Upcycled Shopping Bag Sewing Tutorial

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Upcycled Shopping Bag Sewing Tutorial

You can easily recycle an old dress or skirt and sew into a shopping bag with a sewing machine or sew it by hand. In this video, I hand sew with simple straight lines only and keep most of the original designs in the garment. You can adjust the design according to the clothing of your choice.

Making your own shopping bag is practical and environmentally friendly. This one is light weighted and easily foldable into a small size to carry with you all the time.

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