How to Make Flip Flops from a Yoga Mat
With just a glue gun and a pair of scissors, you can recycle an old yoga mat into a new pair of flip flops. Read on to find out how!
Steps
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Clean the yoga mat.
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Identify the two sides, textured and smooth.
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Trace a flip flop or shoe that's your size on the smooth side.
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Cut out what you traced.
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Flip it over and trace it on the smooth side, cutting it out so you now have a right and left foot.
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Trace and cut out four more for both the right and left and you'll have a total of five cut-outs for each foot.
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Stack the cut-outs for each foot, textured side up.
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Glue four of the layers together with a hot glue gun. Glue a little, then press. Then glue a little more, and press. If you try to glue the whole layer at once, it'll start to dry before you push the layers together.
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Put the fifth, unglued layer on the floor, textured side up. Put your foot on it and mark the spot between your big toe and second toe.
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Slice the mark open with a razor.
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Cut a strip from the leftover mat that's about 3/4" wide, and 2.5 times the length of the flip flop.
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Put one end of the strap through the hole.
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Bring the strap around and under the flip flop, making sure the smooth side of the strap faces the outer edge of the flip flop.
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Bring the other end of the strap through the hole and cut the excess.
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Try it on and adjust the straps through the hole until you have a comfortable fit.
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Trim both sides of the strip on the bottom of the flip flop as needed. Then glue them down with a hot glue gun.
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Glue down the middle part with a hot glue gun.
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Glue this layer onto the other four layers. Add more pressure for a longer time at the middle and around the toe because of the straps sandwiched in between.
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Repeat the steps above to create another flip flop.
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Flip your flip flops over and use a glue gun to create treads on the bottom. Allow to dry.
Tips
Things You'll Need
- Scissors
- Glue gun
- Marker
- Yoga mat
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