Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle old tights/stockings?

By: alison price

alison price — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:49:39 +0000

hey kate thornton
i received your box of tights and stockings last week. i had no idea you were sending so many!!!! i was totally amazed and enjoyed going through them all. i spent a full three evenings sorting them out into types, colours and deniers. u should have let me pay the postage though as i saw the price on the royal mail label!!
these will keep me busy for months kate
thank you again
alison
x

By: Kate Thornton

Kate Thornton — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:52:11 +0000

Hi,
I’ve had a lot of contact from people on the site and have now got rid of my entire stockings and tights collection! I’m amazed I had so many responses and very happy that they’re going to go to good homes and get used.
I’m building my collection up again slowly – so will soon have more to give away. I’m not going to do quite so big bundles next time – so others have a chance of getting some.
I’m sorry to the people that contacted me after I’d run out.
I’m on misskatethornton175@gmail.com if you want to get in touch.
Thanks,
Kate

By: Kate Thornton

Kate Thornton — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:34:41 +0000

Hi,
I have tons of pairs of stockings and tights if anyone can do anything with them. Some may have little snags and ladders in them, but most of them are okay. I have holdup stockings too. I wear mainly sheer/semi-opaque black tights and stockings (for work/play) but I have some tan, grey, white, blue and a few red in there too I think. They go back years and years – I’ve never wanted to thrown them away. You can get me on email: misskatethornton175@gmail.com
Thanks,
Kate

By: M

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:45:31 +0000

Hello Pip,

I noticed your message with regards to the old tights you have. I need all you’ve got. I run a garage and we find them invaluable used as rags where scratches must be avoided, for straining fluids…and lots more. I will give you my address if you let me know your e-mail addy. I will of course pay you for any expense and postage.

Thanks!

By: beamager

beamager — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:59:48 +0000

Hello, I make flowers out of old pantyhose. I put a few flowers on the site: http://www.leblogacollants.com/que-faire-collants-files/
and on Facebook: Beamager Ger
If you want to send me your old tights, here is my address: Beatrice et Marc Gerfaud, Imprimerie Nouvelle Gerfaud, 5 rue de la Foret, BP 67, 44130 Blain, France
Feel free to contact me if you need more information: beamager@wanadoo.fr
Thank you, Sincerely, Beatrice

By: Pip

Pip — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:49:12 +0000

Hey, I have lots of clean old tights I’d prefer to recycle, can anyone make use of them, let me know and I’ll send them. Pip.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:33:36 +0000

I am really interested in used tights and would cover cost of postage at least

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:32:28 +0000

I am really interested in used tights and would cover cost of postage at least.

By: beamager

beamager — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:13:15 +0000

Hello,
I am French and I’m sorry for my English might not be very correct.
My approach is somewhat unusual, but I found that this method for my research hosiery damaged ..
You are a consumer of stockings or tights? But they wear out, will spin or pierce easily? So remember to reuse them instead of throwing them away, because now, recycling has become a daily action in our lives so why not recycle our tights. Especially since they are not damaged tights that will be missed! So now, from today, keep your tights, because they will be useful for making flowers.
Here I make flowers with tights or stockings and queues of wire. But my biggest problem is finding the raw material (tights or damaged). That is why I am asking you if you did not tights or damaged you want to discard. Because, I want to recover well.
Want to see what I do: http://www.leblogacollants.com/que-faire-collants-files/
http://album.aufeminin.com/album/675502/tout-en-collant-mes-fleurs-0.html
I do not trade with my achievements, but I give them in nursing homes or
works, but especially not trade with and I insist. You might be surprised what you can do tights or recycling.
It sends me an envelope and I normally get from France, Allemang, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Canada … why not you?
No matter what color they are white, beige, black, brown, gray … it does not matter.
Here is a testimonial from a friend:
“Mireille wrote:
I have only just come across your ad, your creations are beautiful.
I have tights to give you and just say that like you I was doing flowers and butterflies and others with tights and I had a hard to find, so I put an ad on forums and I received a lot of stockings and tights.
Maybe you could try. Good luck and congratulations for your magnificent work. ”
I await your responses.
Thank you.
beamager@wanadoo.fr
A +
Bea

By: Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:15:12 +0000

- I use squares cut from old nylons to cover a jar or sprouting seeds. I secure it with a rubber band, and lean it ot the side of my dish drainer, where it is out and I don’t forget to rinse it a couple times a day.

- I have used squares cut from the thicker tights on my coffee maker as a filter. It worked well, rinsed out easily and could be re-usd.

