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Give an old sweater a new life
Use an old wool sweater to make a fun sweater tote bag and cute boot socks with this photo tutorial by The Renegade Seamstress.

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  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 1
    Step 1

    After washing, cut off the sleeves and the neck of your thrift store sweater. If your sweater is 80% or more wool, it will felt after you wash and dry it. This means the fibers will become tight and it won't fray.

    You can save the sleeves to make boot socks.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 2
    Step 2

    Decide how big you’d like your bag and cut identical pieces from your sweater, interfacing and lining. You’ll need two of each.

    I used handles cut from an old thrift store bag, but you can choose any kind of handles you'd like.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 3
    Step 3

    Place right sides of sweater together, sandwich it between the interfacing and stitch around three sides, leaving the top open.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 4
    Step 4

    Stitch the bottom corners diagonally.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 5
    Step 5

    Right sides together, stitch three sides of the lining, leaving an the top open and an opening in the bottom.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 6
    Step 6

    Turn the sweater inside out, using ribbon or pieces from the sweater pin handles and slide sweater into lining so right sides are together.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 7
    Step 7

    Pin and sew lining to sweater at the top.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 8
    Step 8

    Turn everything right side out through the hole left in the lining piece.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 9
    Step 9

    Pin and sew the hole in the lining seam.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 10
    Step 10

    I used mine to carry my laptop all winter long.

  • How to make a handle bag. Diy: Sweater Bag And Boots Socks - Step 11
    Step 11

    Then I gave the sleeves to my friend as a hostess gift and she just slipped them over her boots to make boot socks. CUTE!!!

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