First project: a T-shirt tote
No-sew fringe or a simple sewn base.
Step by step
- Cut off the sleeves and neckline.
- No-sew: cut slits about 1 inch apart up from the hem and tie front and back fringes together.
- Or sew: stitch the bottom closed; a few rows add strength.
- Turn right side out.
Watch
Simple T-Shirt Bags (6:34)
By SewVeryEasy · Open on YouTube
Chosen from its title and channel: a 6-minute video from SewVeryEasy on sewing simple T-shirt bags, the sewn version of this project. Embedded from YouTube with credit; we don't host it. It only loads when you press play.
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All checked November 1, 2026. We read these; we did not test the products ourselves.