Tea Towel Tote Bag Tutorial

A cute little carry all is a great way to utilize some of those bright and charming thrift store scores.

Tea towel tote bag tutorial.

Well it s time to put those sturdy eye catching fabric finds to good use. Tea towel tote tutorial september 14 2013. Start by folding your tea towel in half with right sides facing each other. To make your own tea towel tote to take to the grocery store you ll need.

You can have a new tea towel tote bag ready in a short amount of time. It was 45cm wide so that s how long my handles are which turned out just about right. Make one from a couple of tea towels with my easy sewing tutorial. For one of my bags i used some webbing that i had rescued form an old bag for the other i cut up my 3rd tea towel.

Tea towels are so versatile you can also make a tote in ten minutes. Those loops ended up being just inside the front of bag and are perfect to hang sunglasses or a keychain. Well we have a tutorial that will show you how to make a tote bag using just 3 tea towels or dish towels. How to make a tote bag out of an tea towel.

Learn how to make a tote bag from just three tea towels or dish towels. This origami bag is the perfect summer tote. Tote bag tutorial using tea towels. 1 large tea towel sewing thread sewing machine scissors a few need.

Fold your tea towel in half right sides together. The short sides of the tea towel are together at the top and will form the top of your bag. Something to use for the straps. Pin the sides then stitch down the both sides one at a time from the top edge to the folded bottom with a seam allowance of about 2cm.

This is super easy and perfect for a beginner. How often have you looked at your stash of lovely souvenir and pretty tea towels dish towels and thought i wish i could do something with these as they are too lovely to use simply to dry the dishes. Check out this handy tea towel tote bag tutorial that amy from maker mama shared on diy candy. I used 1 1 2 yards of pretty yellow braiding although webbing is perfect for a tote too.

This post originally appeared on bombshell bling. A typical tea towel is 18 x 28 which works out pretty perfectly to create the size fabric you need to make the origami bag. If your tea towels are a slightly different size that should be okay. I cut a strip 8cm 3 5 from the short edge of my spare tea towel.

Ready to give it a try.