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Transform Your Old T-Shirt into an Eco-Friendly Tote in 3 Scissors.

Transform Your Old T-Shirt into an Eco-Friendly Tote in 3 Scissors.

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...

Transform Your Old T-Shirt into an Eco-Friendly Tote in 3 Scissors.

It interests you ? Follow the guide.

What you need

- a t-shirt of the color you like

- scissors

- thread and a needle OR a sewing machine

- a pencil

- a rule

How to

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):

Transform Your Old T-Shirt into an Eco-Friendly Tote in 3 Scissors.

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.

Transform Your Old T-Shirt into an Eco-Friendly Tote in 3 Scissors.

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.

Transform Your Old T-Shirt into an Eco-Friendly Tote in 3 Scissors.

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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 .

Result

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.

Your turn...

Do you also have a tip for recycling old clothes? Share it in comment. We can't wait to read you!