Plastic bag clothes

Hello, I've been working on some projects to make some of my gear waterproof, I'm making a rain skirt and also working on making a backpack waterproof.

Tutorial for continuous-strand plastic bag or tee shirt yarn at my blog (August 9th-click on title to get the full tutorial). www.eloomanator.eloomanation.com

Marilyn Monroe meets White Plastic Bags

This is a fully wearable and comfortable unlined plastic coat. Uncounted layers upon layers of fused and sewn plastic bags , plastic produce net bags, and newsprint image transfers. 100% plastic bags--- even the cotton sewing thread was old. Nothing bought except for the velcro front closure. I spent 1 whole month (every single day) on this coat...and collected bags for over 1 year.....there were MANY grueling challenges. I thought I would never get it finished. It was both rewarding and…

Make something that will entertain your kids without any money spent - plastic bag tutu! Easy craft and no sewing required!

Recently we wrote about IKEA's hilarious response to Balenciaga's $2,145 version of their iconic 99 cents Frakta bag. But Balenciaga isn't the only one who repurposed, reused, and re-created the iconic waterproof material bag, and now there's a new trend of turning them into DIY clothes and accessories.

ARTS THREAD Portfolios: BORBALA FERENCZ, Budapest, Hungary - "This collection is inspired from the waste that the fashion industry creates. Shreds, second-hand clothes are upcycled and given a new preciosity. The silhouette of the outfits are inspired from 17th century royal garments, in contrast with today’s fast fashion items." #upcycling #fashion #recycling #repurposing

Behind the process of designing and sewing a gown made of 170 plastic Target bags.