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Turn a T-Shirt Into a Backpack

by on Jul 12, 2010

It may seem easy, but it’s the drawstrings that always stump me. I must be missing that section of neurotransmitters in my brain that make you able to remember spatial placement or something. Anyway, over on Instructables they’re having a Summer Sewing Contest and Danger is My Middle Name has thrown an upcycled T-shirt project into the ring. teeshirt

For me, Step 5 is the crucial step – figuing out how the drawstrings go in.  Now I can turn my new – tee shirts aren’t flattering on women – Eric Clapton T into a drawstring backpack for my rollerblading forays.