Shag Bag From Recycled T-Shirts

Step 5 Prep base

Find a neat piece of fabric.  This will act as the base for your rug, and the inside lining for your bag. 

I was originally going to make a basic rug, but since I didn't know how far these strips would get me I just cut a nice big 16" strip the full 30" width of my fabric and hemmed the sides. 

Again, I forgot to take pictures (I'm blaming everything on the blood loss!) so here's a picture of the hemmed rectangle.  Pretend it's not already covered in fuzzy t-shirt bits.