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Written by tehn on 2025-01-13 at 00:51

how wonderful is it that you can unwind an old discarded sweater. to easily become a precious raw material that can be imagined and worked into a new thing.

i wish more things in life were so elegantly reversible.

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Written by chris martens on 2025-01-13 at 02:05

@tehn idk, have you actually done this? I watched a youtuber do it and it seemed like it took hours and produces barely usable yarn

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Written by tehn on 2025-01-13 at 02:14

@chrisamaphone yep. you need a ball winder and some technique. and also worthy unraveling candidates.

a friend previously ran a reclaiming business and made fantastic yarn, search "reunion yarn"

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Written by tom jennings on 2025-01-13 at 04:18

@tehn

I think woven fiber fabrics are humankind's best idea in all of planetary history. Even animals love them.

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Written by Kyle Parker Cunningham on 2025-01-13 at 18:10

@tehn sweaters that don't unwind can be felted (if they are wool).

This material sewn into all sorts of amazing objects - who doesn't want cashmere felt?

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