Make Your Own Skirt - No Pattern, Easy

Make a Simple Drawstring Skirt
This is so easy. I'm a beginning seamstress, and I can handle this just fine. This skirt can be made to any length, and to any size. Try using vintage sheets for fabric on this project, especially for teenagers and small children.

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Here is another one that I'd like to try. I've made pillowcase dresses for my toddler, but this one is a pillowcase skirt. You do have to be skinny for this project, so this may exclude me. I'll have to see if I can stuff myself into a pillowcase. If not, I'll try this for my daughter when she is older. This one requires only hand sewing.

Here's a good clothes saver for post baby body: How to Put Side Panels in Pants. This could be done with skirts as well.

How to Make Rag Rug

Easy, even if you are not an expert crafter or have never learned to knit or crochet.

How to Make a Rag Rug: The Basics for Beginners (Part 1)

How to Make a Rag Rug: The Basics for Beginners (Part 2)

Green Weaving: Make Your Own Loom

This is my kind of loom - easy, free, and recycled.

How to Weave on a Cardboard Loom

Here is another one made from a box:

Here are instructions for a children's loom using a craft stick. I have also seen people use a flat hair clip.









A few more loom ideas from Montessori World

Cardboard Weaving printable PDF instructions.



YouTube - Weaving on a Cardboard Loom

Here is a nice tutorial for a plastic bag rug, although any scraps of fabric will do.

Not cardboard, but doable with the purchase of a 2x4 and a wood dowel: homemade wood peg looms.