TShirt to Market Bags.....................

Not hot tea,  not iced tea, but t-bags just the same!

Time to up-cycle.  Join me in making a decision to not discard your favorite old t-shirts because they don't fit anymore, or they have paint all over them, or the design is far too embarassing to be shown on your person in public.

Let's turn them into tshirt-bags.  Here's how............

Material List:

• Sewing Machine or needle and thread (basic sewing)
• Scissors
• A bowl or plate
• A t-shirt

Start with your t-shirt ..............say goodbye now

I like to iron first, but that's optional 

then, flip your shirt inside out (now right sides together)

Pin the bottom of the t-shirt closed and stitch well across the bottom.  You may want to double stitch since you could be hauling home groceries, wine or beer!!!

After you stitch closed the bottom, it's time to cut the shirt up.   

 Right sides still together, take a bowl, plate or other large round object as a template for your cutting marks.  I used the lid of a taurine.

 Using the rounded edge of the plate or bowl as a guide, mark the rounded edge over the neck hole of the t-shirt on the wrong side of the shirt with a washable marker.

 Then I repeated the same markings over the arms of the t-shirts.

 After all the markings are complete, I begin to cut.

 Sleeves cut-off, next................................ off with the neck!

 Now the neck section of the shirt is gone.

 Iron and flip it to the right side!

 Here it is!   Formerly a shrunken t-shirt, now converted into a washable market bag, knitting bag for whatever bag!

Enjoy!!!!

Great idea for old college t-shirts or team jerseys that you can't bear to throw away, but keep in a box in the closet or basement! 

They make great laundry bags, because you can throw them into the wash with your dirty clothes!  If you do use them for laundry, I suggest using Large or X-Large to hold as much laundry as possible.