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Use old vest waste to make DIY shopping bags

Use old vest waste to make DIY shopping bags

Vests are a garment that is often worn in the summer. They will deform or even shrink after being washed many times. I believe you all have some old vests that you plan to dispose of. Don’t throw them away. You can use the waste for DIY shopping. bag.

Shopping bag DIY materials:

1) Two vests (one of which can be a T-shirt)

2) Scissors

3)Sewing tools

4) Bead needle

Shopping bag DIY steps:

The first step is to stack two vests (one of which can be a T-shirt), with the smaller vest facing up, on top of the larger vest, and fix it with beads.

The second step is to draw an outline along the front edge of the small-sized vest, and then cut off the excess 1/2 inch from the outside of the outline (reserve 1/2 inch for seam allowance).

Use old vest waste to make DIY shopping bags

The third step is to fold the edge of the cut vest 1/2 inch inward and hem it with needle and thread.

The fourth step is to turn the inner layer of the small vest inside out, put the large vest on the outside of the small vest, align it, fix it with a beading needle, and then sew the left, right and bottom sides of the two vests with a seam allowance of 1/2 inch.

The fifth step is to turn it over to the front after sewing, and the prototype of the bag has appeared.

Step six, finally sew the remaining parts of the two vests using hidden stitches. This completes the production of the shopping bag.