Recycled TShirt bag Tutorial

So I saw this posted on Pinterest and knew right away I want to try it myself! I have a couple Tshirts that have some sentimental value that I don't want to get rid of but never wear. So I thought this project would be perfect for them. This is a Tshirt from high school when my brother was on the football team in 2003! (Sorry I'm aging you Shane) I'm doing about 3 tonight! I use bags like this everyday to bring lunch to work, so I know I will use them often. They are great for groceries too!

 

Okay here is how I made my Recycled Tshirt bag!

 

What you need:

- Old Tshirt

- Scissors

- Safety pin

 

That's it! No sewing involved!!

 

First, cut the sleeves off. Try and make it as straight as you can. I cut in a little ways from the seam.

 

 

Next, I cut strips off of the sleeves. One time around the sleeve is long enough. Stretch them out so they curl a little. Cut as many strips as holes that your gonna have on the bottom. (I will explain that more in a little bit) I actually cut 3. 

 

 

Now, cut the neck off of the Tshirt. You can do it any shape. Just make sure it's big enough to fit items through it.

 

 

Then, cut as many slits in the hem as you want holes on the bottom. (the more holes the less of a gap there will be on the bottom) I chose to do 3 but you can do 1 or 2. Cut the slits kind of spaced out. Sorry if you can't really see where they are but I tried my best.

 

 

 

Next, take a safety pin and put it through one of the strings. Now start feeding it through one of the slits til you reach another slit. (like shown below)

 

 

Then, tighten the strings and tie it tight. I did a couple knots to make sure it stays together.

 

 

 

Do this for however many slits you made in the hem. (below is after the 2nd one)

 

 



 

 

This is what it will look like when you have it all strung together. I tied the strings together to add a little more support.

 

 

Then, I took the strings and brought them through the holes and tied them into a bow on the inside so they wouldn't be hanging on the bottom.

 

 

 

 

Finally, this is the finished product!! Love it can't wait to show it off to everyone. Thinking about going to Goodwill or St. Vinnies and trying to find some fun Tshirts to make into these bags and use them to put Christmas presents in or wrap presents with them.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Many more to come!

 

~Shannon~