This is not an actual answer to your question, but just something that I was reminded of. My grandmother used to make braided rugs from worn out clothes. When double knits went out of style, my cousin and I gave Grams several boxes of dresses. She gave them back to us, told us to wear them some more, she couldn't bear to cut up good stuff. We finally convinced her that these things would never wear out. She finally relented and I have rugs that she made over 30 years ago.