T-shirt yarn, t-shirt yarn, tripa de pollo or totora are some of the names by which this material is known in the world of weaving, its name may vary depending on each country or region where you are, but the most commercial without doubt is trapillo.
Ok so far so good, but... What is the yarn?
The yarn is one of the protagonists here at The VAVIg , it is our star material for the manufacture of most of our bags and accessories. But in essence, the rag is nothing more than pieces of elastic fabric, cut and recycled thanks to the surplus of textile production, all those kilometers of "unnecessary" fabrics are restructured from their original shape, to change their style and become long strips with different thicknesses, colors and textures.
The types of trapillos that exist
It seems very easy to answer, but it certainly is not, basically because as we mentioned before, the rag is made from recycled fabric, that is, if there are 1,000 types of fabric, it is possible that there are 1,000 types of rag, which gives us leaves with an arduous amount of information to classify, however, I am going to mention a couple of those that we handle on the website:
Premium Soft T-shirt: Made of fabric with a super soft and light texture, ideal for bags, rugs, sandals, due to its soft sensation I recommend it for these specific projects, in the end you can try different projects and check it out for yourself
Regular T-shirt: A slightly stiffer fabric for projects such as baskets, baskets, bassinet cradles, macrame bags, any project that requires a little more resistance.
The t-shirt is really a wonderful derivative of fabrics, because it brings out the creativity that we carry inside. This material is not only environmentally friendly by minimizing unused fabric waste, but it brings unique works of art to life.
With the yarn, a woven piece will never be 100% the same as another, because each one keeps its original essence. The variety of colors that we can find on the market is almost infinite, so we have no limits when it comes to taking risks and making somewhat daring combinations.
Here in our store you can buy your t-shirt of a much higher quality, since they are classified fabrics and with prolonged durability, we are interested in providing you with an excellent material, that is why we only have certain fabrics, we also have SUPERCOMPLETE KITS , with which you can take the reality of that first, woven work that you have wanted to do for a long time.
However, remember that you can always do it yourself by following some Tutorial on YouTube where you can give a second use to those pieces of fabric that you have at home or that shirt that you no longer wear.
Knit with yarn and give free rein to your creativity