How Do You Make Pillow Covers Out Of Knitted Sweaters?
Wool sweaters require hand washing or they will felt and shrink, making them too small and dense to wear. Moths also eat holes in sweaters that are unable to be repaired. Regardless of the reason, many times you end up with a sweater that can no longer be worn and is not in shape to be donated. Reuse the undamaged parts of the sweater as fabric for craft projects. Cut one 13-by-13 inch from a sweater. Cut two13-by-8 inch pieces from the sweater. Do not worry if the orientation of the knit on the sweater is different on each piece. It will add visual interest to the finished product. Fold one side of each of the small rectangles over toward the back, ½ inch along the 13-inch side of the fabric. Sew along the folded edge, in ¼ inch from the edge of the fabric, to create a finished edge. Overlap the finished edges of the rectangles so the two pieces make a 13-inch square. Pin the overlapping areas of the fabric together to prevent movement. The right side of the fabric should be facing ou
