All people know that socks are worn on the feet. They come in different colors, styles, lengths. There are women's, men's, children's and socks for newborns.
- Cleaning.
- Toys.
- Decorations.
- Bouquet of socks.
- On the wrist and hands.
- Clothes for Barbie.
- Pencil case.
- Small wallet.
- For a bundle.
- Umbrella case.
- Pot decoration.
- For storage, transportation of shoes.
- grasshopper.
- Warmer.
- Cooling element.
- Sachet for wardrobe.
- Clothing for pets.
- Sock mitts.
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In our article on the site decortop.techinfus.com/en/ we will tell you 19 useful ideas on how you can use socks at home, in the interior and decor.
Cleaning.
The simplest and very first use of a sock is when cleaning an apartment. We put a sock on our hand, moisten it with tap water and wipe the dust, mirror, window glass, picture, photo frame, night light, sconce, chandelier or car headlights. It is especially convenient to use the sock when removing dust from window blinds. Then remove the sock from your hand and throw it in the trash can.
Use a sock to remove dust from blinds
If your sock was white or light colors, then you can see how much dust and dirt was on the furniture.
When going outside, you can wipe the dust with a sock from the surface of the shoe.
Toys.
Craftswomen make soft toys out of socks. Buttons are used for the eyes, a cross is sewn from threads or eyes are bought, which are used to create soft toys.
Bright children's sock toy
You can decorate soft toys with satin ribbons, a bow, lace. As a filler for the body, cotton or synthetic winterizer is usually used. You can sew, knit clothes for toys, make a bouquet of toys - children especially love such gifts, also decorate a shop window, rooms or a stroller.
The process of making a toy from a sock
Sock toys are a budget gift option for the team and for school children for the New Year, Teacher's Day, March 8th.
You can sew toys from socks for pets.
Decorations.
If you fold the sock in a certain way, then it looks like a textile flower. We fold a few socks and get flowers. We fasten on a thread with a needle. We cut out the base from dense fabric and sew on flowers. A necklace around the neck, a wreath of textile flowers or a bracelet on the hand is ready.
Sock decoration
Such flowers can decorate clothes, a bag, a backpack, a pillow, a blanket, a hat, a scarf.
back to index ↑Bouquet of socks.
In 2014, in Moscow, in an online store of unusual gifts, they began to sell bouquets of socks. The florist who made these bouquets is Yakovleva Anna. It was on the eve of April 1, and at first everyone took similar bouquets to their friends as a joke. But it soon gained popularity and a year later there were many orders, especially for February 23 and March 8.
Basically standard bouquets are 5, 7 and 9 socks. From the odd version of the socks, an even number of flowers in the bouquet is obtained, a bouquet of socks for 5 pairs has 10 flower socks, a bouquet of 7 pairs is equal to 14 socks.
Original bouquet of socks
For superstitious people, 1 artificial flower is inserted into the bouquet to get an odd number of flowers.
Socks are twisted in a certain way, the bouquet is complemented by artificial leaves, women's bouquets with rhinestones and outwardly a bouquet of socks is very similar to a real bouquet of flowers, only the “flowers” do not fade and such a bouquet is practical, because then you can disassemble the bouquet and wear socks.
Today, on free ad sites, forums, and online stores, you can see and order a bouquet of socks. You can buy a ready-made version or order a color scheme, size. You can combine men's and women's socks, socks with soft toys.
Combined bouquet of socks
A bouquet of socks is also called sock - floristry, sock in English means sock. They don’t sell it in flower tents, flower shops, because in Russia not everyone understands such bouquets.
On sale bouquets of socks from 2000 rubles, but if you buy socks, a flower frame and accessories for a bouquet, assemble a bouquet with your own hands, it will come out much cheaper.
A bouquet of socks with their own hands
On the wrist and hands.
For sports lovers, you can use the sock as follows. We cut off the toe and heel, put it on the arm and insert the phone or player. We run and listen to our favorite music.
Sock sports wristband
For fans of tennis, instead of a wristband, for which you have to pay money, you can use part of the sock. Wristbands are necessary when playing in the heat, so that the sweat does not flow down the hands and does not fall on the racket, which will scroll, and also to wipe the sweat from the forehead.
back to index ↑Clothes for Barbie.
There are a lot of clothes for Barbie doll for sale. It seems to be not so expensive, but if you buy a lot, you will get a decent amount that could be spent for the family in a different way.
A sock is an excellent material for sewing clothes for a Barbie doll. Knitwear stretches well, lays down on the body, so you can not sew on adhesive tape or buttons, it is easily sewn and just according to the figure of a Barbie doll and similar dolls of this format.
Sock doll clothes
If you use socks with patterns, stripes, then the clothes for the doll will look more interesting.
back to index ↑Pencil case.
