Great ways to make t-shirt bags and backpacks!

Instructions and more ways: thethingswellm...
There are lots of ways to make a t-shirt into a bag or backpack. On the blog I show you eight great ways to do it, and you don’t even need to know how to sew for some!

[@arielruckman7516]

I love the no sew options!!!

[@wendywesley9220]

I made a few fringe bags from tshirts with cool designs I think they're super cute and fun to make

[@Thethingswellmake]

Totally! I can't count how many types of bags I've made with old t-shirts (and not so old ones) over the years! :)

[@TamaraVlogs]

Love these ideas!

[@Thethingswellmake]

Thanks!

[@marywemigwase3354]

Very inspirational. Ty ❤️❤️❤️

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

I love the pink t shirt bag best! Great Idea! Just Subscribed!

[@Thethingswellmake]

Thank you! Yes, it's one of my favorites. 😊

[@rosysingh6699]

My goodness, I dont know your name but I like you and your videos so much! Thank you💐

[@Thethingswellmake]

Aww, Thanks, Rosy!
I'm Tracy, and you can find my blog in the description of each video. ( thethingswellmake.com )

[@rosysingh6699]

Oh, The Things We'll Make! Very glad to meet you Tracy. My best wishes to you always❤🍃

[@Thethingswellmake]

Likewise! :)

[@TheFoxTailPalm]

lol the plushie in the bag at 6:51 totally made me smile

[@Thethingswellmake]

Ha, that's "Sugar." She and her friends get rides in the backpacks all of the time. 😊❤️

[@susancarroll3221]

Great ideas. Thank goodness for UA-cam playback speed adjustment! I had to slow the video down on some of the examples to get it all.

[@Thethingswellmake]

Thanks. Yes, sorry about that. Most people have short attention spans and have wanted me to speed up the videos!

[@altheajoieramirez884]

Great idea

[@Thethingswellmake]

Thanks!

[@bellabrown6791]

I love you

[@sapphiremountains285]

The ting top bag looks like the bag from pinbusters

[@kayk1767]

Gteat ideah. Thank you

[@AmandaTitus85]

Hmm I’m trying to figure out how to do this in order to keep the graphic design on the front of bag.

[@Thethingswellmake]

If you want to keep the design on the front, you can't flip the bag and put the sides together. So, you end up with the handles facing the other way. If you want to carry the bag with the design showing, you have to hold it differently.
I find it more uncomfortable to use the bag that way- which is why I normally choose t-shirts without a design or with a design I don't care about showing or not.

[@kariskreations4587]

What's with the holes for the produce bag?

[@Thethingswellmake]

It's just an option for those who want that sort of thing. It mimicks the netting used in "produce bags". I find that you have to make them small if you want the bag to be practical because the fabric stretches and so do the holes. Because you're using breathable fabric, though, the holes aren't really necessary for produce. It does give kind of a cool look, though.
It's not bad for a beach bag to let the sand flow out more easily. 😉