Tea Towel Tote Bag Tutorial

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Tea towel tote bag tutorial.

You can have a new tea towel tote bag ready in a short amount of time. How to make a tote bag out of an tea towel. Those loops ended up being just inside the front of bag and are perfect to hang sunglasses or a keychain. Learn how to make a tote bag from just three tea towels or dish towels.

Well it s time to put those sturdy eye catching fabric finds to good use. I cut a strip 8cm 3 5 from the short edge of my spare tea towel. One gorgeous tea towel. Tea towels are so versatile you can also make a tote in ten minutes.

Something to use for the straps. A cute little carry all is a great way to utilize some of those bright and charming thrift store scores. Tea towel tote tutorial september 14 2013. Fold your tea towel in half right sides together.

For one of my bags i used some webbing that i had rescued form an old bag for the other i cut up my 3rd tea towel. Sew a grocery bag. The short sides of the tea towel are together at the top and will form the top of your bag. I used 1 1 2 yards of pretty yellow braiding although webbing is perfect for a tote too.

If your tea towels are a slightly different size that should be okay. Tote bag tutorial using tea towels. 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. To make your own tea towel tote to take to the grocery store you ll need.

This post originally appeared on bombshell bling. Check out this handy tea towel tote bag tutorial that amy from maker mama shared on diy candy. Pin the sides then stitch down the both sides one at a time from the top edge to the folded bottom with a seam allowance of about 2cm. Make one from a couple of tea towels with my easy sewing tutorial.

A typical tea towel is 18 x 28 which works out pretty perfectly to create the size fabric you need to make the origami bag. This is super easy and perfect for a beginner. Well we have a tutorial that will show you how to make a tote bag using just 3 tea towels or dish towels. Personally i am rather passionate about bag making if you are new to bag making i have the perfect beginners bag making course for you which covers so many essential skills for bag making and includes many free bag tutorials.

1 large tea towel sewing thread sewing machine scissors a few need.