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:49:57 +0000

I have lots of old tights I want to recycle at the moment, mostly black and 60-100 denier with holes, if anyone is interested please contact me at lostwisdom@hotmail.co.uk

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:44:11 +0000

Hi Charlotte will you be able to send me some tights i can pay for the postage Need asap please contact me on email provided thanks

By: john jones

john jones — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:06:40 +0000

Email me I can use them for fishing, bwrt84@googlemail.com

By: john jones

john jones — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:04:37 +0000

I will take the tights how much did you want

By: charlotte

charlotte — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:39:14 +0000

Hi,,im sorry but i have quite a lot of Tights [15 pairs] from school [tall size] but they are All Thick Black 90 denier Opaques so dont think these will be much use to you..they are clean some have a few ladders/holes/runs but 6 pairs of them are still in perfect condition…regards Charlotte.

By: melanie

melanie — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:28:35 +0000

If anyone has any old tights/stockings etc I would gladly recycle them , I am currently doing a degree in textiles and need as many pairs as possible for my coursework making flowers . Please contact me melaniemckie@hotmail.com all help will be gladly appreciated thank you

By: Corrina

Corrina — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:20:38 +0000

Do you still need old tights? I have a lot of pairs. Please send me an email if you do corrina.connor@gmail.com
Thanks

By: beamager

beamager — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:03:54 +0000

I get all kinds and all colors of tights or stockings to make flowers. Look what I do on: http://album.aufeminin.com/album/675502/tout-en-collant-mes-fleurs-0.html
For more information, write me an email : beamager@wanadoo.fr

By: beamager

beamager — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:52:39 +0000

Jenny

Sorry for the delay but I just browse the site and I read your message. I will let you send me your tights, because I did more advance. I leave you my mail: beamager@wanadoo.fr. I await your news.
Beatrice

By: Bre

Bre — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:01:01 +0000

Hi Jenny

I need old washed tights for craftwork. Do you still have any that you could send to me please?
My e mail is :

brejackson@gmail.com

Regards
Bre

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:24:40 +0000

Here, one use has been given, ie. garden tying – the “give” can be better than a hard bit of twine. The other I’ve not seen mentioned but is again sort of gardening (at least here as we grow some soft fruit) related. They can be used as a “jelly bag” to strain the juice when making things like blackcurrant jelly, cordials, purees, etc.

By: Bre

Bre — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:27:12 +0000

I am looking for clean used tights or stockings. It doesnt matter if they have a few ladders in them. They must be clean. I need quite a lot, ideally in tan colours, all variations from light to dark. I can use them for craftwork. Thanks.

By: kitschkitty

kitschkitty — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:45:40 +0000

Use a foot/leg over the end of your vacuum cleaner nozzle if you ever need to pick up small spilt items like beads, seeds, staples, etc.

You can use them to make a face, stuff with a little wadding and then sewn and decorated to add a nose, ears and other features. They can also be filled with sawdust and grass seed and decorated to look like a face – when the grass grows out of the top it looks like hair!

I’ve used them to recover worn out foam headphone/earphone parts.

They can be used as stuffing as previously mentioned.

I imagine you could use them to cover bandages, sleeves, hair etc if your doing a job where you need to keep any of those things tidy (like if you are painting or something)!

You can stuff them to make a door/draft excluder.

I guess you could use a clean foot to cover glasses and drinks cans in the summer if you are out in the garden and worried about flying insects, maybe they could be used for other screening purposes too?

By: M

Wed, 26 May 2010 06:53:44 +0000

Hi, I find old tights really come in handy round the garage, for straining fluinds, paints, as rags etc. Trouble is demand far outstrips supply. I would be interested in taking loads of what you have off your hands.

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By: Jenny Paul

Jenny Paul — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:52:01 +0000

Hallo Bea,
I read your message after putting the question, ” How can I recycle my nylon tights?”
Please can I send you my washed and clean tights? (some have holes in)
Puis-je vous envoler mes tights? Avez vous une addresse que je peux utiliser?
J’aime bien les fleurs que vous faites.
J’en ai beaucoup de tights que je peux envoler.
Est-ce que vous peux uitliser les tights noir?
Best wishes
Hope you understand my French!
Jenny

By: Amelia

Amelia — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:19:54 +0000

Old tights can be used as a great storage system for hanging up onions in a cool dry place after they have been harvested

By: Shorty

Shorty — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:22:07 +0000

The filtering options are endless! Maybe they can be stitched into a reusable coffee filter?

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:31:41 +0000

…and they can be cut into small pieces and used to stuff cushions or soft toys! Best mixed with polyester stuffing (from an old duvet is the cheapest way, or cushions/pillows that have gone out of shape)- the tights make the polyester go further and tend to be a bit lumpy on their own.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:30:15 +0000

They can also be plaited into bathmats. Cut off waist elastic, cut up centre of body section to provide separate legs, sew legs together at toes and tops to make long continuous strips that you wind into balls. Then plait together and sew into rounds or ovals, coiling the plait and sewing as you go. They look best dyed – nylon dyes well with washing-machine Dylon and they make warm, soft and quick-drying bathmats. You can even dye your balls of lengths into different shades and have a 3-tone mat, if you can be bothered.