Many have faced the problem of old socks, when one of the pair was lost or torn a long time ago, and the second one was whole, but it's a pity to throw it away. From the article you will find out what can be useful for the home from such socks.
Content
- To put on rags
- Dress up the flower pots
- Sew a cover
- Make a pet toy
- Sew a soft toy
To put on rags
This is the easiest thing to do with old socks. You just need to put a sock on your hand and start cleaning up. Socks made from natural fabrics will do an excellent job of cleaning windows and mirrors. Large size terry sock will serve as a cover for a mop. Also, socks can be used as pouches for storing small parts. And by putting socks on the legs of chairs, you can protect them from the teeth of pets, and the floor from scratches.
Dress up the flower pots
It is not very beautiful when houseplants are in different-sized pots of unknown color. After all, not only flowers should delight our eyes, but also what they grow in. To decorate the pots, we need knee-highs or socks (should stretch well), scissors, glue.
It is necessary to pull the sock over the pot, cut off the excess at the bottom and glue the cut edge to the bottom. Choose bright colors with a variety of patterns or similar patterns.
Sew a cover
Covers can be sewn for different items: phone, umbrella, watch, glasses, pencils, cosmetics. The sewing principle is the same for different items.
From the beginning, we insert the object into the sock and estimate the size. If the sock is larger than the contents in it, you need to trim it and make a hidden seam. We make the upper part of the elastic by sewing on the lace in the form of a loop and a button in the middle of the sock so that the cover can be fastened.
Make a pet toy
The easiest way is to make a ball. To do this, we need a thick sock (so as not to be immediately torn with claws or bitten by teeth), threads with a needle and any filler (synthetic winterizer, a ball of yarn, cotton wool, synthetic granules). We lay the filler tightly to the heel of the sock, cut and sew the remains. If you have a small rattle ball at home, you can put it together with the filler inside the sock, and you get a toy with sound.
Sew a soft toy
These toys are perfect for role-playing games with preschool children. You just need to choose a theme and make the characters. For example, you can make a snowman. To do this, fill the white sock with padding polyester, sew the top, which will be the head, and tie it with a ribbon in the middle. It turns out a torso of two balls. We put a second white sock on our head to make a hat. We make eyes and nose from multi-colored buttons, and glue three on the body. In the same way, by connecting imagination, you can make any toy.