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How to Make a Shirt Into a Back Pack

Most people have several old T-shirts lying around the house. There are fun crafts that use old T-shirts, such as making a drawstring backpack. If you have basic sewing skills and a few common craft and sewing supplies, you'll be able to make a drawstring backpack out of any old T-shirt. Making these backpacks is so easy that you can make several of them in one afternoon. Kids can even get in on the fun as long as they have adult supervision.

Things You'll Need

T-shirt
Fabric scissors
Thread
Sewing machine
Drawstring

Instructions

- 1
  Cut off the sleeves and bottom hem of the T-shirt. Cut off the top of the shirt in a straight line directly underneath the collar.
- 2
  Turn the shirt inside out and sew the arm holes and the bottom of the shirt closed.
- 3
  Hem the top of the shirt 1 inch, leaving a 1-inch opening in the middle of one of the sides.
- 4
  Cut a piece of drawstring that is 75 inches long. Thread the drawstring through the hem of the top of the backpack, using the 1-inch opening.
- 5
  Sew the ends of the drawstring to either bottom corner of the backpack. Turn the backpack right side out and tug on the drawstring to close it.

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