5 ways to reuse old socks
by Deanna Glick
Apr 11th 2008 @ 10:15PM
Filed under: Tips
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For a couple of these ideas, they can't have holes. If you use your socks until they have holes, you're using them longer than a lot of people and therefore get credit for reuse. Or you need to cut your toenails. OK. Enough of that. Here are the ideas:
- put them over your hands and dust furniture or window blinds.
- use as bags for marbles.
- make a sock monkey with a few different colors.
- cover a bag of ice for a more comfortable cold compress.
- make a rice sock, commonly used as a cold or hot compress or as a physical therapy device for hands.
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4-12-2008 @ 7:18AM
Miller said...
very interesting! http://www.spymac.com/details/?2357478
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4-12-2008 @ 8:02PM
Woozles said...
Don't forget filling them with nickels in order to teach someone a lesson.
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4-13-2008 @ 1:15AM
Jonathon Morgan said...
That's hardcore recycling. I love it.
4-14-2008 @ 12:57AM
FLORIDAGIRL said...
We have reused gently worn socks (lower cut sport style) by filling them with beans and then sewing them shut. My boys use them to play hackysack, or to toss around as bean bags on the yard sized tick-tack-toe game.
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4-14-2008 @ 10:11AM
KY Chick said...
I have used old socks for years for storing christmas ornaments. It works very well. I also store seasonal cups and glasses in them.
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4-16-2008 @ 7:46AM
Karsten said...
This is great! So easy to do and it will make such a difference.
I am glad you are also pointing out that it is much more relevant to buy organic cotton socks (rather than the regular cotton that pollutes so much via fertilizers and pesticides). Your comment about avoiding Merino wool from Australia (where the Merino sheep are treated rather nastily) also helps the American consumer to make good decisions.
I am going to throw up.
I think as a society we have lost it if we continue pointing out the irrelevant (considering the big picture) while not exchanging thoughts that may be less comfortable to hear but need to be said.
Articles about reusing socks are embarrassing since they make no difference but lead to people thinking that doing it will make a difference.
Don't worry about your socks! Sweat the big stuff. And once you have reduced your impact by 50% (or so) worry about reusing socks, shoelaces, CD jewel cases, and other minor things.
Karsten
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