What can be done from old sweaters with your own hands: ideas, tips, patterns, photos

Crafts from old sweaters with your own hands.

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If you have accumulated the “collection” of old unnecessary sweaters, and there is free time, we suggest that they turn into useful things for loved ones, or to decorate your beloved house. We have collected many ideas and manufacturing options from sweaters of a new, beautiful and fashionable home decor and things.

Perhaps our step-by-step lessons will inspire you to something completely original and unusual, or you can finally make a simple, but necessary thing from the sweater.

How to sew a hat from an old sweater?

Option 1: Bini's cap

Bini's hat is a fashionable model of a headdress. We will sew a hat from knitwear. An old sweater or pulver with an elastic band is perfect for such work.

Note: For a hat you need the lower part of the sweater with an elastic band. If the width of the sleeve allows, then cut out this piece of sweater. Then you do not have to make a side seam, and the hat will look like a store.

We will need: tracing paper, pins with “heads”, other sewing tools (needle, thread, scissors, simple pencil.
It is better to sew on a sewing machine, but if it is not, then you can sew manually.

The technique of manufacturing a hats of bino from an old sweater:

We start with the outline of the pattern on tracing paper. To do this, fold the tracing paper in half, and then repeat the action. We draw a pattern and cut out. You can print the pattern by increasing it to the desired size.

We unfold the pattern and lay it out on the fabric. Portnovsky chalk circle the contours. Cut the part and fold it. We sew the long part of the part, completing the seam at the base of the elastic band. After the work done, the hat can be turned upside down and grind short sections, thus closing the seam.
We lay out the hat and utter a cut. Sew. Now you can steal the seams and turn the hat with the front side.

You can watch the video presented below and get acquainted with the details of the manufacture of the cap.

Video: an old sweater cap

Option 2:

If the sweater is thin, then you will get an autumn headdress. From a thick knitted sweater, you can make a winter hat by adding a warm lining.

Hat bini from an old sweater — Old sweater cap

Manufacturing technique:

We double the tracing leaf. We fold again. We transfer the pattern to the paper and cut out. The drawing is presented in the photo below. For further work, we will also need adhesive for textiles.

Stage 1:

We lay out the sweater. We will need the lower part with the elastic band.
We cut the sweater in the seam so that the whole part of the fabric is obtained.

Stage 2:

From the resulting segment we will sew a hat. Fold it three times.
Cut the upper part in a semicircle.

Stage 3:

We smear the edge of the product with glue. We lay down the detail when the glue dries.
Please note that during assembly it is necessary to fix the triple part of the turn. We flash the side part.

Sewing parts and processing the edge of the product

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Video: hat and shirt from an old sweater

How to sew a hat for a child from an old sweater?

How to sew a hat for a child from an old sweater? We align the lower part of the sweater on both sides. We cut out the parts according to the template and carefully cut out.
If there is no desire to work with the pattern template, then the girth of the children's head is measured. It will be the width of the headgear.

You can sew children's hats from old sweaters

Determine the height visually so that the hat covers the head and covers the ears.

Advice: If the bins have a sweater or other textile clothing with an interesting pattern suitable for children's clothing and differing in color, you can cut the picture along the contour and glue it into the finished hat. To do this, a heat -gluine non -woven is used. The non -woven is placed under pieces of fabric. The product needs to be raised. The fabric applique for reliability is also stitched by crosswise with V-shaped stitches.

Simple application on a hat

How to arrange an application

Two parts of the cap are folded outward. The semicircular edge of the cap is stitched manually or on a sewing machine.

Advice: The edges of the application elements are recommended to be processed with a zigzag stitch.

Ready -made headdress from sweater

The finished product is twisted and ironed with an iron along the seams.

How to sew clothes for a baby from a sweater?

Sewing a simple dress for a girl from a sweater in half an hour or for an hour will not work. Here you have to work hard. The result will please you and the owner of the new thing you have sewn.

We select a suitable sweater and dress, on the size of which we will focus on cutting.
Cut the top of the sweater. We cut the narrow triangular parts from the sides to give a trapezoidal dress to the dress. Do not overdo it and do not capture wide stripes, otherwise the dress will be very narrow in the upper part.

