Jewelry‘s Jane linked to a picture from this month’s Vogue in which hang tags – price tags – are deliberately kept on items as part of the overall look. Ok, it’s maybe a...
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How can I reuse or recycle man-made fabric clothes?
Lynette left a comment on another post asking: Does anyone know how I can recycle man-made fabrics that are beyond wearing, not appropriate for ‘rag’ etc. People have suggested charity shops, but they...
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How can I reuse or recycle Birkenstock sandals?
orangeterra left a comment on the “Suggest An Item” page: What can I do with my old Birkenstock sandals? They’re a combo of rubbery foam soles, cork footbed, and leather straps. Because they take the...
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How can I stain my wedding dress?
I got an email with the above subject line and assuming it was spam, braced myself for a rude message – but in fact it was a genuine reusing/upcycling question from Valerie: i am getting married again,...
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Recycled Christmas – upcycle trash into handmade presents
Perhaps it’s just the blogs I read but it seems like more people than ever are thinking of making gifts this Christmas. There are lots of suggestions out there for making biscuits, cakes or jams, or...
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How can I freshen up a tired winter coat?
A couple of weeks ago, I spotted an article someone was promoting on Twitter about “sprucing up your tired winter coat“. Ooh! I thought, I like sprucing! It’s a great way to upcycle & reduce after...
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How can I reuse or recycle waterproof clothing?
The wonderful Alice in Blogland sent me an email last week: Thought of another recycle that I could use some help with! I’ve taken some waterproof trousers, jackets and cycling gear from someone who...
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Upcycling clothing: how can I reuse or recycle a dress shirt?
Continuing on our impromptu upcycling clothing week here at Recycle This, I was wondering what could be done with long-sleeved/dress shirts — we’ve already talked about recycling or reusing the ties,...
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Upcycling clothing: How can I upcycle/revamp a vest top (tank top)?
Those who follow my simple/DIY living blog The Really Good Life as well as Recycle This will know that I’m doing a clothes rationing exercise in 2011. For those that don’t know, I’ve limited myself to...
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How can I reuse or recycle small pieces of fabric – that isn’t patchwork...
Last week, I posed a question from Annetta about what to reuse or recycle to make a bird bath – thanks for all the great suggestions. Annetta asked another question – about fabric: Any other good ideas...
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How can I reuse or recycle boring white buttons?
We’ve had an email from Sally: I always snip buttons from old clothes before using them for rags but after a few years of my three’s school shirts, I’ve got more plain white buttons than I know what to...
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How can I reuse or upcycle trainer socks/glove socks/foot socks?
About seven or eight years ago now, I had a bit of a thing for trainer socks/glove socks/foot socks — those socks that stop before your ankle so they almost disappear in trainers/sneakers — and bought...
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How can I reuse or recycle (or pass on) slippers?
Rachael left a note on the suggestions page, asking: hi, how can recycle some slippers? do shoe banks take them? thanks Yes, they can be put into shoe banks – but make sure they’re tied together in...
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How can I revamp some plain curtains with recycled/upcycled materials?
Following on from my recent “how can I revamp a kitchen so I don’t need a new one?” question, Janet has asked a similar (smaller scale!) question about curtains: I have ordinary plain curtains that...
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How can I reuse or recycle an acrylic sweater/jumper?
We’ve covered wool jumpers/sweaters on the site before now – what to do with them when you accidentally shrink your most favourite jumper ever in the wash. But what about acrylic jumpers? They don’t...
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