Do-it-yourself series: T-shirt bag

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We all use bags for so many things. We use them in the market, at school, for outings and much more.

Won’t it be nice to know how to make our own bags?

We can use them or even sell to our friends and neighbours.

It can also be so much fun to make something new!

Here is one way we can make our own bags. It is a project you can work on alone or with friends.

What you need

  1. An old t-shirt (A thick shirt is better to make the bag strong)
  2. Scissors
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How to make it

Step 1
Cut out the neck and hands of the T-shirt like in the picture below.

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Step 2
Cut the bottom of the shirt into thin strips. Each strip will have two sides from the front and back of the shirt.

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When you are done the bottom of the shirt should look like this…

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Step 3
Take the 2 sides of each strip (that is, from the front and back of the shirt) and tie them together. Make sure it is very tight.

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And you’re done!

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You can put things in your bag like books. You can also decorate it anyway you want. You can paint it with poster colour or draw on it with a coloured marker

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Finally, you can also turn the bag inside out for a different look.

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Let us know in the comments if you will be making your own bag too. We want to know how it goes!

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Thanks Big Sis. This is a great idea, you should be doing more of these types of posts please 😀 . And I will definitely do my own bag. ❤

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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Hey Purification! Thanks for the comment. We are glad you like the DIY. Do share an image of your bag on Facebook with us. We will love to see it. Also, share this tip with your friends so that you can all get creative. We hope this helps

Great ideal, pls am new and also need a friend.Thanks for the idea big sister. pls bring better ideas

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

i am new am i accepted

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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Of course you are. welcome to springster beauty child.

Hey enyola! Thanks for the comment. Religion is personal (and also very sensitive) and everyone has their own faith and beliefs. Everyone is allowed to their own opinions as long as religion is involved. We are not a religious body and we cannot address religious and sensitive topics like this so that no one gets offended. We are here to help girls in Nigeria to believe in themselves and also to help them build their confidence. So, we do not talk about any form of religion. We hope this helps

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

i did it nd i luv it 10x 4 educatin us dear

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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Hey chrisdove! Thanks for this amazing feedback. We really appreciate it. We will love to see your bag. Can you please share a picture of the bag on our facebook page? We can't wait to see it. Thanks once again

Tried it and its lovely I'm 15 and a serious introvert, so talking to people or going out there is really a problem for me but since i came across DIY(do it yourself) at 13 in 2016 on the net, i've had an entire amazing wardrobe. My whole room looks super cool too Just spending some time in my room with a scissors, some colours of thread and some old clothes and old stuff have helped me a lot I dnt really have to throw anything away anymore and i never get bored staying at home I hope girls who sincerely prefer sitting at home to going out there can try it too *Big sis i really wish you would share this

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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Hey Princezz! Wow! This is super amazing. Being an introvert does not mean that you cannot also be creative. You are just super amazing. We will really love to see some of your DIY's and probably share them with the Springster community. We will love for you to send us a dm (personal message) of some of your works and we will be more than pleased to share them with every other Springster. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Please I will like to send in my own diy's to u, please explain the personal message stuff

I did!!! I did!! I finally made my own T-shirt bag.. thanks to springster.. thanks for this knowledge❤❤

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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Hey vickhy! Yaaay! We are glad you did it! Please share the final work with us on Facebook. We look forward to seeing it.

Wow....awesome can't wait to have my own T-shirt bag!! thanks big sister

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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You're welcome Khloe! We can't wait to see your bag too

Incredible I love this big sis u are awesome can't wait to make my new bag and I will make sure I post it

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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We are glad you love this Viviana! We can't wait to see your own bag too. Thanks

I love this,Seriously it's helpful.If there are other things we can learn,please I'll appreciate it.Thank you Big Sister,you are amazing.

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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Hey Princess! Watch this space for more DIY tips. We hope this helps

can old babies shirt be used inorder tu ave a small bag

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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Yes KIMMY, you can make a small bag from a baby's shirt. We will love to see how that goes. Please remember to share a picture with us. We can't wait!

Big sis can we have more art stuff here i REALLY love art.

March 20, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

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Hey Misty! Thanks for the request. It has been noted and we will do something more art related for you. Feel free to invite your friends to learn. We hope this helps

wow, it is so interesting big sis, I just finish making mine, wow u are a genius, but I made use of a sleeveless shirt and I went further 2 tear d side of d shirt 2 make does design dat was made on d bottom of d shirt, and d outcome was really nice, it so unfortunate dat I dnt know how 2 share pics on d comment

March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.

wow!!! Very nice.I love the bag and am going to make mine

March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.

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Hey Haliya! We are glad you love this and we look forward to seeing yours. Please tag us when you make it. Thanks for sharing this with us

Hi bigsis! I really love the bag and I'll surely do mine anytime from now. I'll also send you feedback.

March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.

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Hey Lolu! Yaaaay! We can't wait to see it. Thanks for sharing this

thanks

March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

Lolu,i will like to be your friend am i welcome?

March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

Big Sis,i made mine it was so good but i dnt know how to send d pics pls can u help me?

March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

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Yaaaaay Pepsian! You can share pictures with us on Facebook - facebook.com/heyspringsterNG. We look forward to it. Yaaay!

Hi big sis,pls I want to upload an article on how to make lip balm but I don't know how to do it

March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

Wow I will love to try one

March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

Am already on this one this great

March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

I've tried this before, really nice

March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.

wow very good

March 20, 2022, 7:55 p.m.

I have tried it. It looks beautiful. Thank you very much for the idea.

March 20, 2022, 7:55 p.m.

Totally loved it so.... educational

March 20, 2022, 7:54 p.m.

Wow... I'll try this

March 20, 2022, 7:54 p.m.

Wow that's nice

March 20, 2022, 7:54 p.m.

Love this gonna give a try

March 20, 2022, 7:54 p.m.

Am gonna give a try l

March 20, 2022, 7:53 p.m.