How Do You Make A Shirt Into A Drawstring Backpack?
Drawstring backpacks can be used for many different purposes, from carrying essential items like your wallet and checkbook to holding things as a carry on during travel. You can purchase a drawstring backpack, but you may not find the right one that suits your personality or style. If you make your own drawstring backpack from a shirt, you can find preprinted designs that you like or you can design your own to suit your taste. Lay out the shirt on the cutting mat. Use the scissors and cut off the sleeves and collar at the seams. Use the ruler and fabric pencil to mark straight lines along the shoulder area of the shirt and next to each of the arm holes, then cut straight down the side seams The goal is to create two rectangular pieces. Flip over one piece and fold down the top about ¾ inch. Pin into place. Use the needle and thread to sew along the bottom of the fold, at the cut portion. You should now have a casing for the drawstring. Flip over the second piece, fold and sew in the sa