We prepare a armhole for sewing the sleeves. Cut the corners along the oblique in the upper part of the dress.
For the sleeves, cut off the cuffs, visually determining the length. The side part of the sleeve on which the seam is located is cut off. Cut along the oblique corner of the cuff in its upper part so that the angle coincides along the length with the bevel of the upper part of the dress.

Cut along the oblique corners in the upper part

Cut the side part of the sleeve, making the part already

Cut the upper part of the sleeve on the oblique

We sew the sleeves to the upper part of the dress, combining with the edges cut along the oblique.
To finish the neckline, you can use textile ribbons or cut off the edge of the neck if the thickness of the product allows. Another option for decorating the neck line is to crochet the edge.
We sew the textile elastic into the neck.

We pay attention to the neckline: sew the braid or tape

We sew a textile elastic band into the neck of the dress

Determine the length of the elastic inside the neck and cut off the excess

We sew the sidewalls of the dress.

Cut off a strip of fabric for a bow. Fold the part and stitch.
Turn and sew the edges. It remains only to sew a thin strip of fabric to the middle of the part and, pulling it off, sew to the wrong side of the bow.

Cut a strip of fabric for a bow and sew the part

We sew a strip of fabric in the center of the bow and tighten it from the wrong side

From one sweater bought for an adult, you can sew three things at once for the baby. Watch the video fixed below. The process of sewing sleeves, pants and hats for the child is shown in detail.

Video: Clothing for a baby from a sweater

How to sew mittens from an old sweater?

We offer you to familiarize yourself with a small master class on sewing mittens from an old sweater.

Do -it -yourself mittens — DIY mittens from an old sweater

Sometimes, having seen embroidery on a textile or knitted product, there is a desire to do something like this for yourself. But the idea stops that you won’t do such a beautiful thing with your own hands. We hasten you to be in this! The process of making mittens from a sweater is not complicated. Even a beginner in needlework will cope. And a beautiful sweater, which is no longer worn and it is a pity to throw it away, is always found in the bins. Why not give him a second life?

You can sew mittens manually or on a sewing machine. You will need a fabric (the lower part from an unnecessary sweater), threads in tone, and the rest of the sewing accessories.
We start with the simplest - outline the future pattern. On a sheet of paper, we circle your hand, not forgetting to leave a small indent. It is needed for allowing, and so that the mittens freely tighten the hand.

We lay out the pattern cut out of paper on the bottom so that the narrowest (lower part) mittens falls on the edge of the gum of the sweater. We draw the contours of the pattern with chalk or a simple pencil. We cut out the details and collect them so that the front part of the fabric is inside.

We say two parts of the parts with pins, and sew, retreating from the edge of 0.8-1 cm. If you are sewing on a sewing machine, do not forget about the paper clips. They need to be done at the beginning and at the end of the line.
If the excess fabric allows, carefully cut the edge, and turn out the product. The second mittens is sewn in the same way. Just do not forget to turn the pattern to the other side, otherwise you will have two right or two left mittens.

Mittens sewn from a sweater with a beautiful pattern or unusual color will look interesting without additional decorative elements. On plain mittens, you can sew an application or embroider something.

The video presented below shows options for sewing mittens from a sweater, and you can observe the process of their manufacture.

Video: Sweater mittens

Video: What can be done from an old sweater?

How to sew mittens from an old sweater?

Stylish hand insulation is a real find for those who are used to using the phone in any weather. They differ from mittens of mittens in that their fingers remain open in them and does not constrain anything. And if you used to think that such an accessory cannot be done yourself, then this instruction is for you.

Bright mittens from a sweater with your own hands

It will take only 15 minutes of free time to work, provided that you have already rummaged in the bins and found a suitable sweater. Rather, connect the child to the joint sewing. You will not only have a great time, but also introduce the baby to the hand-made.

