You have this old faded t-shirt at home, and you don't know what to do with it?
Impossible to sell, and yet throwing it away is a bit sad.
Don't bother anymore!
You only need a few minutes to transform this t-shirt into a unique and very practical small shopping bag.
In the age of recycling and reusable bags, a homemade bag can be useful...
It interests you ? Follow the guide.
- a t-shirt of the color you like
- scissors
- thread and a needle OR a sewing machine
- a pencil
- a rule
1. Fold your t-shirt in half lengthwise, then draw a line like this (if you want your bag to be bigger, just adjust the line):
2. Keeping your T-shirt folded, cut along this line, and around the collar (following the outline of the collar) to form the handles of the bag.
3 . Using a sewing machine or your little fingers, sew the bottom of the bag. To do this, turn the T-shirt over (so as to sew on the seam side), and start sewing at least 2 cm before the seams stop. Otherwise the solidity of the bag may suffer.
Remember to use thick and strong thread too, or make several passes.
4. (optional) To have a little more space in your shopping bag and/or for decoration, you can make small holes in it.
To do this, draw with a ruler, still on the seam side of the T-shirt, lines of 2 or 3 cm each.
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You can draw as many as you want, but pay attention also to the solidity . Once that's done, you cut out your features .
There you go, you have a brand new bag !
The t-shirt here is white, but do not hesitate to do it with colored t-shirts to have more original bags. No more plastic bags that pollute!
And to know what to put in your shopping bag to spend less money, there is also a tip.
Do you also have a tip for recycling old clothes? Share it in comment. We can't wait to read you!
