Make a Messenger Bag Out of Trash Bags!
31 Aug, 2009 | Posted by nancyperez | under Podcasting (Audio)
In this podcast you’ll learn how to fuse plastic together and then make a bag out of it! All you need is an iron, plastic bags, sewing machine, and some straps and buckles. … messenger bag howto diy instruction instructions backpack learn make bre pettis makezine electronics gadgets oreilly science technology how-to art
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PirateD0g | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
can i use baking paper instead of wax paper??
barbarasprague | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
Can you REUSE the wax paper???
tenaciousb711 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
Perhaps but this is a fun thing to do with your spare time and its actually quite nice… I made my wallet out of this material I get compliments all the time
lenhoj85 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
why buy a bag to make a bag?
lenhoj85 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
thats not funny
joshua1marcelo | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
make a purse for ur gf lol
AmericanPowerBase | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
Ok…I am all for people being creative, but good god man, it would have been a lot simpler to buy a damn back pack!
huyaobang | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
OMG… Your genius!!!!! But… I still want a Timbuk2. haha
twinturbo1995 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
This is super ghetto lols
AllChewedUp123 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
“everyone has like a million blillion plastic bags in their house”
ILoveSweeneyTodd08 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
:O omg thats gonna take forever!!!!!!!!!u should buy a sewing machine then oh and why did i have to reply??? lmao
KayoticWun | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
not at the temperature they’re using.. it might smell a bit but it wont give off harmful chemicals
TheSoggybread | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
awsom!!!please reply lol,,,, im 13 so wen ive dun all tht shit ,im gunna get my mum to HAND sow it all up ,lol, as i said please reply and stuff,lol
nlytend1 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
and what are you?
cocoflorida2003 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
I can not help but to wonder if the plastic gives off any harmful chemicals while it gets hot enough to melt it.
YOKOhikari | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
Go DDing!
GerryButlersLoverr | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
Hrrmmm. I wonder if a Hot Topic bag could be used for that? That’d make a pretty amazing bag.
xxEllusxx | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
no…you’re using it for something you need rather than throwing it out….
meglink20 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
This a a great idea, and I have done this myself but I would keep in mind that people started making this durable material to reduce the amount of waste they were producing. Please keep in mind that going to Goodwill and purchasing a perfectly good backpack only to cut off the buckles and throw the rest out is not the best idea. Dumpster diving for the products you need is a better alternative.
ch0colat3gIirL | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
kewl ! ..not qunna do it tho.. bt kewl ^_^
lonestranger69 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
Gay.
InfectedDaemon | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
Awesome! No sewing machine… doing it by hand is going to be a pain in the ass… project is no go.
swingshysteria | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
i didnt thought of that. hah.
even easier, refuse plastic bags at all cost, so no one has to do this messenger bag. that settles it.
samr193 | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
It works better if you use parchment paper rather than Wax paper…the wax stickes to the bag when i did this…….
slottinpete | August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
dosen’t that defeat the purpose of recycling plastic bags?