Do you have againa run stitch? Don't be annoyed, because broken tights have far from being out of date. Instead of throwing the tights in the trash, you can use them for a wide variety of upcycling projects and in this way “breathe new life into”. Whether as a hair accessory, for funny craft ideas for children such as the grass head or even as a top, you will be amazed at how useful a broken tights can be. We searched for and put together some creative ideas for upcycling with tights. Sort all the old fine tights out of the drawer to tinkering our ideas with tights.
Tinker grass head
Everyone knows them from their childhood and everyone loved them. The grass heads have always been a popular handicraft idea, which is not only to look at funny, but also teaches the cultivation of a plant in an interesting way. And they can be made wonderfully with tights or stockings. Here, the tights are filled with earth and grass seeds and then turned into a head with face. With regular watering, blades of grass grow, which imitate the hair of the head and can even be trimmed for a wide variety of hairstyles again and again. Sounds like a lot of fun, isn't it? You can find a grass head instruction with which you can make grass heads yourselfIn this article.
Crafts hair ties with tights
Broken tights turn quickly and easily into hair ties and every woman knows how valuable this upcycling idea is. After all, there is always a lack of hair ties (where do you go to the time again and again?). It is best to use the part between the foot and knee to tinker with tights, because it has a suitable diameter. If you want to tinker hair ties with tights, cut a wide strip so that you get a ring. The outside then roll up automatically inwards.
It is also practical that you can choose different tights when you tinker hair ties with tights. Adjust the hair tie of your hair color to make it less conspicuous or put a color accent with pink tights, for example.
Tinker the fairy wings yourself
Regardless of whether you use torn tights or buy a new one, these accessories simply have the perfect texture for wings - transparent and tender, like fairy wings. Would you likeMake the fairy wing yourselfAnd tinkering with tights, choose bright and/or colored tights. These can also have patterns.For butterfly wingsBlack is also suitable, which you can even paint with glitter colors.
You just have to get the shapes out of wirefor the wingsbend. The area in the middle, where the ends of the wires collect, wrap around with plenty of adhesive tape to isolate them and thus avoid injuries. Then put a pantyhose bone around every bow. You also fix the open side to the adhesive tape just added with adhesive tape so that the tights do not slip again. On the other hand, they bind nodes.
Then you can dye and design the wings as you please. The adhesive tape can be hidden with a tape, grinding, artificial flowers or other decorative elements. Tie tapes for the arms to be able to put on the wings or attach them to the costume with safety needles.
Make a top yourself
Another garment can also be selected as upcycling for tights. Not only arm gaps can be tinkered with tights, even a top is quick and easy. This works with any types of tights - fine tights, mesh tights or even the classic cotton tights - without sewing!
How can you use the tights as the top?
The pantyhose legs turn into sleeves. To do this, put your legs on top of each other and cut the feet off a little above the heel. In the crotch, cut out a V-shaped part to get the opening for the head in this way. That's doneBelly -free top! If you should interfere with the seams at the front and back, you can also put this top on another with spaghetti straps or without a carrier to hide them. Furthermore, you can continue to shorten the sleeves if you want a short -sleeved top.
Make the necklace yourself
You only need two things to do such a neatTinker necklaceWith tights: aluminum foil and tights. From the aluminum foil you can make any big beads. Cut a pantyhose leg and halve it lengthways to get a strip. Then remove the area for the toes. Tie a knot at one end, put a ball on the fabric and then tie a knot again, make sure to lock the ball with the fabric. In this way, change them until you have received the desired length. Finally, they knot both ends together.
You can alsoUse pearls. However, we recommend plastic to those so that the chain does not become too heavy.
Decorate the chain with a loop
Tinker a cool lampshade with tights
You have a beautiful lamp, but somehow you don't like the lampshade. Or maybe this has some flaws? Then you can use it with the help of tightsspice up. You don't even have to remove the old one, because it serves as the basis for covering. Nowadays there are tights in a wide variety of variants and with all conceivable patterns and motifs. This means that the lamp can be conveniently adapted to your own requirements.
But how can you get one nowTinker lampshadeWith tights? Simply pull the tights over the existing lampshade so that it is completely covered. Then you can cut off the excess at the top and bottom. However, let a small edge that will automatically roll inwards.
Coasters or carpets
If you want coasters or small carpets with tights, cut a piece of cardboard in the desired shape (in this case a circle). Draw a edge with a circle, which you then cut at even intervals. Through these incisions, they then span yarn. Then cut the tights into long strips, which you then wrap around the center of the circle. To do this, always take the strip alternately under the thread, then over the next and so on.
This project can also be used with oneOld T-shirtimplement.
Macrame for flower pots
Macrame is currently in trend, but you can not only use yarn to build. The disused fine tights are also ideally suited. Running stitches will no longer be noticed and you can hang up your pots in a space -saving manner.
Cut off the legs of the tights and in turn into four same strips. So you get a total of 8 strips. They put it together to form a bundle and bind a knot at one end. Now divide the 8 strands into 4 groups from 2 strands. Each couple knot them below the big node. Always spread the strands and now knot at a larger distance (there the flowerpot must fit between the strands) always a strand per couple with one of the neighboring couple.
Repeat this with a next row of knots, again by far to the previous ones, but this time significantly smaller. Each new series of knots is therefore offset. In the end they only knot the ends together as at the very beginning and is alreadyYour plant hangercomplete. You are welcome to combine different colors for tinkering with tights.
Extra tip: Find small, lost objects
You can not only use tinkering with tights, but also use them as a helper in the household. How many times have you ever dropped small objects such as earrings and then spent ages to find them? Next time you can make the task easier by pulling old tights over the tube and only then sucking in the floor. The object is then sucked on the stump pants instead of getting into the dust bag.
AnotherTrick for the householdis to use tights to store onions.Let an onion fall into a pantyhose leg, tie a knot over it and add the next onion. Continue until the whole leg is full and hang it up. So you can store your onions from the garden or supermarket.
