♻️ Upcycle A Bag ♻️ How to Make A Shopping Bag Out of A Rice Bag

Here's how I transform feed and rice bags into the perfect grocery bags. The design features I love about these bags are: they're freestanding and easy to fill; they fold up neatly for storage; and they use materials that would otherwise go into the landfill. So don't throw away those bags, just make new ones. ♻️

This video is not sponsored. Just making bags. ♻️

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[H.P.Blavatsky]

Me: * worried one day Emmy will run out of recipes *
Emmy: “here’s a recipe for a bag”
Me: “oh, good”

[christinebingham]

Reminds me of the 1930's when flour companies would decorate their bags because they knew housewives would make dressed out of them

[reneeallen]

Those sacks are great for a lot of things! You can sew strips and fix the bottom of lawn chairs, make an gardening apron, make a crossbody sack for scattering seed or fertilizer, the list goes on and on.

[douglasreeves]

Had to laugh. Every time you said "pivot", all I could think of was the Friends episode when they are trying to get the couch up the stairs and Ross keeps yelling "Pivot!"

[melissaarellano]

I love doing this with all my livestock feed bags, they're very sturdy and can be made into whatever size will work best for you. Some of the bags have pretty cute prints on the front too

[percysharkgames]

Don't get me wrong, I love watching Emmy cook and try new foods but its a refreshing breath of fresh air to see something new! Also I love the idea of reusing durable bags as grocery bags! I wish I would've thought to do this while my dog was still alive because his food bags would've made great grocery bags!

[irishpixierose]

This is so cool and your sewing machine is amazing! Now all I have to do is find someone willing to share their empty feed or rice bags with me. I've always loved to sew & I was good at it. I don't have a machine like yours, but I have a simple one I bought years ago. In 2018 I inherited my Mom's Singer machine from the late the 50s. I use to stay up to 3 or 4 a.m. sewing in the 70s. In the early 80s I inherited my paternal Grandmother's Singer machine. You know the old black one that had its own wooden case. I always dreamed of being able to have them all setup. Emmy thank you, your video reminded of these great memories. My Mom passed March of 2021 at the age of 95 ❤❤❤

[ohdang]

Please do more up-cycling crafts like this. An instant classic; one of your best videos. And that's saying a lot! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[anasevi]

i did this with rice bags too, tiny dot of superglue at the thread end does wonders to keep everything together over the long term. brilliant video, moreso brilliant patience showing it!

[KatieCooksandCrafts]

"Nancy taught me to sew right sides together" wow thanks for that throwback. Nostalgia activated.

[nancymays]

When I lived on Guam, most bulk foods came in bags like that. My sister-in-law made a pillow from the sugar bag. My nephew use to cry for his sugar pillow. He is now 45 and still remembers his sugar pillow.

[sabrina-wquu]

I do NOT sew, but I was completely enraptured watching Emmy make something I have neither the skill nor inclination to make. Such is the magic that is Emmy!

[candied.crabapples]

This is wonderful, Emmy! Our rice bags were a stiff cloth when I was growing up and my grandmother would use the bags to sew shorts for us!

[robaldridge]

make double strap handles, 2 short 'tote' handles AND 2 longer ones for over the shoulder that you can tuck inside when not being used

[terripoche]

Thank you, Emmy! We buy the giant bags of dog food and it hurts my soul to put them in the garbage...well, no more! 🙂 The pups on the bags will make too-cute totes!!

[heh]

6:02 “that’s okay, it’s simply a shopping bag”
that line was so sweet and reassuring wtf i love emmy

[djvelocity]

*You are such a creative person Emmy!* I am stunned by your ingenuity. In a society that is constantly wasteful, it makes me feel happy that there are people like you who are trying to *reduce, reuse, and recycle.* You should be very proud of your contributions as your videos reach millions of people and you will influence some of these viewers to follow your example. You are the gold standard of what a responsible YouTube creator can and should be 😊🙌 (I’ll forever be a subscriber! 👨🏻‍💻)

[lisa-m-jennings]

My rice bags are made so thoughtfully they already have a handle and a zipper closure on them. I have been buying them exclusively for years. I love to reuse things of this nature. Thanks for sharing!

[steffini]

This brings back so many memories! My grandma used to upcycle rice bags into ton of useful things ! Like traveling bags, shopping bags and even costumes for me haha !

[nicolefields]

Thanks for a well-done sewing tutorial. I teach sewing and I think you were very clear in your instructions. I have been collecting my dog food bags to do the same thing with them as they are also made with that very sturdy woven material. Upcycling is such a great thing to do, and I am teaching a class with the 12th graders at my school right now where we are striving not to use any new materials for any of the finished projects. So far, so good!