How to Make No-Sew Tote Bag Craft from Recycled Old T-Shirts

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Who doesn’t have tons of old t-shirts that they don’t even wear anymore? I have tons so I decided to make a tote bag out of one of them. I hate to sew, so I thought of a way to do it without sewing. It landed up being very easy to make. These are so easy to make that you can make a dozen of them to take with you to use instead of plastic or paper grocery bags. Why throw more plastic bags into a trash heap, when you can help the environment by not using these wasteful bags anymore. Follow the easy-to-follow, step by step instructions below.

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How to Make No-Sew Tote Bag Craft from Recycled Old T-Shirts



How to Make No-Sew Tote Bag Craft from Recycled Old T-Shirts

Crafts Materials Needed

– Old T-Shirt
– Scissor

Step 1



Step 1 : Making No-Sew Tote Bags with T-Shirts Craft for Kids



Take out your t-shirt. Cut off the sleeves and a portion of the collar as well.

Step 2



Step 2 : Making No-Sew Tote Bags with T-Shirts Craft for Kids



This is what your t-shirt will look like after you cut off the sleeves and collar.


Step 3



Step 3 : Making No-Sew Tote Bags with T-Shirts Craft for Kids



Now cut slits on the bottom of the t-shirt (going through both sides). Cut each slit about a half inch apart. We are going to use these slits to tie the bottom of the t-shirt together with double knots. If you don’t know how to tie knots, then the instructions below will help.

Step 4



Step 4 : Making No-Sew Tote Bags with T-Shirts Craft for Kids



Step 5



Step 5 : Making No-Sew Tote Bags with T-Shirts Craft for Kids



Step 6



Step 6 : Making No-Sew Tote Bags with T-Shirts Craft for Kids



Now pull the 2 tabs sticking out until it is tight and you have one knot. Now do this process again to make a double knot.

Step 7



Step 7 : Making No-Sew Tote Bags with T-Shirts Craft for Kids



After you have tied all of the slits together, your bag will look something like the above picture.

Step 8



How to Make No-Sew Tote Bag Craft from Recycled Old T-Shirts



This is what your bag looks like with stuff in it. It is very sturdy as this tote bag is filled with very heavy books. I hope that you had fun.

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11 Comments

  1. Tika

    01.28.2011

    OMG!!! that is the answer to all my questions!!! you are awesome. i am gonna try that right now
    🙂

  2. admin

    01.28.2011

    Glad that it helped. 🙂

  3. Noemi Hernandez

    01.28.2011

    Omg that is so cool I would never in a million years think that it would be possible to nake a bag out of a reagular tee shirt now i have so many bags and they have designs

  4. admin

    01.28.2011

    That is GREAT!!! Glad that it helped you. 🙂

  5. sunako takanara

    02.11.2011

    OMG!! Thank you! This is the answer yo my BIG question!!! 🙂

  6. kyleah

    02.25.2011

    i alredy knew how 2 make those kind of bags but my little frilly thing went all the way around but i didnt know i could do it like that thnx!!! 🙂 😛 🙂

  7. admin

    02.25.2011

    I’m so glad that it helped you. 🙂

  8. Brad

    08.23.2011

    Love the concept! have a bunch of shirts i can do that with!

  9. Leah

    10.11.2011

    WOW! now I dont have to throw away my old T- shirts I am so telling my friends about this website:);)

  10. Angie

    01.30.2012

    I think I am going to have my brownie troop make these since we are doing recycling right now. These are awesome!!

  11. deb

    12.30.2012

    Absolutely AWESOME. Most of us have psuedo ‘memoravlia’ t’s that we can now use and smile at… What a great solution. Kudos to the troopleader— sure beats ‘christmas trees’ made from old |Readers Digest volumnes

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