Many people are constantly searching for amazing ideas to repurpose, reclaim, and recycle their ways to creating beautiful décor. Just like learning how to change eating habits when dieting, people have to learn how to change out of their bad habits when it comes to protecting our Earth. Recycling, as a habit, must be promoted.
Have fun and try to create your own furnishings by recycling.
Greetje van Tiem from Eindhoven Academy invented her own amazing yarn recycled from newspaper for a school project. She calls her project Indruk.
- With a drop spindle, twisting, and patience, newspaper can be spun into yards of yarn. When strips of newspaper are tightly spun they become very strong and durable.
- Imagine area rugs and baskets woven out of yarn recycled from newspaper.
- Newspaper yarn can be used exactly as traditional yarn; knit, crochet, and weave your way to beautiful accessories.
a chair woven out of newspaper yarn
Learn how you can make your own newspaper yarn. Doug Gunzelmann has a great tutorial that is easy to follow.
- This is a really cool, green, invention. Have fun discovering what you can create out of newspaper yarn.
a crocheted ottoman cover out of newspaper yarn
It is amazing what we can recycle out of newspaper.
- Check out NewspaperWood for a really cool invention recycled from newspaper. Newspaper recycled into a wood-like product that can be used to make cabinetry and other furnishings.
Our earths circle is broken; the trash and pollution are falling out. Recycling and Upcycling should be thought of as a clasp to help hold the circle closed. Step outside of the box and develop your own recycled invention. Our Earth needs saving and we all need to be its heroes.
Get out the newspaper and make some party hats, and never be afraid to dance!
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