What do you do with your worn out clothes?

I go through my closet once a year at least and anything that has not been worn in a long time, I put them aside. I usually sort them in piles. One for the good ones that I can hand down to relatives or may be take it to charity shop, one for not good but will be use-able as cleaning cloth or wiping cloth, one for refitting. If they are still wear-able, I have a good tailor who can fit it for my children or may be for some one else. And some of them I just give it to relatives. Those that are not wearable anymore, I use them for wiping clothes. And well, there are some that I have just kept for sentimental reasons, even though I know for sure that I will never be able to wear them again. I still keep the top that I wore on my first date with my husband; along with the skirt that he bought me on our first visit to London.

I am a member of a ministry in our church, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. The whole parish council use to have outreach program the needy ones especially the oldies in the home for the aged. Once in a while, we sort out our clothes and separate those we are still using and not. Then we take it to our church's storage room and once we have enough, then we will distribute it thru our outreach program.

I usually give old clothing that I don't wish to keep to one of my local charity shops. I like to support charities like those that help animals and children. There are clothing bins in my local area and the clothing in those go to very poor countries. I think that is a great idea so I put clothing in there sometimes. My sister gives me girls clothing for my baby daughter. I find that very helpful because baby's clothing like dresses can be quite expensive new. Although my baby girl is aged 11 months old for some time she has been wearing clothing for aged 12 to 18 months. She is almost too large for them and will need to go into clothes for aged 18 months to 24 months. My nephews are so much older than my toddler son that I don't think my sister is saving their old clothes for me. I am happy to buy all his clothes new. He is disabled and it was lovely to buy aged 3 years to 5 years pop up underneath vests. They will last for two years then I can pass them on to my daughter maybe. I guess she will be wearing normal clothing not clothing for special needs children. My toddler son is disabled.

hi i just dont throw my old clothes i give them to beggers n needy people always , my principle of life is to only help others v all can do atleast as a human being i will request all readers do the same thng plzz dont throw thm away do this small thngs in your life Blessings will b showered on you thn juss c the miracle...^_^

I usually just donate them to charity. Sometimes I just give them to anyone who wants them. Or I just keep it in a box. I got lots of old clothes in a box. I'm thinking of donating them but I can't find a place to donate to.

rags..

If it's comfortable clothing then I just use it as sleepwear or wear it around the house. If it's something fancy like dressy clothes for weddings and festivals then I might ask some of my younger cousins if they want it. Finally if there are no takers then I would take the clothes to a charity.

They become my rug and some are just burn or throw away. Some are just made into project like rug making then just collected to be used later on.

I usually go through my closest two or three times a year. If there are things that are worn or I know I won't be wearing again I usually give it to a charity. We have a couple of charities that ride around picking up clothes and other things for the poor. Clothes that may end up with hole or stains I will reuse as dust cloth or just throw the item away depending on the material of the clothes.

Well my mom make a rag from our worn out clothes so it can be useful once more and those old clothes that can still be wear we give it to our relatives in our provinces. But sometimes I really like to wear old clothes its kinda more comfortable unlike the new one. I think I still have 3 or 4 old clothes, clothes that really worn out I use it when I sleep like a pajama.

i use them to clean the dust, or cleaning windows, and give them to my cat to play

giving them to charitable institutions is the usually the first thing i do but some members of my family just love the feel and look of old clothes. the really ratty ones, i turn them into dishrags or toys for the dog. old jeans however, i like turning into purses, i just cut the pockets out then jazz them up a bit then sew on a strap.

I give them to charity, around once or twice a year after I organize my closet.

Well like the old saying goes, "another mans trash is another mans treasure". I try not to throw away any of my old clothes, but rather take them to the goodwell. Or bring them to my godbrother's job where they have young kids that need a decent pair of shoes of clothes. I would rather bring them to someone who needs them, than to just throw them out with the trash.

I just had this problem. My jeans were getting holes where there shouldn't be. Even thought I have lost weight and these jeans were a little too large I Still love wearing them. But it was time not to wear them out . So I washed them and then i made them into shorts I'll wear them around the house. I Usually wear my clothes until they are so worn out that they aren't good enough to donate.but I have bought T-shirts that I never got to wear and I have given them to my sister or I donated them.

I know a woman who does a lot of work for many charities for the homeless. I take my bags and drop them off at her doorstep and she disperses them wherever she sees fit. I used to give them to thrift shops, but I don't necessarily trust that they will do good with our donations - that's why I give them to a trusted person whom I know will give them directly to those who are in need.

I would consider it giving to charity trusts..had already send my clothes..when there was flood & drought in the north India ... what will you prefer to do with it?? thanks for starting the discussion.. have a great day/night..

Any clothes that are still wearable I give to a charity shop but the ones that are past redemption I cut up to use for dusters and clothes for cleaning the barbecue, car etc

Well, if the clothes are damaged, I throw them away. If I just don't want them anymore (out of fashion, too big, too small, etc.), then I give them to the local charity shop to sell and raise money for local charities. Or I will give them away on Freecycle, which is an organisation you can give and receive unwanted items with others in your area. I do try to recycle everything as much as I can. Some supermarkets have big recycling bins for unwanted clothes too.

I usually give them to beggars that way it can still be used.