Do you like to draw or color with colored pencils or felt-tip pens? Do you like to draw with crayons on the pavement? Then you can make a pencil case out of a sock. We cut the sock along, sew on a dense fabric from the inside. Then we sew a zipper and the pencil case is ready.
You can also use the pencil case to store accessories, cosmetics, Barbie shoes or small accessories for the doll.
Do-it-yourself sock pencil case
The brighter the color, the better the pencil case will look. Also, the pencil case can be decorated with rhinestones, beads, beads, glass beads and satin bows.
back to index ↑Small wallet.
We put the sock on the work surface, determine the size, set the edges and cut the sock in such a way that a semicircle forms. We sew on a dense fabric, a zipper and a small wallet is ready.
Materials for making a wallet from a sock
A small wallet made from a sock is suitable for storing a charger, storing headphones, small hairpins and hair ties, cosmetics in a bag, storing coins, vitamins, paper clips, flash drives.
Ready-made wallet from a sock
For a bundle.
For those who do not know how to make the perfect bun with a sock, we will tell. Cut off the heel from the toe, twist the entire surface. The sock looks like a voluminous elastic band or a bagel. We comb the hair, make a tail, insert our bagel and thread the hair through it. It turns out the perfect bun on the head, which can be decorated with a bow, decoration or brooch.
Making a bun with a sock
The longer the sock, the larger the donut area. The longer the hair, the more voluminous the bundle of hair on the head will be.
back to index ↑Umbrella case.
Often in life it happens that the umbrella cover is lost. To do this, you can use a regular sock. We fold the umbrella and insert it into the sock.
Sock umbrella cover
The sock stretches well, so it can be easily put on an umbrella. If the umbrella was wet, then the sock will be wet. After we dry the sock and use it again as a cover, or in the future we put a bag on a wet umbrella first, and only then a sock.
back to index ↑Pot decoration.
Indoor flowers usually stand on the windowsill. In the winter season, cold air currents can blow a little from the window frames. We warm flower pots, make them bright and beautiful. We cut off the toe under the heel, tuck the edges and insert the flower pot.
Making pots with woolen socks
The edges can be decorated with lace, ruffles and beads.
back to index ↑For storage, transportation of shoes.
In order not to stain clothes with shoes, such as flip flops, sandals, sneakers, when we pack a suitcase on the road, we take a sock and put shoes in them.
When the summer has passed and the shoes are put into boxes in the closet, to protect the shoes from dust, it is better to first put them in socks.
In order not to take an extra bag for your child to school, you can put shoes in socks and put them in a backpack.
grasshopper.
A grasshopper is a textile toy that contains seeds, it needs to be watered and then the grass will grow.
We take an old stocking, attach the desired figure, for example, we make a hedgehog, a snake, a person. Inside the stocking we pour earth and lawn grass seeds, decorate the toy, make eyes.
Sock weed
Children are very pleased with such funny crafts. You can make them different hairstyles, decorate a summer cottage, a pond, a winter garden, a window sill. You can also sell such figurines for tourists in the resort town.
back to index ↑Warmer.
For a heating pad, it is best to use a long sock or stockings. Pour rice or sand inside the sock, sew it up. If you need to use a heating pad from a sock, put it in the microwave, heat it for one minute, and then apply it to the place that needs to be warmed.
Warmer made from a sock filled with rice
Cooling element.
The opposite of the heating pad will be the cooling element. We do the same for the contents, store in the refrigerator.
In case of a bruise, headache, for a bag of groceries for a picnic, we take out a cooling element and use it for its intended purpose.
Sachet for wardrobe.
We take a sock, you can take a child's one. We fill with dry lavender, mint, citrus peels, such as orange or lemon, you can add cinnamon sticks. We sew up the socks, decorate them with satin ribbon bows, sew on a loop and hang them on a hanger in the closet.
Sachet will fill the closet with a pleasant aroma
The sachet will fill the closet with a pleasant aroma and help get rid of moths.
Also, the sachet can be used for shoes to remove unpleasant odors, in the bathroom and toilet room.
Clothing for pets.
Socks come in different sizes, but their area is small. Socks can be used to make clothes for small pets.
Sock can be used to make clothes for small pets
When it’s bad weather outside, the heating has not yet been turned on or turned off in the house, and it’s cold outside, we make clothes from a sock for kittens, puppies or small breed dogs.
back to index ↑Sock mitts.
Mitts are fingerless gloves. To create them, it is better to use knitted stockings.
We put knee-highs on the work surface, we put our hand. We cut it off so that the fingers are visible, cut off the hole for the thumb from the side (it is better to cut it off from the heel side).
Stylish mitts from socks
We decorate with rhinestones, sequins, beads, beads, embroidery. Sock mitts are a great option for photo shoots, for jackets or down jackets that do not have long sleeves, but short ones.
For crafts, creativity, decor, you can use both new socks, stockings, and those that have a hole, spools, faded, one pair remained or sat down after washing in a washing machine.
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