Do you have a place where you stash all your plastic bags, say a drawer a holder, etc? Well everyday I walk past ours as they sit there, and I say to myself what can I use those for?
Not only are they bad for the environment but they are not very pretty either. And how do you create something that doesn't look like it was a plastic bag?
I may have found a solution. I found this video on etsy (below) about using an iron to fuse/melt the plastic bags together to create a new textile.
After watching the tutorial, I went and ventured out on my own to see what I could make. I was trying to think of something, I have not seen on any other websites and what came to mind? Well I did need to mail a etsy sale out...and have yet to buy a packing envelope...so that is what I decided to created.
I first fused all the bags together and then used a paper cutter to take off all raw edges. After I finished my plastic squares, I sewed them all together.
The best part about my sewing machine is that it has a bunch of different stitches, so I experimented with the stitches to come up with a design.
In the tutorial, it tells you that you need to turn the bag inside out to keep the ink from bleeding, so I decided that maybe I would use a sharp on the inside as well and draw out some random quick sketches.
Keep in mind this is all experimental.
I stitched all the patches together and this is what I came out with. I think it is a fun and earth friendly way to pack something, plus it is free and all it requires is a little experimentation and time.
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3 comments:
whoa! that so cool ben! I love it!
Sweet!!!!! Did you need a special needle to sew through the layers?
Okay Tammy that is so weird!!!! I was just literally telling my sister that I bumped into you and Alan at WaSquare.
No special needle was needed at all. Which was something I was worried about, the bobbin would pull a little bit but it held up fine and when I sewed them all together it came out fine.
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