Recycle Cotton Pants

Cotton Pants and Jeans are the best material to recycle and make shoulder bags, shopping bags etc.

I have used my son's cotton pants to make this shoulder bag. It can contain quite a good amount of things. I have cut the material such that the pockets are left as such, so that they can be more effectively used!.

See the following links also:

http://homecraftideas.blogspot.com/2007/08/shopping-bag-from-jeans.html

http://homecraftideas.blogspot.com/2007/08/shoulder-bag-from-recycled-jeans.html

Shopping bag from Jeans

Things required:

Used Jeans, Lining material, cotton fabric for straps

Embroidery Thread

Round Sequins or mirror pieces

Beads

Method:

Cut material from the Leg part of the Jeans in the required width and height. As per our imagination decorate the Front and back sides. I have done embroidery using chain stitch. Join the sides and attach a base. Give lining inside.

Stitch a length of strap from the cotton fabric. Before attaching it to the bag, push in the beads. Attach a zip. Your shopping bag is ready!

Shoulder Bag from Recycled Jeans

Many times we never feel like throwing away good Jeans or pants, T-shirt etc. The material will be so good, but it would have become small in size. Dont worry, here is a way to reuse those scraps, if you have a knack for stitching.

Things required:
Used Jeans or thick Pant material
contrast colored Fabric strips for edging
Velcrove

Take a long rectangular piece of cloth cut from the Jeans. Length = twice the height of the bag required. Width = width of the bag

Cut strips of cloth 2" width and height of Bag. Fold the Rectangular piece and join the sides with the 2" strips. This will give a depth for the bag to put thick books etc.

Cut long strip of cloth, 4" in width, length enough for the shoulder strap. Fold length wise and join. Pull it inside out. Join the ends to the 2" sides of the bag.

Cut a piece of cloth for the overlapping flap. Stitch the floral edging. Join to the back piece of the bag. Attach velcrove to the flap and the top. Alternatively, a zip can be attached to the top. The bag is ready to use.!

I have used the pocket piece from the Jeans as such, but decorated with a floral edging.I have stitched a patch in the front flap, the picture taken from a used T-shirt!!