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Craft: No-sew t-shirt tote bag

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You’ll need:

  • Old t-shirt or dress
  • Chalk or washable marker
  • Sharp scissors

How to do it:

[dropcap]1[/dropcap]Cut off the sleeves

[dropcap]2[/dropcap]Cut off the collar (could trace a half-circle with chalk or do free hand)

[dropcap]3[/dropcap]Flip t-shirt inside out and draw a line across t-shirt so little hands know where to stop cutting. This line will determine the size of your bag.

[dropcap]4[/dropcap]Cut top and bottom layers of t-shirt at the same time into strips up to the line marked in step 3.

[dropcap]5[/dropcap]Knot top and bottom strips together one set at a time.

[dropcap]6[/dropcap]Now knot one set of strips to the next and then that one to the next and so on…working from left to right.

[dropcap]7[/dropcap]Flip your bag to right side out and check for holes between knots. If you see one simply add another knot to close the gap.

Time to go plastic-free shopping!

First published in Peninsula Kids – Spring 2018

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