Posts tagged reusable

• 23 Mar

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Fused Plastic Shopping Bag

      How-to make a shopping bag out of fused plastic:*For the small shopping bag you will need 8 fused squares for the body of the bag and two fused rectangles for the handles.* For the large shopping bag, you will need 12 fused squares for the body of the bag and 4 fused rectangles for

• 27 Jun

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Reusable Shopping Bags!

  Back in February there was a Threadheads episode all about reusable shopping bags, but I think it's always a great topic to revisit, and I've just discovered a new idea I want to share. Turn your old tank tops into shopping bags with a couple super easy steps! Anitra of the Coffee Pot People blog

• 17 Jan

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Not-Another-Plastic-Bag Tutorial

  I'm sure everyone remembers last year's craze (and backlash) over Anya Hindmarch's wildly-overhyped "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" tote; the for-charity, limited-edition handbag was designed to promote alternatives to traditional, non-biodegradable grocery bags. With the city of San Francisco outright ban

• 20 Apr

  Episode: ThreadHeads

  Tote Bags, Bagitude, Enderby Designs, Thread Heads

  Earth day is right around the corner! So this week we show you how to create your own recycled tote bag, hang at a local craft fair where we meet with the creators of Bagitude, then its off to Brooklyn to talk with recycled tote bag guru, Meg Allen of Enderby Designs.