Non-slip Socks Using Inner Tube

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Non-slip Socks Using Inner Tube

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Everyone who has a smooth floor has slipped while in socks. If you make this you can stop this, and also stop some rubber from going to a landfill, where it will take the rubber hundreds of years to decompose.

Gather Matterials

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You will need:

Inner tube

Scissors

Thread

Needle

Cut the Tube

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Cut the valve off the tube. Cut the tune in half. Cut it again the long way to turn it into a strip.

Clean the Tube

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There may be white powder on the inside of the tube. If o wash it off and dry off the tube.

Measure

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You should cut a piece of the strip to match the length of the sock.

Preparing the Neadle

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Thread the thread through the needle. Cut the string at 4 to 5 ft.(depending on how big the sock is). Take the two ends and tie a large knot.

Sewing Time

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Sew through the tube and the sock. Go back through a bit further ahead. Go back a little bit. Repeat this until you get to the end.

Finishing It

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Tie a big knot at the end, and cut off the excess.

What Is Should Look Like

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The picture above show what your sock should look like.