The process of sewing mittens from an old sweater:

Cut the sleeves of the knitted product. We make a cut even below the elbow location line. In the lower part of the future mitenoks, the seam is a little dissolved. In such a simple way, we will prepare a place for the thumb.
So that the seam does not bloom further, you need to process it. Just flash the entire circle by the estimated seam. After that, go to the processing of the cut of the sleeve. If sewing of decorative ribbons, lace and other additional elements is not supposed, then just bend and sew the edge with small stitches. We repeat all the manipulations with a mitten for the other hand.
The finished product can be decorated with embroidery, beads or applications. But if you like the style of minimalism more, then the lack of decorative additions will not spoil the overall impression of the mitenok. They will look great without jewelry.

How to sew a pillow from a sweater?

A pillow of an old or not fashionable sweater can be sewn in half an hour. All that is needed is a small decorative pillow, for which we will sew a pillowcase, tool tools, a suitable sweater, and half an hour of free time.

The process of sewing a pillow from a sweater:

We attach the pillow to the bottom of the sweater. We outline the outline, not forgetting to leave 1-2 cm for allowances. After we decide on the size of the future pillowing pillow, carefully cut out the part. We should get a pillow cover. We sew the upper part of the cover, turning the part with the front side inside.
The lower edge of the pillowcase is treated with an overlock or stitched manually by the estimated V-shaped seam. After that, sew the zipper, buttons or ribbons for tying.

How to sew a plaid from old sweaters?

If you have long wanted to sew a blanket of old sweaters, now you have a step -by -step instructions for its manufacture. We select 8-10 sweaters (so that they were approximately the same in thickness and fit in color).

Sviter blanket

Production process:

We begin work with cutting at the seams of sweaters. Cut the sleeves and if the seams allow, we open up.
We prepare a template from paper - a square that we will use to cut the details of the future plaid. It is better not to make a very small square, or to collect one of four squares (if desired and the presence of free time).
Sewing a blanket of rectangles will be more difficult. But if you like this option more, then use a rectangle that has a length of twice as much width.
After all the details are cut out and stacked in color in colors for convenience, lay out the squares on the floor, wondering which color combinations are more suitable. We place the squares in a checkerboard pattern.
We have squares in the direction of knitting (alternating location along and across). This technique will allow longer the integrity of the plaid: it will not stretch in one direction.

Cut the sweaters into squares or rectangles

Advice: If you decide to use rectangles as a basis for a plaid pattern, then fold the parts two for the convenience of cutting.

We roll it with pins and take the squares in strips. After that, sew the stripes together, starting from the middle of the plaid.

Advice: When stitching, do not forget to change the direction so that there is no distortion on the canvas (just sew it from left to right, then from right to left).

When the front part of the plaid is ready, we sew the lining. To do this, it is better to use the flannel.
You need to complete the work on the plaid processing of the edge. Sew a wide box or go with a loop seam.

Advice: If you like the rounded edges more, then they can be cut out on extreme squares, applying a plate.

Video: Cover from old sweaters

Video: with an old sweater with your own hands

How to sew a bag from an old sweater?

A bag from an old sweater is much faster than other products that we wrote about earlier. The work consists of several stages:

We lay out the old sweater so that its main part is placed on a flat surface. We will not need sleeves. The lower part of the sweater with an elastic band is the bottom of the future bag.
Before cutting them off, look at the photo so as not to cut off anything superfluous. Part of the neck of the sweater will act as a pen. We cut out as in the photo, or at our discretion, if the shape of the sweater is not entirely standard.
After you cut out the base of the bag from the sweater, you only have to sew the lower part and process the edges. You can make the bag stronger by sewing the lining fabric.

Sweater bag: how to sew — Sweater bag: how to cut and sew

How to cut the upper part of the sweater

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How to make a rug from an old sweater?

From old clothes (sweaters, pools and even knitted or woolen dresses, scarves) you can make a soft, durable rug that will be appropriate in the bathroom, in the children's, and even in the bedroom. You can use any things that are no longer suitable for socks, but they are sorry to send them to the garbage bucket. We arm ourselves with scissors, threads, needles and start work.

The process of making a rug from old sweaters:

We cut unnecessary clothes on the ribbons chosen to turn into a rug. We determine the width of the tape how height your rug will have.
The edges of the chopped tapes are wrapped inward. They should not stick out outside when the product is ready.

