I’m thinking a lot about spinning with ‘non-traditional fibers’: plastic, newspaper, material. There are many cool options out there and so many people willing to share how to do it! Here are just a few of the tutorials, ideas and inspirations:
- Plarn (yarn from plastic bags)
- Recycling t-shirts for yarn
- Newspaper yarn
- Scrap knitting
- Oz is thinking about making yarn from a wedding dress…and now I am too (but not my own! Probably a thrifted hideous bridesmaid dress)
- Crocheting a rag carpet
Now that we’re in Daylight Savings, my evenings are full of sunshine and I plan on taking more pictures of the process and will share if I make anything with these odd fibers.
Have you spun or knitted with anything not intended to be yarn?

Hi! I'm Tara and I'm the Blonde Chicken behind all this yarn! You can read more about how I got this 