Now that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is trying to reduce plastic bags, it might be a good time to bite the bullet and make your own reusable bags. Added bonus: Many grocery stores give a 5-cent rebate for each bag you bring in when you shop.
Jan Andrea's craft site has tips on fabric, a pattern and detailed instructions.
Make-it-easy has instructions for visual people.
Etsy Labs has an innovative idea: fusing several plastic bags together to make one strong, reusable one. So, you can recycle the bags you have now and make a cool looking reusable bag for the future.
If you would rather knit than sew, The Purl Bee has a pattern for a pretty knitted bag.
And, (this is rather amazing) My Recycled Bags has a tutorial for making yarn out of old plastic bags that you can then crochet into things like a large market bag, a grocery tote with a granny square, or dozens of other things.
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