Morsbags: Sociable.Guerilla.Bagging.

I know I made a passing reference to Morsbags in the recent post about the sewing machine we found at Goodwill.  So I thought I would dedicate a post to them.

What is a Morsbag?  Well a Morsbag is a shopping bag made out of fabric.  It is meant to replace the plastic bags so common in stores today.  Morsbags are made out of any durable fabrics (preferably reclaimed so that they don’t end up in landfills or going to waste) by people donating their time and sewing machines.  The bags are then given out to other people.  The preferred method is at large social events where hundreds and sometimes thousands of handmade cloth bags are given out. For FREE.  No money is ever charged for a Morsbag. 

I’ve made close to 100 so far and I think I started making them just over a year ago.  Once you get the hang of the pattern they can be made in about 15 minutes.  And once complete they can hold 20+ pounds – so they’re plenty strong for grocery shopping.

Here are some pics of the ones of made.  I made quite a few just before baby bub was born to give out as Christmas gifts.  I believe most were well received and are being use. Yeah!

My first

In action

Some more I’ve made

Ones I made for this Christmas just passed

 

States are starting to or already have ban(ned) plastic shopping bags.  Stores are starting to charge for plastic.  Some offer a token incentive/credit for bringing your own bags.  It wont be long before everyone is using some type of reusable bags.  So why not make your own?  Instructions are found here.

Don’t have a sewing machine?  Here are other bags you can make:

http://www.marthaste...ing-t-shirt-bag (instructions toward the end of the clip)

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=-6yDxK68OZc

I’d also like to give a shout out to LoveForEarth.  She makes beautiful reusable produce bags for a great price.  We just bought a dozen and they’re great.