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30 minutes
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From Shirt To Purse!

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take a shirt you love, or can't fit into, and turn it into a purse you'll love!
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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    find an old shirt

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    make lines at the bottom of shirt where you would like to make it pleaded (if you want it pleaded). pin the material at the lines


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    repeat step 2 until you have as many pleaded sections as you want

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    mark where you want to cut the shirt for your purse. cut along those lines, cutting through layers of the shirt


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    remove the extra scraps

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    it should look like this

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    sew along the bottom, the sides should be together because you didn't cut that part. take out the pins as you sew along them

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    you may want to reinforce the strap with the extra material from the shirt

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    enjoy your purse!

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'Gemyz

'Gemyz

20 Jan 01:50

Ooo i love the pleat idea!
Great bag :]

Marie

Marie

20 Jan 19:21

Thats so cool!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

20 Jan 21:58

This is such an awesome way to recycle old tees, it looks great.

B-E-R-R-İ-N

B-E-R-R-İ-N

12 Sep 13:39

teşekkürler... :*)

ALLEX Posted By:
ALLEX »
January 20, 2008 00:42
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