T Shirt Tote Bag
Learn to turn an old t-shirt into a stylish, no-sew tote bag with our easy DIY tutorial. Perfect for beginners!
Servings 1 bag
Cost $0
Ingredients
- 1 t-shirt adult size
- Ink pen
- Iron on letters optional
Instructions
- Lay a freshly washed and dried shirt inside out on your work surface and smooth. Draw a line about 2” from the neckline all the way around using your pen, to act as a guide for cutting (you can use a round object like a bowl as a template).
- Use the scissors to cut off the collar using the line you drew. At this time, also cut the sleeves off inside the seam.
- Place your shirt back on the work surface and smooth out. Place a ruler across the shirt about 4 inches from the bottom and draw a line. At the very bottom you’re going to make a small mark every 1.5 inches. This depends on the width of your t-shirt though; measure across and divide into equal parts (or as close as you can get). You may find that 1 inch works better.
- Cut from the marks on the bottom of the shirt straight up to the lines you drew in the previous step. Be sure to cut both the front and back of the shirt at the same time.
- Tie the pieces you just cut into knots. Take a piece from the front along with the piece right behind it and tie into a double knot. Do this across the entire length of the shirt. You will notice that the shirt is tied together at the bottom, but there are still holes.
- Close the holes by starting with the second knotted strand from the left. Take one piece of the strand and tie with a strand to the left, and the other strand and tie to the strand from the right. Repeat all the way across.
- Turn the shirt right side out – the knots will now be on the inside bottom. Cut small strips from excess fabric and tie around the “handles” at the top. Make knots.
- Iron on letters using the phrases of your choice, following the packaging instructions for the letters. Wash and dry as normal.
