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Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

Sometimes we have some old clothes and fabrics that are lost and wasted, so you can follow the editor to DIY with these old clothes and ragsHandmade A durable and simple flip-flop, come and learn together!
Materials and tools needed:
Hangers, clips, clothes, PP cotton, scissors, needle and thread.
Handmade DIY step-by-step method:
Step 1:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

Cut the fabric into strips about 3cm wide.
Step 2:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

Stretch the fabric slightly lengthwise and let the fabric naturally form a roll, as shown in the picture.
Step 3:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

Bend the hanger into the shape in the picture. The distance between the two depressions is about 12cm.
Step 4:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

As a long strip of cloth as the core, it is distinguished by white in the textbook. As shown in the picture, wrap the cloth strips into a heart shape, wrap the two ends of the cloth strips inwards and downwards, and finally tie the two ends. Then hang it on the hanger as shown. The crossing positions of the cloth strips are fixed with clips.
Step 5:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

Hold one end of the purple cloth strip with your left hand , pass the strip of cloth through the two middle white strips of cloth with your right hand, in front of the left and right strips, and behind the two middle strips.
Step 6:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

For the cloth at the right end, pass the purple cloth strip through the white cloth strip from right to left in the order of one up and down. After reaching the left side, as shown in the picture, go around from the front to the back of the left cloth strip, and then to the left The second white cloth strip is in front, the third white cloth strip from the left is behind, and so on.
Step 7:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

After the purple strip has been wound back and forth three or four times, tighten the strip slightly.
Step 8:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

Use your fingers to pass between the white strips of cloth and make a fist to tighten the gaps between the purple strips.
Step 9:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

If you feel that you have no idea about the shape of slippers, you can place an oval-shaped reference object under the cloth strip, as shown in the picture.
Step 10:

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips

When one purple strip is used up, you can change it to another color strip to make the color of the flip-flops look richer. The weaving method is the same as above, and the effect is as shown in the picture.

Illustration of how to DIY hand-woven flip-flops using scrap cloth strips