Tea Towel Bag Tutorial

Instead of measuring and sewing off triangles you can simply take the folded bottom edge and push it up between the front and back of the fabric creating a pleat.

Tea towel bag tutorial.

Fold the bag the right side out. How often have you looked at your stash of lovely souvenir and pretty tea towels dish towels and thought i wish i could do something with these as they are too lovely to use simply to dry the dishes. You should now have a long piece of fabric that is 18 x 54. Pin along each edge making sure the folds line up at the bottom of your bag.

This is super easy and perfect for a beginner. Sew your towel along the bottom edge rst with a 1 seam allowance. Learn how to make a tote bag from just three tea towels or dish towels. Last summer i used a couple of target tea towels to make an origami tote.

How to make a tea towel origami bag. Well we have a tutorial that will show you how to make a tote bag using just 3 tea towels or dish towels. You should now have a long piece of fabric that is 18 x 54. If you re using towels with dimensions other than 18 x 28 you may need to adjust your seam allowance.

Start at the top of the bag 1 2 5cm from the top. Slouchy and lightweight and made from a bright happy print it was the perfect summer bag. Tea towels are a great source of inexpensive fabric especially for small projects. Quick and easy messenger bag tutorial.

Fold your tea towel in half right sides together machine stitch down the long side and along the bottom. Sew your towel along the bottom edge rst with a 1 seam allowance. You ll make boxed corners. Tote bag tutorial using tea towels.

How to make a tea towel origami bag. They re usually made from good quality cotton fabric they come in a variety of prints and colours and if you buy a set of them they all co ordinate. If you re using towels with dimensions other than 18 x 28 you may need to adjust your seam allowance.