Comments on: How can I make a bag using recycled things?

By: addy

addy — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:03:43 +0000

i’m collecting pull tabs from soda cans right now. i’m going to unwind an old bag and use the rope like stuff to bind the pull tabs together. i’m not sure if this will work as i got the idea from site kind of like etsy. the person who made it was really vague about how she did it and the pic wasnt good so who knows if it’ll work. if it doesn’t a lot of charities collect them, so at least i have a backup plan!!!

By: petunia

petunia — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:34:29 +0000

any suggestions for things we can make out of newspapers?

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:12:34 +0000

I make bags from recycled clothing. The thing to remember with using clothing is to cut it up (pref along seams)so you can lie the fabric flat and work from there!

It’s great fun when you get the hang of it!

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:45:34 +0000

I am doing a project in Textiles, where you have to make a recycled bag, but I have no idea how to make one and how much fabric I will need.If anyone has any ideas of how to make the outline, please comment.
Thank you :)

By: Gill

Gill — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:38:10 +0000

Thanks Di for the tote bag idea. A friend of mine likes to do kitchen sink crafts for Guides & leaders and this is a brill idea for her.
Can we use it please?
Ta

By: bubblez

bubblez — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:25:03 +0000

i am at the moment making a bag out of old clothes they r not as easy as u think to work with i am rubbish at sewing but i hav already made a fashionable top
i rush but just take ur time and plan it properly the sturdier the material the better they wont rip as quick hope this is useful 2 u

By: Alison Bailey Smith

Alison Bailey Smith — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:49:25 +0000

I make handbags from TV wire to recover charity shop bags
http://www.fashionspace.com/abscraft

By: marigold

marigold — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:10:46 +0000

i make shoulder bags and bumbags and duffle bags out of rubber inner tubes. i get them for free from tyre repair shops who are happy to give somthing away they would have to pay to dispose of.

they are fairly tough to work with. i punch holes with a leather hole punch and bind the seams with long strips i cut. straps i reuse from old bags.

you can stuff them really full too, as they have stretch.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:20:12 +0000

I do not know how to make a recycled bag but you can order them from ecoist (www.ecoist.com). Just recently I ordered a tote bag made from a old movie bilboard and love it!

By: Mrs. V

Mrs. V — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:58:51 +0000

http://plasticbagbag.com/how.html

Check the above website.

By: Di

Di — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:15:55 +0000

I used an old pillowcase to make a tote bag! Info is on my blog today!
http://www.pathtogreendom.blogspot.com

By: shine

shine — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:48:03 +0000

Fusing plastic bags together is great fun:

http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/05/long-overdue-fusing-plastic-bag.html