We try to keep our old clothing local. We donate our children's clothes to friends (even if 30% is used by them its worth it). Also children grow so fast! If

We try to keep our old clothing local. We donate our children's clothes to friends (even if 30% is used by them its worth it). Also children grow so fast! If we decide to discard them ourselves we do the following, in order. * we each keep 1-4 sets of "paint" or "work" clothing * long sleeve button down shirts are worn backwards as children art smocks * a single t-shirt cut apart becomes 4 rags for cleaning, working * a single t-shirt cut into about 20 strips becomes perfect in the garden to hold tomato plants to stakes, etc * a whole bunch of old clothes gets vacuum sealed and stuck between studs in the shed to act as a great insulator (I dust borax on the layers of clothes to act as a flame retardant).