The t-shirt is a practical material for weaving and making very useful and fun crafts. The t-shirt is nothing more than strips of fabric that, being a slightly elastic material, wraps around itself, forming a kind of thick thread that winds up like wool and is ideal for knitting and making crafts.
The yarn can be bought in stores and used directly to crochet, with two needles or also with braids (macrame). It can also be done at home, taking advantage of cotton t-shirts that are no longer used. For this there is a very simple technique that consists of disassembling the shirt and cutting a single strip of fabric in the form of a zigzag, at the end there will be a single strip that will curl on itself, then we will wind it up and we will have it ready to weave. Parts of different colors can be joined to obtain a fun fabric.
Depending on the thickness of the yarn, you can work with needles from 12 to 15 mm. There are very heavy yarns so it is not convenient to make large garments or bags, and other lighter ones that allow you to make larger garments or bags. It all depends on what you get in the market or what you want to do.
We will teach you how to make rag bags so that you have the basic ideas and then apply your creativity to make your own designs.
What do you need to make t-shirt bags?
- T-shirt yarn: a ball
- Bag accessories: strap, rings or wooden handles, brooch, buttons.
- 15mm crochet hook
- Pair of scissors
Instructions for making t-shirt bags
- To make this bag you will need to know how to crochet, only the basic stitches: chain, single crochet.
- Make a sample so that the bag is not too big or too small.
- To make a rectangular bag, start by chaining 18 chains with hook No. 15, leave two chains unwoven and knit the second row from the third stitch: 16 single crochet. When you get to the other end make two single crochets in the same stitch and then continue the entire third row.
- From here you will simply have to knit single crochet around the small base that you formed at the beginning (there should be 18 stitches left on each side, that is, 36 in total). Make six rows of single crochet to give it height, thus forming the body of the bag.
- You can finish it with buttons to close it, place a golden chain to hang it and add the accessories that you like the most.
- You can also do it with a flap to close it. For this, continue knitting only on the middle of the bag, that is, on a row of 18 stitches. Knit two or three rows so that it falls over the bag. Place a clasp to close or a button.
- If you want to knit the strap to hang , take three stitches on the side and knit a long strip, or to the size you like, depending on whether you want it to hang on the shoulder or to carry it in the hand and join the end of the knitting to the other end of the strap, handbag. You can also wear it without a strap, just like an envelope.
- If you want to make a round t-shirt bag, you should start with a six-chain ring, close it and begin knitting low stitches around it, continue going around the ring and increasing stitches until the circle is the desired size for the base. From there, knit rows without increasing stitches until you reach the desired height. Weave a strap at the end to hang it on the shoulder or a small one to carry it by hand.
- You can make a t-shirt bag with an oval base and put some showy wooden or metal handles on it. Combine colors or use a single color and add accessories.
- Draw, create and make your own t-shirt bags simply using basic stitches and little time, adding decorative details that make them special and unique.
Tips for making t-shirt bags
- If you make your own t-shirt, sew each one with the next one so that it is neat and without knots.
- Look for good color combinations so that your bag looks beautiful and unique.