How to Recycle Scarves: 10 Helpful Ideas

The scarves that we no longer wear, in addition to giving them away, we can easily use them, thanks to creative recycling, without wasting their precious material (wool, silk, cashmere) and using it to create cushions, draft excluders, small rugs, and even bottle covers and hot water bottles.

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pillows

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How to recycle a wool scarfNothing could be simpler: old scarves can be sewn on the sides and stuffed with whatever stuffing you like. Then they can be tied with a candy wrap or with additional stitching on the sides. They'll make wonderful sofa cushions or bed pillows.

Draft excluders

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Whatever material they are made of, scarves, due to their long and narrow shape, lend themselves to becoming useful draft excludersSew the edges lengthwise, then stuff them as desired and close the edges. Ready to use.

Carpet

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How to use old scarves if not in a carpet Unique like this? If you have several worn ones, just roll them up and pin them together as shown in the photo. For a soft and super original bedside rug.

Brooches

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Another creative way to recycle scarves consists of transforming them into fabric pins like these. Once ready, they can be used to embellish t-shirts, bags, hats and coats. You'll be spoiled for choice.

Bottle cover

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An original use of scarves is to transform them into a coverbottleYou can make it custom and insert a bottle of wine or beer you'd like to give as a gift. It will be a decidedly different unwrapping experience.

Hot water bottle

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Again, old scarves can become a useful cover for the hot water bottlesOften, the ordinary ones don't look very nice. By placing them inside such a welcoming package, you could even decide to personalize them as you see in the photo.

Puppet

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With children's scarves, which are more colourful and better suited to the purpose, you could make some nice puppets like this one. In this case you could also use some old gloves that no longer fit into the little ones. For a creative recycling complete.

Bag

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With the fringes of a wool scarf and pieces of it, you could personalize an old bag you have at home. The one you see above is made of faux velvet, but scarf appliqués lend themselves to many types of fabric. Experiment!

Pochette

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Staying on the topic, if you have a bit of manual skill and are good at DIY, you could use scarves to create some comfortable (and even elegant, if you like) clutch. Excellent as a gift idea, they are roomy and practical.

Dog dress

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Il recycling wool scarves can give to our dogs Warm protection from the cold when we take them for a walk. This is a great idea for small dogs, unless you have those long, wrap-around scarves that are all the rage.

What to do with scarves you don't use