A Redditor blew the cobwebs off her unworn clothes and repurposed them into something new.
A post on the r/upcycling subreddit showed one person turning their trash into treasure.
Donating used clothes to thrift stores is a great way to increase the life cycle of clothing. Sometimes, however, some pieces are just too worn or damaged to donate. Instead of condemning an item of clothing to the landfill, one woman decided to get crafty and upcycle instead.
They used the fabric of an old dress as the base of a new embroidery project. The dress had a pattern reminiscent of a cobweb, so the Reddit user embroidered an intricate spider onto the fabric to create a quirky new decoration.
Using old clothes as craft projects like patchwork quilts, stuffing for stuffed teddies, ragdolls, or even cleaning rags is a time-honored tradition of giving old belongings a new life. Rather than splashing out on new crafting or cleaning supplies, upcycling helps you save money and time.
Not only can crafting be a great way to unwind and get creative, but it can also help reuse old fabric and prevent it from ending up in a landfill. Textile waste has a massive negative impact on the planet. A staggering 100 billion garments are produced annually, and 92 million metric tons of textile waste are created every year, according to research by Earth.Org.
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If you're not feeling crafty but don't want your wardrobe to end up in a landfill, some stores offer store credit for donating old clothes. Clothes that are in good condition can be donated to thrift stores or sold on secondhand platforms like Vinted or eBay.
The users of Reddit expressed their admiration for the creative spider design.
"Could def be spiderwebs. Hella creative and saving the environment," one user commented.
"This is a great idea for some small pieces of cool fabric I have! Very inspiring," another remarked.
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