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15 Creative Ways to Upcycle Old T-Shirts

By: Ryan Reed and Shannon Phillips

Show: HGTV Handmade

When your shirts have hit their expiration date, breathe new life into them with these fun DIYs.

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From: Michelle Edgemont

Rug

Get out your hot glue gun and dress up a plan doormat with colorful T-shirt fabric knots.

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Braided Rug

Braided rugs are timeless, and you can make your own in half the time the traditional method takes by using simple braids and a sewing machine.

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Produce Bags

These lightweight produce bags are just what you need for gathering a harvest from the garden or the farmer's market. If you're not handy with a sewing machine, we've got two no-sew methods to make them.

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A T-shirt with sleeves cut off and fringe at the bottom.

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Photo: Cassidy Garcia

Reusable Bag

No trip to the farmer's market is complete without a reusable bag and you can create your own with an old T-shirt, a pair of scissors and a strip of washi tape.

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15 Creative Ways to Upcycle Old T-Shirts

Rug

Braided Rug

Produce Bags

Reusable Bag

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