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Yoga Mat Bag from Old Pants

Here's an easy way to use an old, ripped pair of pants to make a drawstring bag for your yoga mat.

Check this project out on Make: Projects!

Materials:
1 pair unwanted pants
thread

Supplies:
Sewing machine
scissors
several straight pins
1 safety pin

Estimated time: 1 hour

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Step 1Assess your pants

Are the legs wide enough for your yoga mat? Long enough with some extra space for seams? It's important to verify this before we go any further.

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5 comments

Jun 30, 2010. 1:44 PM

peanut_head says:

FANTASTIC! I have just completed the bag! My very first sewing project actually =) Thanks so muuch for the simple instructions and novel idea!

Feb 19, 2009. 10:50 PMthepelton says:

Something I learned from my Mother, who grew up in the depression, is that you can use old pants to make bags for holding a lot of things. You just cut a leg off, turn it inside out, sew the frayed end shut, then turn it right side out again. That way you end up with a nice storage bag of strong material.