Happy Creative Sunday Hive learner's community, welcome to another #creative-sunday post, thanks for returning today's post i have another creative Diy project for you all, in this post i share a rundown of the making process of a
staple denim tote bag from recycling pieces of denim jean fabric , which can be essential for many purpose like grocery shopping an the lot, this creative diy is a lot more tricky as it is handmade, if you would like to see how i made this Tote , keep reading below.
Materials Used
- The main material used in thinks project is 2 pairs old scrap denim jeans of different shades of wash.
- A pair of scissors.
- Measuring Tape
- Black sewing thread
- hand sew needle
- Clothe pressing iron
In the First step i am marking a 10 by 17 cm size on the denim fabric, i am cutting 6 pieces of the measurement on the two pair of jeans which is going to be a coverage for the front and back of the bag.
I also went ahead to cut out pieces of fabric for the sides and bottom of the bag, this included 2 pieces of fabric each from both jeans that measured (3 by 12 inches) for the sides, and another piece of 2 (12 by 3 inches) fabric that measured for bottom, which you would see in the above photos.
Here is an upclose view after sewing the front and back parf of the bag, with an hand-sewing method, i recommend learning to hand sew at this point of the tutorial or better still before starting the tutorial.
My hand sewing process.
After sewing he fabric i went aheah to press the clothing for a smooth appearance, pressing allows for a m ore relaxed fabric look.
Here is a photo of my progress after stiching the entire part tgether, here you wold see the front back, sides of two jean wash colours and bottom secured together.
I completed the sewing ant turned the back unto the right side, with the sides with stiched now on the inside.
The Tote-bag Hand
For the had of the bag i am using the waist band fron the jeans, cuttng it off using a scicors
here i ahd used the hand sewing method to secure the hook and botton onto the outside of the bag, i had also made a rime using the second wash of the jean pair also using the hand-stich method and we had the final result.
FINAL LOOK
What did you think of this creative diy, comment your thoughts elwo and i hope to see you in my next one , ciao
