upcycling idea | sewing a crossbody bag from an army shirt
Channel: bob gramatges
Date: 17/11/2022

#diy  #crossbodybag #design #upcyclingideas 

In this thrift store clothing flip, I turn a US army uniform shirt and bag from Goodwill into a crossbody bag. I used the straps from the bag and the shirt fabric combined with a snake print fabric I found at a local sewing shop.

First, I cut the pattern out of the front of the shirt that already had a pocket. As a design feature, I chose to keep the rounded shape where the arm hole was. Then, I laid out all of the pieces and designed the straps. I also added a patch that a friend bought me from Amazon. Once the outside and lining fabrics were cut to size, I fused them onto interfacing so the bag wouldn't end up floppy. 

After the interfacing was fused onto the fabrics and I cut all the extra pieces I needed from the army shirt and bag, I started by sewing the top strap together since it had the most pieces. Then I worked on the bottom strap, which I would have made shorter retrospectively. I also added some hardware to the pocket, where I attached the Tamagotchi you see in the video. After that, I sewed together the outside, straps, and lining; I assembled the bag, sewing it together and leaving a gap to pull it through at the end.

Once all the pieces were attached, I added another strap to hide some of the unsightly parts of the bag after sewing. I used E6000 fabric fuser, which wasn’t super dry and sturdy after 12 hours. But it did the job. 

If you have any other questions about the process, let me know in the comments. I’m not a professional sewer by any means. I learned how to make a crossbody by watching Debbie Shore tutorials on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TEyDl9Oa0kU

more upcycled and handmade wardrobe design projects: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLemJo9ixs9MG_JNJB6IqvOvoJ46eKUL8K&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

music: Heist Huzzle, Fasion