20 beautiful DIY sweater repurposing ideas & tutorials

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happy autumn, niceykins!

have some lovely fall sweaters you've accidently shrunk, or maybe some that are too small, too big, or that you fell in love with at the thrift shop?

how about turning them into fabulous new things/

here's a roundup of 20 of my favourite repurposed sweater DIY tutorials and ideas. (& here are some helpful tips on how to sew with knitted fabrics, too!)

1. turn a sweater into fingerless mittens

2. make a felted stuffed animal from an old sweater

3. repurpose a sweater into mary jane slippers

4. stuffed animals from kids' drawings made from old sweaters 

5. repurpose your sweater into a tote bag

6. how to turn your sweater into earrings

7. make a sweater pendant lampshade

8. turn a sweater into a beautiful bag

9. turn an old sweater into mittens

10. tutorial: turning a sweater into a coffee cozy

11. make a child's skirt from an adult sweater

12. repurpose a sweater into a charming rose pillow

13. recycled a sweater into little girl's dress 

14. sweater into child sized pants and shirt

15. or another sweater into a little girl's dress DIY

16. turn sweater into a herringbone pillow

17. make a pet bed from recycled sweaters

18. make these cashmere bunnies from your old sweater

19. how about always chrysti's 100+ ways to reuse your old sweater post! brilliant!

20.or how to  unravel a sweater to recycle yarn

happy repurposing!

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are you an eco-friendly handmaker or eco-friendly vintage shop or eco-friendly focused blog?
would you be interested in having a rikrak studio stand-alone feature on your fabulous work?
would you like to offer my lovely readers a fabulous prize pack from your shop or ad spot on your blog as a giveaway?

if you answered yes to all of these questions, i'd love to hear from you!
i'm looking for a few fabulous folks to feature in an upcoming eco-friendly rikrak studio event.

if you're interested, please submit the following to me in the next few days. i will be choosing 5 eco shops to feature for this particular event, but i'm always interested in seeing your lovely shops!

please email me the following to ---> rikrakmail@yahoo (dot) com
1. please put ECO FRIENDLY as the title of your message.
2. your shop name & link to your shop
3. what eco friendly goodies you make/sell.
4. what makes your works or blog eco-friendly (i.e. repurposed, recycled, for reuse, etc)
5. are you keen to offer a giveaway of at least a $40 value. (in the case of a blog, ad spot(s).)

if chosen, i look forward to working with you on the interview/feature and what we'll offer for the giveaway from your lovely shop! yay!

specifically - i'm looking to feature:
* 5 different styles of shops, some offering goods for the home, clothing makers, something for kids, etc.
* i'm looking for shops with amazing items, great photos and a super eco-friendly vibe!
* i'm looking for items to giveaway that are spring & summer inspired!
so tell your eco-friendly making friends, too!

i'll let folks know, via email, the results by the end of next week.

thanks so much to anyone who applies!
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