I love how you've taken such a seemingly simple task like making fabric scraps and provided so many details and tips and tricks! This video is perfect! 😊
Awesome idea to use your old rotary blades and mates for this. I’m glad I saw this video before I cut up my scraps. I was planning to use scalloped edge pinking shears to do this while sitting on the throne. It hadn’t dawned on me to use the rotary cutter. Hmmm someone needs to invent a home use fabric shredder so we could use it like a paper shredder.
Beware: pinking shears will give you massive aches and pains! Don't ask how I know. 😆 have you ever seen the device rug hookers use to cut strips of wool? It's a handcranked circular blade. If someone managed to string together a bunch of those, maybe. But again, you'd need some strength to power thru. There are industrial fabric shredders, but they are big machines. Nothing for home use. 😔 But really, no market for it... who else except a few crazy fiber artists would want one. 😄
Hi, thanks, great video. Question I have is, I've got a lot of odd socks, and some items of clothing that cannot be repaired, I don't want to send them to land fill, how can I prepare them to be used to stuff soft toys? Also tips on equipment to use. Also could I use the items of clothing and socks as they are without cutting them up? Many thanks
It doesn't work well to keep items whole - you get lumps. Cutting up into bits creates a fluffy stuffing, especially if you are using multiple types of fiber (cottons, wools, synthetics, etc). Socks (and other knits) work well as stuffing, but they still need to be shredded. I find that the rotary cutter and old mat that I describe in the video is the most efficient set of tools. You can use scissors, but you'll get hand cramps quickly. Do not use this type of stuffing for anything that will be laundered - it doesn't dry quickly, even in a tumble drier.
@@AgosiaArts Thanks for such an informative video! I had the same questions as @eg and so thanks for saving me from hand cramps by pointing out using scissors will cause that :) In addition - if I want to stuff a pillow that I plan to use for body support (and so it does not have to be super soft), would bigger scraps make it softer or harder? I am also planning to mix it with polyfill to make it fluffier. Do you think that would work?
