Tea Towel Tote Bag Tutorial

Tote bag tutorial using tea towels.

Tea towel tote bag tutorial.

I used 1 1 2 yards of pretty yellow braiding although webbing is perfect for a tote too. 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. Sew a grocery bag. This is super easy and perfect for a beginner.

Make one from a couple of tea towels with my easy sewing tutorial. Well it s time to put those sturdy eye catching fabric finds to good use. To make your own tea towel tote to take to the grocery store you ll need. Those loops ended up being just inside the front of bag and are perfect to hang sunglasses or a keychain.

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. Start by folding your tea towel in half with right sides facing each other. 1 large tea towel sewing thread sewing machine scissors a few need. You can have a new tea towel tote bag ready in a short amount of time.

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. Tea towels are so versatile you can also make a tote in ten minutes. I cut a strip 8cm 3 5 from the short edge of my spare tea towel. One gorgeous tea towel.

It was 45cm wide so that s how long my handles are which turned out just about right. A cute little carry all is a great way to utilize some of those bright and charming thrift store scores. 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. Tea towel tote tutorial september 14 2013.

The short sides of the tea towel are together at the top and will form the top of your bag. This post originally appeared on bombshell bling. How to make a tote bag out of an tea towel. Ready to give it a try.

Something to use for the straps. Well we have a tutorial that will show you how to make a tote bag using just 3 tea towels or dish towels. Learn how to make a tote bag from just three tea towels or dish towels. Fold your tea towel in half right sides together.

This origami bag is the perfect summer tote.