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Handmade Halloween Treat Bags

Step 13Flatten your bag

Flatten your bag
For this step you will need your bag.

Starting from the opening, pinch the small sides of the bag closed. Try to make your pinch folds as symmetrical as you can. Work slowly down the sides pinching in. Lay the bag down and continue going down the sides {Picture 2}. The edge of the bottom will naturally want to flip up the closer you get to the bottom. If you press gently, it will find a straight line on its own and you can flatten the whole of the bag {Picture 3}. Now, if you reform your bag, it has the shape we associate with paper grocery bags {Picture 4}.
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