Recycled Plastic Bag Dresses
We received this email from our own our loyal viewers. Talk about recycling plastic bags! This is impressive, huh!?
"Hi, I just saw your video on knitting plastic bags. I spent many months knitting a 1950's circle skirt, blouse, pill box hat and purse out of grocery bags. I asked my co-workers and students to bring them for me. None of the materials were purchased for the project, I wanted to re-use what was otherwise destined to blow down the streets. I have also woven plastic on my loom, and begun to melt plastic into a fabric. I am never short of materials and they are always free since everybody seems to have a bunch, which is a bummer that more people aren't using reusable bags.
I like your videos!
Cathy "
I love your designs! Dollar General never looked so good!
These are gorgeous! :]
Amazing! I positively adore the top dress and the bottom dress. absolute epitome of DIY. way to go!
wow!! this is amazing!
Nothing original as way of a comment, but your work is amazing! You've really captured the styles, but in a different material. Perhaps you'll span the decades in the future? I'd love to see it! I'd love even more to try it on!
Love the ideas. I have recently switched to reusable bags and I am trying to get the rest of the household to do the same. Would love to learn how to do that so if you have instructions out there, would love to view them.
Um.. it looks cool but how comfortable can it be? Are these reused bags that are just going to sit on a mannequin or does someone wear them? All I can imagine it that it itches terribly and creates cesspools of sweat because it doesn't breathe...
Well, there's got to be a tutorial somewhere on how to knit plastic bags. Can't quite put it together in my head how it would be done, but I'd like to learn. Are there any tutorials?
I THE DRESS YOU make it that have a project to and I need hlep.
As far as I know, you can just cut plastic bags into strips (cut in a spiral pattern from the bottom of the bag around and around to get the longest strips) then knit it just like yarn.
There needs to be a tutorial about how to knit plastic bags! Especially if I can make a dress like that first one.
Wow! Those are great! Awesome job :)
I have crocheted handbags out of plastic bags before and can imagine that making the "yarn" would be about the same process. you can probably just knit instead of crochet. here is just one of many websites I found. http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowArticles.aspx?NavID=593
Tried to make this a link but not sure it worked. If you you look up plastic bag knitting there are plenty of websites on the subject.
are these knitted?
Fabulous Dresses!!!
I am looking to buy a ball type gown (recycled of course)for a city event next year. Can dresses like these be purchased anywhwhere?
I think reciycling has a limit. And this women here found it. Not a chance anyone is going to use that.
Hi -- Would it be possible for you to participate or exhibit the white dress & possibly others in a fashion show in Towson MD Sat., Oct. 25?
Thanks for getting back to me -- these are great!
I'm trying to make dresses from recycled materials for my GCSE course work and i think i really need procedure helps from you. your designs are beautiful!!