Wednesday 30 January 2013

T-shirt bags

I've seen this idea on a couple of sites, including this one: t-shirt tote bag and decided to give it a go. So simple, cut off the sleeves and the neck ribbing (may need to make the opening wider) and sew a seam across the bottom of the t-shirt while it is inside out. Here are the initial results:





One got given as a gift this afternoon (containing homemade muffins and garden laid eggs, one is  for my daughter and the rest for me! First shop done:

6 comments:

  1. Cool idea!...we've got a few grown out of t-shirts... but I can't imagine they would contain anything half as exciting as homemade muffins and garden laid eggs!
    Ali

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    1. The blue one held a full basket of shopping today without falling apart!

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  2. I've seen kid's t-shirts made into peg bags. Waste not want not, that's my motto.

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    1. We're going to make gym bags with the kids at school.

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  3. What a clever idea! Perhaps I could make one as my next yarn bag ;-)

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