STEP FIVE
Use a ruler and ballpoint pen to draw dashes across the fabric. Important: Leave room four inches from the top for your handle.
STEP SIX
Using scissors or a rotary cutter, snip along the lines, making sure to stagger your cuts. Cut a longer slit two inches from the top—this will be your handle—and shape the sides if you wish.
STEP SEVEN
Then streeeeeetch the bag.
STEP EIGHT
That’s it! If you wash and dry your bag, the slits curl up a bit and it looks even better. You can use them for produce, as the name implies, or at the beach for your sandals.
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too cool! re-use is the best, recycle is next
love this!so innovative and fun!
Recalls to me an kirigami cut I learned when younger. Okay, I googled and found this live example:
http://www.origami-resource-center.com/kirigami-decoration.html
Just tried this – turned out great despite the tshirt I used being crappy and somehow uneven even before I cut into it! Thanks for the great tutorial and lovely pictures!
O M Gosh! I have to DO this! AND pass it on to people I know who really have the creative ability to make some wonderful reusuable T-shirt bags!!! Thanks for sharing …I’ll post it on my website at http://www.freewebs.com/onewildworld…the site is an inspirational link to bring attention to People (Like YOU) making a difference for the bestter quality of life on our blue planet OCEAN!
We ALL have ONLY O.N.E* ~ Ocean, Nature, Environment …lets keep on working on innovative and imagination and great things (like reusable and recyclable materials) to help improve our world O.N.E. Day at a Time, EVERYDAY!!!
THANK YOU for Caring too!
Yours Sincerely,
Leona Hedrick Friedley and Family
O.N.E.W.I.L.D.W.O.R.L.D. ~ Oceans, Nature, Environ, Wildlife, Indian River Lagoon (Estuary of National importance) Dolphins, (clean) WATER and ALL resources that connect us to our very healthy , quality of LIFE on the Blue Planet we call Earth/Ocean!
Just goes to show it doesn’t pay to be too far ahead of the crowd. The concept of shopping bags made from old tees was invented by a fourth grade boy -four years ago, in 2007. http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/reusable_bag_contest_1/
His mom (Abigail Vargas) was reluctant to enter the reusable bag contest with his idea (she won) because they thought the idea was “too corny”. Poor kid. Of course today you see it everywhere with no provenance given.
Love the idea! Thanks!
If you liked the T then why not make it into a bag? Reduce the waste and reuse the item for something else.