Green Revolution: Upcycled tote bags from old sarees

I am a huge fan of recycling. I try to recycle every scrap if possible. My latest recycling project has been sewing some carry bags out of old sarees.




 I manage my mothers' boutique, "Smriti's Collection", which deals in folk and tribal art from this region. To know more about "Smriti's Collection", please vesit our official Facebook page here:


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Smritis-Collection/121764314542318

Anyway, I've been thinking of an easy, eco friendly way of packaging the masks for quite some time. This was a huge challenge since the masks come in a variety of sizes and no two pieces are alike! So, a comercial way of producing bags was out! Then, I thought, why not convert all the old sarees lying around to sew simple tote bags customized to fit the sizes for each mask! And I promptly got on with it and the I quite like the end result.

Anothet plus point of using sarees as a packaging material is that the fabric is strong and also the numerous weaves, colours and designs lend themselves to add more value to the item and it goes so well with the rustic feel of the masks.


Hopefully I will improve my skill and technique in due course of time and will be able to produce prettier looking bags for my masks. So, when the buyer takes home a mask or any other folk artefact, he or she can carry back a reusable bag along with it!