Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle old underwear?

By: Frances

Frances — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:28:13 +0000

I am an art student in London and need your knickers for an art project. I need knickers and not thongs. Please donate your knickers.

Email me at fshenstone@gmail.com

By: lilly

lilly — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:51:16 +0000

to recycle old bras go to http://www.craftbits.com there is a project to turn them into handbags. hope this helps.

By: Marion

Marion — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:51:31 +0000

Al you are a homophobic idiot.

I certainly wouldn’t want to have anything to do with your disgusting Y fronts.

Get a life or a date (if you can)

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:00:48 +0000

I agree with you on the need for underwear because of discharge. I’d rather clean my underwear more often than my pants.

By: Deedee

Deedee — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:29:24 +0000

There is a charity which collects old tights for use in a fistula hospital in Africa, (can’t remember which country)they cut off the legs, then the body part is used to hold pads in place, and the legs are woven into rugs. Ingenious!

By: HNA

HNA — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:28:45 +0000

email me as i am looking for used underware to recycle. bobby_156@hotmail.com

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:12:46 +0000

send your used underwera to underwearforafrica.moonfruit.com

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:05:28 +0000

Nate…you are too funny, maybe not appropriate but funny nontheless :)

By: kate

kate — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:22:46 +0000

I have been trying to get hold of you via email regarding underwear that you make into blankets..Im about to have a good clear out of my textiles and clothes ect so if you want any of it let me know as Ive not heard of anywhere else you can take undies to, to recycle…Does anyone know if you can just take them to the clothing recycling banks?

By: janice

janice — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:38:42 +0000

thats chilidish you need to grow up

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:40:10 +0000

Wash’em then turn them into Cloth Baseballs… Nothin’ like a good ol’ woofle ball game in the neighborhood

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:27:56 +0000

If I were very crafty, I’d make pretty hair ties out of lacy thongs. Maybe attaching the lace to a piece of fabric for a headscarf, and use the elastic for ponytails.

By: specificat

specificat — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:15:17 +0000

My mom always saved a few old cotton panties for use as rags. They work great for that. Especially good for wiping glass.

By: Fern

Fern — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:54:20 +0000

I was thinking to use my old thongs to tie up my tomato plants… They seem to be the right size, shape, and elasticity, but I haven’t tried them yet.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:18:18 +0000

I work with a great group of ladies. We make quilts for those that are less fortunate. We are always in need of materials to use for stuffing and other parts of the quilts. We use lots of old tights/pantyhose as well as undies(we launder everything before we use it, with bleach). There are also lots of other things we are always in need of. If you would like more information about what we can use or where to send your unwanted items please feel free to email me at
Quilts4homeless@yahoo.com
Thank You and God Bless,
Jennifer

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:28:02 +0000

I cut up my old holey panties and use the pieces to stuff toys I make for my dogs. Hey, dogs love old underwear, right? Why not use them in doggie toys :)

By: Ariana

Ariana — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:26:39 +0000

Stockings (nylons, hose) are excellent for holding rolls of wrapping paper or for holding fruit. Most likely it would not be good to combine the wrapping paper and the fruit.

Also if you run out of paper filters for coffee, stockings (nylons) or socks can be used (clean, please!) to hold the ground coffee while the hot water is run through.

Also stockings (nylons) can be used, cut up, to stuff pillows.

And there are “stocking caps”.

By: MICHAEL SCHMITZ

MICHAEL SCHMITZ — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:46:20 +0000

to save cake so that later when you want to eat fresh cake, just wrap it suran wrap and freeze it. unfreeze it when you want eat it 2 days later, once thawed, just put it in your refrigerator.

By: ideals4life

ideals4life — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:34:36 +0000

i have been reusing tights and underwear for a long time turning them into all sorts of things but as an artist usually into objects of abstract art…one small problem though is i no longer have anyone to supply me with any.
CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE email me-
id4life2002@artlover.com

By: Dani

Dani — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:27:36 +0000

Most people do things not because they want to Ie. Wearing bras, but because society demands it. So although alot of people feel for comfort reasons the need to wear a bra, most people do it because society says “Wear a bra, nipples are gross”.

By: tlmfarmgirl

tlmfarmgirl — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:42:20 +0000

nylons make great strainers, or my grandmother used a pair to tie her garbage lid to the can so it wouldn’t blow away or the garbage man couldn’t lose it. for panties, how about using them for seed starters?

By: Leanna

Leanna — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:17:26 +0000

I saw a great shade canopy made out of underwear at burning man. Not only was it quite functional, but it was eye-catching too.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:27:21 +0000

yes, bigboobedgal!

if you have the time and energy… you could re-use your favorite pair as a pattern…

here’s a link to see how:
http://www.supernaturale.com/articles.html?id=70

By: louisa

louisa — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:48:20 +0000

Yes, cotton, wool and silk can be composted as they’re natural fibres but not if they include a percentage of man-made material too.

But I always think of composting as a last resort – it’s better to reuse them or recycle the fabric first. In the UK, there tend to be (charity) fabric banks at most recycling locations/household waste sites – depending on the item and the quality of it, they’ll either redistribute it for further wear, reclaim the fabric for making into new cloth or dispose of it responsibly.

-louisa :)

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:37:12 +0000

Thanks Bigboobedgal for saying what needed to be said about panties! :)

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:36:26 +0000

Can any fabrics be composted?

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:36:11 +0000

I’ve just gone through all of my clothes and picked out stuff that I just cannot wear anymore. I stopped wearing thongs as well so I got rid of them all. What do I do with all of this underwear? Is there somewhere I can send them where the fabric will be recycled to make new fabric? I’m desperate to know here because I refuse to just throw that much stuff in the trash to go off to the dump.

By: al

al — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:45:41 +0000

Give all your panties and bra away at any gay bar for free I’m sure they would love to have them

By: bigboobedgal

bigboobedgal — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:14:38 +0000

+1 for the mini quilts idea. my knickers are often made from cute, fun fabric and after all those washes, it’s pretty soft too.

it’s not necessarily wall-hanging quilt quality but i have made a couple of quilted change purses out of old knicker bottoms.

By: bigboobedgal

bigboobedgal — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:12:50 +0000

who are these “most women” of which you speak? if “most women” didn’t want to do it, they wouldn’t. i’m not saying we’re all doing it for the right reasons (push up bras are not about practicality or comfort after all) but it’s silly to say we’re wearing them against our will.

and as for underwear, well, since we’re being frank, i leak discharge from my vagina. not a lot and it’s not stinky or anything, it’s just natural cleaning fluids. that gets caught in my underwear rather than smearing all over my jeans/trousers. it’s a lot easier – and better for the environment – to wash a little slip of light cotton than it is to wash and dry my heavy jeans regularly – my jeans won’t wear out as quick either. i think that’s a fine purpose.