Wow! I am so totally impressed by Flickr user mleak's dress made from plastic grocery bags. She collected bags, ironed them together to form a fabric, and then sewed this dress based on 1950s housewife styles.
Other photos in her photostream document her trip to the grocery store while wearing the dress. Who knew there was such a stylish use for those plastic bags?
If you're part of the global campaign to cut down on plastic bag use, you'll already know that recycling old carrier bags is a bit of a non-starter, and that the best thing you can do is re-use them. You'll probably also have seen plastic bags fused together to make funky, sturdy new ones like the Cambodian recycled rice bag range from Firebox. And now, there's a free online tutorial with step-by-step instructions on how to make your own at Etsy Labs.
All you'll need to make your shopper is plastic bags, parchment paper and an iron. The great thing about fusing plastic bags (apart from the obvious environmental benefits - this one puts three or more large bags to good use) is the range of styles you can invent. Pick whatever colours you want for as subtle or vibrant an accessory you want.
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Folksy prints and patchworking are in at the moment, so it's never been easier to make fashionable recycled clothing, using vintage fabric. You could go out and buy some from your favourite craft store, but if you want to be really thrifty and eco-friendly too, old household fabrics are always an option, and as Liz of Great Green Goods points out, old tablecloths are often a fantastic source for retro-print designs, and mixing and matching them in a skirt brings them right up to date. The skirts pictured here were made using five different vintage tablecloths, with a drawstring fastening for easy sizing.
These tablecloth skirts are available to buy at Ekochic, but wouldn't choosing your own swatches be so much more fun?
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