Flat Paper Bag

Lots of of Paper Bags to Make

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/flat-paper-bag • Posted by Tuttle Publishing

They’re so simple to make that you’ll want to create several to hold all kinds of things

You will need

Paper (width: twice the size of the finished product + 2 x gusset width + 3⁄8 in (1cm) for ap; length: size of finished product

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Description

They’re so simple to make that you’ll want to create several to hold all kinds of things

Instructions

1. 

   Fold in 3⁄8 in (1cm) of left edge. Fold paper in half and use double-sided tape to join edges.

2. 

   Fold up bottom by the width of the base + the flap size (about 1⁄4 of the length of the bag, or in the bag shown here, 21⁄4 in [6cm]).

3. 

   Open out and press both sides into triangles.

4. 

   Create fold lines by folding paper so edges overlap 3⁄8 in (1cm) over center line.

5. 

   Place double-sided tape on base as per photo and fold in first the edge closest to you, folding the other edge over the top.

6. 

   Create fold lines along edges to form rectangular base shape.

7. 

   Open out bag and neaten shape by press- ing along fold lines.