Packing Strap Bag

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A bag made out of packing straps.

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Step 1: Supplies

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Absolutely need:
Packing Straps any color or width.
Scissors
Bulletin board and push pins
One or two peices of clear tubing to use as handles depending on what style of bag you want. The tubing should fit 3-6 of your straps into it. You can get this at hardware stores.

Supplies to make it easier:
Packing Tape
Pliers

raiderdk says: Mar 12, 2013. 2:29 PM

I have a lot of them too, I make smaller thing with them like pencil holders. I'll try a bag someday.

I can make a lot of different things if I can fuse them with heat, bit I cant :(

ACT1 says: Dec 8, 2008. 9:16 AM

Hi,

I've been collecting this strapping for ages - see our website http://www.ecolifegizmos.co.uk/
you can have some free if you pay p&P or if you're buying something else that covers the p&P.

I'm delighted to find this pattern to make this.

macrumpton says: Dec 20, 2007. 4:05 PM

I have seen spools of this ribbon in the harbor freight catalog for cheap in case you don't have a recycled source for it. Also they look more like baskets than bags, are the bag floppy or basket rigid?

patdillingham in reply to macrumptonJul 10, 2008. 2:32 PM

Hi - the basket I have is sturdy -its not at all floppy - it seems to be reinforced with some wire around the top..I think they are more sturdy basket than floppy bag. Do you know where I can find people to make them for me?So far, NE Thailand seems to have cornered the market - p

macrumpton in reply to patdillinghamJul 12, 2008. 5:29 AM

I would suggest that you look into organizations that care for the mentally handicapped, if you are looking to make them in the USA. The laws allowing that vary from state to state. I had a friend in the UK that did that there. Otherwise I suggest Mexico. It all comes down to how much you can afford to pay for the baskets, and shipping costs. I suggest you talk with your local trade organizations and chamber of commerce, and maybe they would have suggestions.

adidame says: Aug 24, 2007. 9:03 PM

So when you weave the horizontal rows, how much do you overlap the weaving, the extra five inches, or do you clip the excess? Is there away to fuse two pieces of ribbon?

Woodenbikes says: Aug 20, 2007. 9:34 PM

Great Instructable! I see those bands or ribbons (typically pallet straps) lying around as litter in the club stores (like Price Club etc) and at lumber yards and the smaller ones I see by the copy machine where boxes of paper are opened. Now you have given us something fun and productive to do with that litter.

VampyKali says: Aug 20, 2007. 10:15 AM

I love it! I have been seeing these bags all over but didn't know what type of ribbon they were using. Where can you buy the ribbon at?

Visitor says: Aug 20, 2007. 4:00 AM

You forgot the picture.