The Geek Pub » Recycling http://www.thegeekpub.com Drink Beer and Geek Out Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:49:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Turn an Old T-Shirt into a Shopping Bag! http://www.thegeekpub.com/68/turn-an-old-t-shirt-into-a-shopping-bag/ http://www.thegeekpub.com/68/turn-an-old-t-shirt-into-a-shopping-bag/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:15:27 +0000 The Big Geek http://www.thegeekpub.com/?p=68 If you’re like me, you aspire to discover a useful purpose for all those old, never to be worn again T-shirts.  We have the answer: reusable shopping bags!

tshirt-bag_tNot only will you be cutting down on waste, but when your response to “Paper or Plastic?” is to scream something about tots, it’ll finally make sense to the bewildered cashier.

You’ll need a heavyweight cotton t-shirt, a sewing machine, and if you want the handles to be nice and uniform—a medium size bowl to use as a template for the hole you’ll be cutting.

For a video guide and some extra tips, check out the full tutorial at MarthaStewart.com. Have your own crafty ways of reusing things around the home? Let’s hear about it in the comments.

Link via: MarthaStewart.com

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