Here are some ideas for their creative reuse, which will make them useful allies for the do-it-yourself creation of accessories for the home and for the person or toys for the little ones.
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In rearranging the cabinets you came across a set of ties no longer used for years or do you know that you can easily retrieve them from relatives or friends who have accumulated them over time but no longer use them?
Here then is aSome ideas for their creative reuse, which will make them useful allies for the do-it-yourself creation of accessories for the home and for the person or toys for the little ones.
Index
Chairs
Old ties can be used for to embellish or renew straw seats of chairs, so cover the most damaged parts, which have been damaged over time. The ties can be cut as needed and inserted into the seats following the texture of the materials already present. Here is a tutorial explaining how to do it.
The seats can also be completely covered, as happens in this image:
rugs
To give life to a real carpet it would be necessary to collect a large number of unused ties, but counting on relatives and acquaintances who will lend themselves to rummaging in the wardrobes or thanks to a stroke of luck in a used clothes shop, the task of collecting the necessary pieces should not prove impossible. Then just get your sewing machine. The end result could look mind-blowing.
Cup cover
Here is the perfect solution to stop getting burned while sipping a cup of hot tea on cold winter evenings. With an old tie it is possible make a cup cover, to be wrapped around it and to be secured using a button to be applied as desired. By wrapping the tie around the cup, layers of fabric will overlap which will allow to attenuate the perceived heat by touching it. HERE the tutorial
MY BAG
Ties can be used for to make from scratch, or simply to coat, a bag to use for school or leisure. One or two ties can be used to create the shoulder strap of the bag, joining them together in order to create a thickness that makes it sufficiently resistant to the weight of what the bag will contain. The number of ties needed may vary according to size. You can consult this tutorial on the subject before you get to work.
Bracelets
Ties can be the starting point for creating eco-fashion accessories with recycled materials such as i bracelets. They can be simply cut and knotted on the wrist, used for the lining of other materials with which to make your own bracelet, such as cardboard or a wooden base bracelet, or enriched with buttons and buckles that allow the closure of the jewel. Room for imagination!
Hair bands
A tie can be easily adjusted with the help of scissors, needle and thread, to achieve the desired size and wrapped around the head, as if it were a common hair band, to which eventually add some elastic thread to fix it in the best way. Otherwise, the fabric obtained from a tie that is no longer used can constitute the new coating of an old headband.
Waist
It is the simplest way to reuse an old tieto. Simply insert it into the loops of the trousers, or use it to wrap it around the waist and give an extra touch of color to a simple dress. The tie belt can also be enriched with the addition of a decorative buckle.
Guitar strap
Here is a solution that will be particularly appreciated by musicians. It involves using an old tie to try to make a strap to support the guitar or, if you fear that it may not be strong enough, simply to cover a strap you already own and embellish it with a new graphic and color touch.
Snake draft excluder
Here is an original idea to make a new toy for the little ones starting from a tie that is no longer used. It will have to be stuffed with a material of your choice, even better if it is also recovered, and stitched up at the ends, giving it the shape of a snake as much as possible, to which eyes, mouth and the inevitable forked tongue can then be added.
With the same method used for creating the snake, but considering using a greater number of ties depending on the size to be obtained, it is possible to create a draft excluder to be placed on the window sills or on the bottom of the doors.
Very useful in winter, the draft excluders can be made with ties or other remnants of recycled fabric and padded with easily available materials, such as the pages of old magazines, which must simply be rolled up and grouped.
Cover and case for the Phone
Have you ever thought of recovering ties no longer used to make one case for your cellphone? That way you will get a new case in a few minutes by simply using needle and thread and perhaps adding a button or velcro for closure. Help yourself in the realization of your case by following the images present at this address.
Marta Albè
