Don't know what to do with mismatched pillowcases? You can recycle them in many creative ways
A bit like what happens with socks, even the pillowcases of the bed linen sometimes turn up without their other matching pieces: maybe it is not the fault of the infamous "clothes stealing" washing machine, but it can happen that after years of faithful service, a piece of the bed line wears out, and that piece could be a pillowcase from one of the pillows.
So what can we do then with the surviving, matching piece? It is, after all, a sort of fabric sack, quite large and generally of good quality. If we use a little imagination we can recycle surplus pillowcases in many different, useful and creative ways. Find out some of these recycling ideas below:
The most beautiful and resistant pillowcases could become excellent bags to collect dirty clothes and divide all the clothes in washing order to do laundry without stress. You can keep them ready in the bedroom or in the bathroom, after having perhaps given them with a lace closing mechanism by sewing spaces to pass a ribbon or a cord through the openings.
They are also very useful to take on the road to separate dirty clothes from those that are clean.
Tutorial via revamphomegoods.blogspot.com
And if you want to keep these useful laundry collection bags hanging on some wall, or even inside a piece of furniture, it will be useful to equip them with a rigid opening: for this, you can use iron or copper wire, or even (more simply) a rigid circle which is used for embroidery.
Just like with other fabric spare pieces, you can use pillow cases to make useful items like a canvas bag.
For girls, the pillowcases can become summer dresses; for the older girls, on the other hand, a light top can be made. No more fear of getting your good clothes dirty when working with paint, earth and other mucky things!
Tutorial via untrainedhousewife.com
There is no shortage of ideas to transform pillow cases into summer skirts, or aprons to tie around the waist for all those kitchen tasks.
You can also make a larger apron, adorned with pockets or decorated with the designs and patterns you prefer, perhaps using other scraps of fabric ... or another spare pillowcase!
If you need covers for the finest clothes in your cupboard, just cut a small hole on the side opposite to the the opening of the pillowcase (in the middle), and insert the hanger into the hole.
Always keep a few pillowcases (preferably cotton and white or light in colour) to wash the most delicate garments in the washing machine, so as to prevent the fabrics from rubbing against the others and getting damaged. The same remedy is also useful in the dryer.
If you want to quickly and effortlessly clean the blades of a ceiling fan, cover them with pillowcases and turn it on: they will collect all the dust that falls off the blades!
The most beautiful pillowcases, perhaps a number of identical ones from a set where the other parts (like the sheet) have been damaged, can become backrest covers for chairs.
Have you ever recycled your mismatched pillowcases?
