The name says it all - RecycleCindy. Over the years, we have enjoyed with enormous pleasure the free patterns RecycleCindy has generously offered on her website and await with great eagerness what this fabulous designer will make next.
This creative designer has made things from children to adults, from kitchen/bath to rugs, from dolls to holidays. 
RecycleCindy has recently expanded her clothing/accessory line into a new territory - footwear.
Recycled Plastic Bag Sandals
And why not? I've always said that there is nothing that can't be made with plarn that can be made with regular yarn.
Any plarn crafter knows that an item made with plarn is not only very durable but even washable.
If you want to make a pair for yourself or surprise someone with a pair, RecycleCindy also offers an easy to follow tutorial on how to make plarn from plastic bags.
Thank you again, RecycleCindy, for another fabulous design!!
You can read more about RecycleCindy and the other recycled designers
on the 'Meet The Designer' page.
When faced with a decision of what to do with extra fabric laying around the house, contibuting to overfilled landfills wasn't even a consideration for Teresa. She knew the easiest way to recycle textiles is to repurpose them. And, I'm sure you'll agree with me when I say her efforts were successful.
Recycled Into Yarn's newest Recycled Designer, Teresa Alvarez, shares with us her unique fabric yarn bag designs.
Please welcome Recycled Into Yarn's newest Recycled Designer,
Teresa Alvarez
You can read more about Teresa and the other
recycled designers on the
'Meet The Designers' page.
Kayla not only enjoys coming up with new designs but enjoys giving them away as well to family and close friends. Her designs are user-friendly and made to be enjoyed by everyone including the family pet, Tony.
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Kayla's most recent design is Tony's Toy Tote that was created with plarn and finished with tarn. This design is a successful example of how beautiful recycled yarn combinations can be.
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If you need help in making plarn, Kayla has done an awesome job with this instructional how-to 'Prepare Your Plarn' tutorial.
Let us not overlook this very creative dish scrubby made from potatoes, onions, apples, and garlic food packaging mesh bags that Kayla recycled into yarn.
Please help me give a huge thank you to Kayla on her adorable free crochet patterns that she makes available on her website, Kayla K's Thirfty Ways,
for all to enjoy.
RecycledCindy continues to delight us with her most recent beautiful designs -
Plarn Laundry Basket
Recycled Pink Plastic Purse.
We can't help but marvel at the beautiful colors, the size and style of each bag.
However, what makes the 2 newest designs even more remarkable is the number of plastic bags she used to create them. RecycleCindy has successfully kept 200+ plastic bags from ending up in the trash which is 200+ less in the landfill which is 200+ less from harming the environment .
Please help me give a huge thank you to MyRecycled Bags on the two newest free patterns that are made available on her website, MyRecycled Bags for all of us to enjoy.
When you stop and think about it, there is always potential 'recycled yarn' lying or hanging around the house. It's there because we're looking right at it. It may not be recognized at first but eventually we see it. For example one minute you're sleeping on a bed sheet and pillow case and the next scrubbing dishes with it or even fashionably wearing it over the shoulder. It's really hard to describe that feeling of gratification that comes with creatively extending the life of an item beyond what it was originally intended.
If you're looking for potential recycled fabric or rag yarn, the best place I know to start looking is that one place we continue to pile up the old bed sheets & pillow cases that we dare not use again or the curtains that at one time had seen many sunrises and sunsets. Some of us have them in bin(s) or stacked up on a shelf in that 'one' closet waiting to decide on what to do with them. We hold onto them because we know that there are so many wonderful projects that can be created but just not sure where to start.
Look no further because
Sharon of Laughing Purple Goldfish Designs shows us just how much fun it is to make fabric yarn. Below are 2 different tutorials she has created for us:
 No-Join Method of Cutting Fabric Strips |  Join Method of Fabric Strips |
Okay, now that you have all of this beautiful fabric yarn made up,
what to do - what to do ??
We have the answer to that question as well - Laughing Purple Goldfish Designs offers this quick and easy rag coaster pattern. Ready for more, check out Sharon's beautiful Rag Bag patterns also. | |
 Cheerful Rag Bag by Laughing Purple Goldfish Designs |  Anatomy of a Rag Bag by Laughing Purple Goldfish Designs |
Please welcome
Sharon of Laughing Purple Goldfish Designs as
Recycled Into Yarn's newest Recycled Designer.
You can read more about Sharon and the other recycled designers on the
'Meet The Designers' page.
DON'T FORGET to cast your vote for the
1st Recycled Yarn-Along by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on January 24th. See for yourself what is in the lead....
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