Cut the sweaters into strips of the same width

We turn each tape with a tight roll. We make sure that the rolls are folded as tight and evenly as possible. If necessary, trim the fabric and cut all the excess. We hide the edge of each roll on the side and sew for reliability to the base.
We repeat the actions until a sufficient number of "rolls" from the fabric is gained. We sew the rolls together on the sides using a cheat needle. We begin to sew on the wrong side (below), after which we start the needle on the side of the roll. After that, we take the needle on the front side, taking it out through the fold.
Using the technique of "spot stitches" we sew the upper part of the roll with neighboring rolls. Returning to the side, we fix and hide the thread.

We form the canvas of the rug, gradually sewing more and more rolls. To align the canvas, turn the product on the wrong side and cut all the excess. Glue or sew a woolen tape or strip of felt along the edge of the rug. For the stability of the rug (so that it does not glide on the floor), we turn it down with the front side and pour it evenly with a thin layer of silicone.

Sviter mat — Sweater rug: another option

Video: an old sweater rug

How to sew a bed for a dog from an old sweater?

For work, you will need, except for a sweater or pulver (it is better to take things dense, not openwork, with a neck), tools and materials for sewing: scissors, needle, thread, filler (this can be a synthetic winterizer or holofiber).

DIY pets lounger

Production process:

Cut the neck. But do not rush to throw away this part of the sweater. We still need it at the final stage of work. The resulting hole from the cut neck is hemmed, turning the product to the inside. We sew the two sides of the sweater along the line walking under the sleeves.
We fill the sleeves of the sweater with synthetic winterizer. We make sure that the filler is evenly distributed inside the sleeves and does not get down with lumps. When the sleeves purchase the desired shape, we begin to sew them to the side sides of the sweater (to the body).
The future lounger for a pet is filled with a synthetic winterizer or simply put on the part that formed after sewing on a suitable pillow, like a pillowcase. Sew the lower part of the sweater.
Connect the sleeves. They should be located along the entire lower part of the sweater. If the length of the sleeves is not enough, then sew the neck cut off at the beginning of work. It remains only to sew the edges of the sleeves with each other and is ready for a dog or cat.

How to sew clothes for a dog from an old sweater?

To sew a sweater for a dog or cat, it is better to choose an old sweater from a fabric that stretches a little. Otherwise, the pet will be difficult to move in the new thing you have sewn. From dense, not elastic fabric, you can also sew clothes for a pet, but the model should be free.

Before you start sewing, you need to measure the pet. Here are what measurements we need:

Brescent of the chest
The rush of the neck
The length of the back
Breast length

The process of sewing clothes for a dog from an old sweater:

By measuring the pet, draw a pattern on paper. From the sweater we cut off the neck and sleeves, taking into account the pattern on the fabric. If clothes with sleeves are supposed, then we cut off the cuffs. You can also sew a hood if the fabric from the sweater is enough. Or select another fabric of a suitable color and texture.
If your pet is small, then for sewing clothes there will be enough sleeves. The manufacturing process will not take much time. Cut the sleeves, process the edges. We try on the pet and determine where you need to cut holes for the front paws. Cut these holes and process the edges again. Clothing for a pet is ready! You can wear your favorite pet!

How to sew warm socks from an old sweater?

If among your old sweaters there is a warm model with long sleeves, then you can sew socks. You will need only a sewing machine or a desire to engage in manually sewing and a minimum set of materials and tools for sewing.

Production process:

We prepare a pattern for socks. We circle the leg on paper, cut out (do not forget to cut the parts for the right and left leg). Crowify the pattern, and then turn it over and circle it again.
Cut the sleeves and cut off the excess along the foot line, giving the bow of the oval shape.
We sew the upper part (lower leg) with a cut out early part for the foot. Turn off. To make the finished product look more interesting, we make a note by a contrasting thread manually or on a sewing machine. Only half an hour, and you can enjoy the work done in warm socks!

Video: socks from an old sweater

Video: slippers from an old sweater

How to sew a scarf and a snood from a sweater?

How to sew a scarf and a snood from a sweater? For work, you will need the widest part of the sweater - the lower part to the sleeves. Gently open the side seam on the one hand.

We select the fabric suitable in color and cut out a segment of the same size.
Fold the facial sides inward and sew around the entire perimeter, leaving a hole for turning.