Making of a tripod bag, or two
First I cut, well I cut the crotch seam, to separate the legs.
Then I cut the inside seam from the ankle to the crotch. I laid the tripod on it to check of length and on the beige pair I took the hem out. I was starting to get concerned that the area where the pocket had been might get in the way. But it worked out great. I’ll show you here in a sec.
I used an overlock stitch to make the seam for the bottom and side of the bag.
After I used the overlock stitch to make sure the top doesn’t fray, I folded the top down, stitched and made the pocket for the cording. Now this is where the old pocket came in handy, it was finished really neat and I used it for my opening for the cording.
Voila! Tripod bag almost complete.
Now, I did things only slightly different on the brown bag. I left the pants hemmed, that hem made a pocket and I was able to slide the cording through it. Two bags almost done.
Tape quickly solved any issue of getting the cording through the cord stop. And a few seconds later I have two completed bags. Sure, they are not fancy and beautiful, but they are extremely easy to make, serve their purpose and gave a doomed pair of pants a new life. What I liked most about it was that if I messed up I still had another leg I could try again.
Genius!! Seriously, those are great Lisa!
What a good idea..there is no end to your talents, very impressive.
Whoohoo! That's one cool tripod bag, I love it how you looked at a pair of
old pants!
Terrific idea! Another pair of pants recycled and 2 very stylish and
utilitarian tripod bags. Great job.
very snazzy & creative!
I save all the old jeans in the house and ask my friends for theirs. Then I
cut them into strips and put a little slit in each end and join them
together to make really long strips. Then I braid three together and
eventually I make rugs out of them. They look so neat! It's a ton of work
and lots of frayed stuff around for a while - but well worth it in the end.
You are the talented one, Lisa!!! Great Job!
Great idea. Why didn't you use one pair of pants for both bags? Did you
want different colors?
Well, I'm impressed!
well aren't we the little Martha Stewart
Recycling at it's best. What a clever idea!!
That was pretty cool and creative.
BRILLIANT!
Wow, you are so talented, Lisa! I am really impressed :)
This is so clever!!!
Jan, Yes, I wanted them different colors so I would know which one was
mine. :) I do plan on using the other legs for something though.
You are creative and crafty! I want to be just like you.
Oh you sew too!That´s nice to see!You knoe I sew too...
That is a great idea and a great way to recycle old pants.
Great idea and it looks really easy to make.