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Good Thing: T-Shirt Bag
Turning an old T-shirt into a reusable shopping or grocery bag is a simple, clever craft to help everyone be "green." It's a Good Thing that will help protect the environment.
Tools and Materials
Heavy-weight cotton T-shirt
Pins
Sewing machine
Medium-size bowl
Water-erasable marking pen
Scissors
T-Shirt Bag How-To
1. Turn T-shirt inside out and pin bottom of the T-shirt along the hem. Using a sewing machine, sew bottom of T-shirt closed. Flip shirt right side out and lay flat on table, making sure all seams are lined up.
2. Place medium-size bowl about half-way over the neck hole. Using a water-erasable marking pen, trace along the edge of the bowl. Cut along the outline, making sure to go through the front and back sides of the shirt, in order to create an opening for the bag that's larger than what the neck hole allows.
3. Line up the hems on the front and back side of the sleeve and cut, making sure to go through both sides of the shirt. Repeat on the other sleeve. Tip: A jersey shirt would also work well for this craft, as it is already sleeveless, and it's made of a great mesh material.
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8 comments:
What a great idea. I am going to do that Tuesday. Working on outside chair cushions now from vinyl tablecloths.
QMM
Excellent idea! I wish I was smart enough to come up with these things! Oh well, at least someone does,and that is all that matters.
I have a TON of old tee shirts - soon I will have a TON of grocery bags! Thanks for the tip Ms Vicki - it is a good one!
oooo i love this!!!
I love this idea... I have a brother who is a t-shirt addict and gets sick of them before they wear out... I'm going to ask him to hand them over to me now..
So clever! Love it.xx♥ :D
Let's start a revolution! X;-)
How clever! I LOVE this! I wonder...I need a beach bag...an old mess shirt would be perfect!
Breeze
Too cool!
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