An extraordinary way to recycle a T – shirt into a whacky sling bag or a jhola bag. It's of utmost utility and can be easily made at home. Merely follow the easy and simple steps and make this sling bag for yourself or gift it to a friend. You could use different motifs, make it floral like have done, you could paint your name on it to make it personalised, use symbols that you favour. Be as creative as you can and make this a bag from a T Shirt.
how to do it yourself
STEP 1:-
Take a plain yellow coloured T- shirt.
STEP 2:-
Mark a“U” at the neckline.
Cut and remove the marked line as well as the sleeves with the help of a pair of scissors.
Refer to the image.
STEP 3:-
Make a mark towards the bottom side of the T -shirt measuring 2” in size.
Cut fringes on the T - shirt evenly. Refer to the image.
STEP 4:-
Draw few big and small flowers randomly on the T - shirt.
STEP 5:-
Paint the flowers with Soft Acrylic Colours - Burnt Sienna 201, Black 202, Crimson 204, Orange 217, Pink 218, Ultramarine Blue 223, Violet 225, White 227 and Sky Blue 263.
Let it dry completely.
After drying tie the knots of the cut fringes to make a sling bag.
Make sure that when you are tying the fringes the knots come on the inner side of the sling bag.
This project has interestingly taught you how to make a bag from a T shirt. Be creative and embellish this jhola bag. You could personalise it too by making it in your favourite colour or pattern.
you will need
Fevicryl Soft Acrylic Colours - Burnt Sienna 201, Black 202, Crimson 204, Orange 217, Pink 218, Ultramarine Blue 223, Violet 225, White 227, Sky Blue 263, Fine Art Brushes, Water Container, Colour Palette, Pencil, Plain Yellow Coloured T - Shirt, Ruler, Scissors.
