Plastic Bag Holder

We cannot neglect the burning issue of environmental pollution. It is very important for us to reduce the usage of the non recyclable materials and products that can aggravate contamination of the mother earth. One major substance that causes pollution is the plastic bag. We receive plastic bags everywhere we go, from grocery shops to clothing stores and with almost anything that we buy. By far, we are well aware of the problem of plastic recycling. Hence, we cannot just throw them away to increase the contamination further. Here comes the problem of storing those bulks of plastic bags. Well, there is an attractive option available for you in the form of a plastic bag holder!

A plastic bag holder is of great help for reducing the clutter caused by plastic bags. It can be hung in any convenient place. Bags stored in these holders can be used for various household usages, like lining the garbage box and storing several things which are not in use. To place your holder in a highly visible part of your house, you would want an attractive pattern. Won't you? Well, surprisingly, you can make your own attractive holder on your own and that too, using the least number of resources.

How to Make a Plastic Bag Holder

One can make nice patterns using various materials. The point is to make the holder attractive and useful for storing the bags. One can do various things to make the plastic bags holder attractive. For instance, if you know embroidery, then you can decorate your plain holder with a few of its artistic designs. One can also make an easy crochet pattern, provided he/she is well aware about the crochet patterns and techniques. Well, here are some tips.

Pattern: #1

You might be surprised, but you can actually make a plastic bag holder using an empty gallon milk jug! All that you need to do is to cut a hole (approximately 2 inch in diameter) at the top of the jug and a bit larger hole at the bottom. Take the reusable plastic bags and roll them around your finger, after folding them lengthwise. Now, just drop them inside the empty milk jug. You can easily get the desired number of bags out from the other side of the jug. If you wish, you can decorate this holder with wrapping paper, ribbons, cartoon stickers or some fabrics as well! So, wasn't it easy to make the holder using the milk jug?

Pattern: #2

Material Required

• Kitchen towel, 1
• Matching thread
• ¼ inch ribbon, 1 yard
• Elastic, 2 feet
• Pins and sewing needles
• Sewing machine
• Scissors, pencil and ruler

Procedure

• Cut one piece of the elastic in such a way, that it measures just a bit more than the half of the width of the towel. You can test to make sure that it stretches along the width of the towel, before cutting. If you find it hard to stretch then you may need a lager piece of elastic.
• Now, lay the towel on a table top in such a way that its outside should be facing the table. Draw straight lines across one end of the towel. You will have to repeat the same with the other side of the towel as well.
• Create a point at the center of the piece of elastic that you cut previously. Afterwards, pin the elastic in the towel where you have drawn the line. Make sure that ½ inch elastic is left outside the edge of the towel. Now, pin the marked mid point of the elastic to the middle point of the line, which you have drawn on the towel.
• Pin the remaining end of the elastic to the other edge of the towel. Make sure that about ½ inch piece of the elastic is left outside the edge of the towel, just like you did previously. Now, stretch every pinned point of the elastic and baste it to the towel, so that it stays in place while sewing. You can use a bright colored thread, so that it is clearly visible.
• Now is the time to use the sewing machine for stitching the elastic to the towel. Stretch the elastic from the edge and add zigzag stitches from the edge towards the center of the towel and complete the rest of the proceedings (to the other edge). Don't forget to start and finish it with backstitching.
• Now, fold the towel lengthwise, in such a way that both the salvages come together and pin them to keep in place. Stitch one ½ inch line of thread from one end of the towel to the other. Don't forget to backstitch at the beginning as well as at the end.
• Once you are done with sewing, iron the newly created line and turn the insides out, so that the original 'outside' is now visible. Now, cut an 8 inch piece of the ribbon and form its loop, by folding it into half. Tightly stitch the loop at the center of the bag.

This way, your homemade holder is ready! You can tie a bow with the rest of the ribbon for decorating your plastic bag holder. Now hang this holder at a handy place and start storing the plastic bags in it. You can pull out a plastic bag from its bottom end, whenever you need one!

Well, this was all about how to make a plastic bag holder. I am sure you are going to make some on your own soon! Am I right!