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Make Your Own No-Sew Eco-Friendly T-Shirt Tissues
Posted Mar 31, 09 -Filed Under eco-friendly living ideas, reuse fabric items, use for fabric scraps
Tissues made from old t-shirts work really well and they are soft on the nose. Kids will like the fun colorful fabrics and you will like the part about saving money and resources.
Make Your Own T-Shirt Tissues
I set aside some children’s t-shirts that were too worn or too stained to pass on.
How to:
Gather some old t-shirts. Thin, uber soft t-shirts are best. Use a salad plate (whatever size you like) and a rotary cutter with a cutting matt. Cut around the plate. The beauty of this project is that the edges do not need to be hemmed.
Alternatively, you can cut square pieces.
Keep these eco-friendly tissues on bedside tables for use on little noses.
Hankie Hamper: find something around the house or at the thrift store to be your hankie hamper.
Recycle Worn-Out Shirts Into Handkerchiefs
When choosing old shirts to be made into hankies; the softer the better. Pick an appealing fabric if that matters to you. You want it to also have a bit of absorbency. Obviously, stiff fabric is no good for this project.
How to:
Cut strips 7 inches wide (or your preference) with a pair of pinking shears. Next, cut the strips into squares and you’re done. Using pinking shears will help to prevent fraying.
To take with you, fold in half then fold in thirds: it fits nicely in your purse or pocket.
Hankies in a variety of fabrics: My husband’s favorite shirt (blue plaid cotton) was eventually turned into little hankies. It was a soft fabric to begin with but repeated washing only made it better. The kitty fabric was made out of worn-out flannel pj’s.
Be sure to provide a place to put the used tissues or your kids will leave them all around the house.
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4 Responses to “Make Your Own No-Sew Eco-Friendly T-Shirt Tissues”
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Don’t these kind of cloth hankies, just circles of tshirt material, curl and fray after washing?
Don’t you need some kind of border stitching or hemming?
I’ve been using the t-shirt tissues and they are not fraying; no hem necessary. That’s the beauty of it. Give it a try.
-Hester Jane
I LOVE this idea! We have gone to all fabric napkins, but never thought of doing the same for tissues. Thank you!
I made about 35 of the “nose blowers” with old t-shirts, and found a little round basket for the hamper. This has been very successful! Thank you for the instructions.