What to make of old socks?

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Everyone has old socks in the house. Take your time to throw them away, especially if they are terry and have bright colors. We’ll show you some interesting ideas on how and why you can use old socks.

Decorative warmers for cups and mugs

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The original use of old socks is with textile décor or the creation of cup warmers. To do this, take the old terry socks and cut off the bottom of them. Use only the top of the old sock:
- cut a small hole for the cup handle with scissors in it;
- Handle open sections manually.

Or:

- cut the upper part of the sock along;
- process open sections manually, either on an overlock or in a zigzag line;
- Unscrew the processed sections on the wrong side and hem;
- along the short sections, top and bottom, sew buttons on one side, and make hinges on the other.

Hair bands

In order to make an elastic band for hair from a sock, you only need its upper part. Fold it in half with the front side inward. Sew open sections, leaving a small hole for turning out. Turn and sew the open area manually. The elastic for hair is ready!

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Original flowers from socks

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Such unusual flowers will be a wonderful decoration for gift boxes and packaging. Making original flowers is easy, just twist the sock tightly, fasten with several stitches so that the improvised bud does not unwind. Decorate the middle with a large bead or beads.

Soft shoes for home

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If the heel or the sole area is worn off the socks, sew the most ordinary soft insoles to this place and wear “new” socks instead of slippers. Insoles can be made with your own hands, cut them out of leather, felt, felt or dense wool fabric to the size of your foot.

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We decorate flower pots

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Old knitted socks will fit in the decor of small flower pots. In this case, you will also need only the upper part of the sock, and open sections can not be processed, but let them casually wrap when you put the upper part of the sock on a flower pot. Get an unusual decor with a winter mood.

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Stuffed Toys

From old socks you can make a wide variety of children's toys. The most interesting specimens are obtained from bright, striped and terry socks. Use cotton wool, holofiber or synthetic winterizer as a filler for toys. Decorate toys with beads, buttons, beads, and muzzles "draw" threads.

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Floor mats

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From old socks it is easy to make soft rugs for an entrance hall, a bathroom or for giving.Use one of two methods - cut the socks into strips, tie them together and twist them into a ball. From the resulting "yarn" crochet for knitting a rug. The second way is to sew old socks together into an improvised rug.

Sleeve cuffs

Cuffs can be made from the top of old socks, with the help of which you can extend the sleeves or simply replace worn cuffs with new, original ones.

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Universal cleaning cloth

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For this, only old terry socks are suitable. Use a small sock to get rid of dust - put a sock slightly moistened in water on your hand and wipe dusty surfaces. Large socks do a great job of cleaning as a rag for a mop.

Stylish snowmen

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Make original snowmen with your own hands from a pair of old white socks. Fill a sock with beans, for example. A strong thread to form the body of a snowman. Sew beads or buttons in black in place of the eyes, or attach them with glue. From a piece of cloth cut a strip that will serve as a scarf.