I've done an used wallets with this method for more than a year, you can make really thin wallets that don't damage your pants and go well on the pocket... They do spark conversations
@TheCardbry6 жыл бұрын
now that is a good idea
@belavet4 жыл бұрын
I'm going to need an instructional video for this haha
@katie51475 жыл бұрын
Cannot focus. Bjorn's hair is too beautiful.
@christina10995 жыл бұрын
Katie eww
@Smurt324 жыл бұрын
stfu
@MYNAMEISLIGHTS4 жыл бұрын
I focus for another reason, sorry
@eyebleaching92152 жыл бұрын
Same HIS HAIR IS GODLY
@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube6 жыл бұрын
Y'know, I never once thought of turning my plastic grocery bags into reusable plastic grocery bags. Take that, Aldi!
@patriciabockenstette65502 жыл бұрын
How did I ever miss this tutorial. I spend hours a days checking out what's available on KZbin. This is great! I have been collecting plastic bags for months and now I've got another project to do. What fun! Thanks for sharing.
@FridaMcKenzie2 жыл бұрын
Patricia I thought the same thing. LOL I have been making beds for the homeless and now I love the idea of making totebags.
@joenysfraticelli94856 жыл бұрын
I am a fashion designer student and I definitely gonna try this one! I love all this ideas thank you so much
@Shungabali6 жыл бұрын
guys the world need more people like you...Awesome!
@romansworldtv5 жыл бұрын
YES. definitely inspiring me to be more amazing :D
@Eviekiwiful5 жыл бұрын
I’m thinking this could work to make a shower curtain!
@eugenetswong4 жыл бұрын
...and low budget rain gear for temporary use. ...and umbrellas.
@BuddhaFang3 жыл бұрын
and insulation for kitty winter shelters
@DeanIsJesus Жыл бұрын
Great ideas everyone. 😊🌎✨
@thoahoangthi1214 Жыл бұрын
And picnic tents
@aveoxus11396 жыл бұрын
Could make a patchwork quilt styled tarp from plastic bags! It really has a similar look to tent canvas
@Chartreuse_Moose6 жыл бұрын
What about melting the fabric textile in between two thinner (two ply) sheets of this material? Should make it more flexible/durable. Like a cotton/polyester/rayon sandwich.
@AtheistEve3 жыл бұрын
might make it less recyclable in the future though.
@br64802 жыл бұрын
@@AtheistEve it shouldn’t because the fabric looks like muslin and normally muslin is cotton.
@shadowsilverlight1651 Жыл бұрын
@@AtheistEve how would it make it less recyclable? if you can recycle plastic AND fabric the. how does combining them make them less recyclable?
@AtheistEve Жыл бұрын
@@shadowsilverlight1651 When they come to the end of their life, they can’t be delaminated into fabric and plastic. So would end up in landfill.
@Nalojuntu6 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Both the "solidification" and the sewing part are ideas that don't come intuitively in mind when thinking of plastic but it's actually great and reliable. Good job here !
@mybabybuffalo5 жыл бұрын
You can stitch the bottom and sides all at the same time then go and turn in the bottom corners inwards, hopefully that helps you save a little time!
@AtheistEve3 жыл бұрын
And snip off the triangles.
@br64802 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing but he did say he’s not a sewing expert. Off topic I was wondering what the stitch length would be.
@shadowsilverlight1651 Жыл бұрын
@@AtheistEve if you Leave the triangles, it gives the corners more support
@jomichael10605 жыл бұрын
I now have use for all the ripped plastic bags thank you. keep on savings our planet people are you guys give me hope for our children's children future ✌️
@jansusanjennafletcher17122 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! I think there should be recycling courses in school instead of just Home Economics- this is the future of our world and people need to learn How to recycle. We have become quite spoiled in how we live our lives with “throw away” habits. Gentlemen- you are showing us that anyone can try this with basic tools And that a sewing machine does not make a man less masculine!, Thank you!
@cssruth6 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! I'm going to use this technique to make lining for fabric bags.!
@Oaktreealley5 жыл бұрын
That is a great idea!
@jamesarroyo50546 жыл бұрын
I am going to try this with candy wrappers on the outside.
@bystandersarah5 жыл бұрын
James Arroyo love that idea!!
@Segatari4 жыл бұрын
How did it go?
@SynthiaNominae4 жыл бұрын
Tarps...this would make good tarps. Temporary shelter for people. This combined with the injected bricks could make tiny temporary shelters!
@autdummy5 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I was going to buy some reusable bags to grow potatoes in but now I can just use all the plastic bags I have and make one!!!
@inesmendezgarcia58985 жыл бұрын
great! I created a bag with this tutorial and I recommend it if you want to minimize your waste
@maaikevermoen17276 жыл бұрын
I would consider using polyester thread and not cotton thread when sewing the bags. Because when these bags get recycled again then the cottonthread is a contamination. What do you think?
@m.a.b.42786 жыл бұрын
It would still be a "contamination". Actually almost all plastic bags are polyethylene and wouldn't mix with polyester even if you tried to melt them together. Although maybe you could obtain a composite that would work.
@stevesoldwedel3 жыл бұрын
If it's your bag and you plan to recycle it, why not just rip out the seams before putting it in the recycling?
@br64802 жыл бұрын
Cotton thread won’t hold up over time in a reusable bag. You really should use polyester thread.
@thatguyfromca4 жыл бұрын
I have about 100 plastic bags I've been collecting from my grocery shopping, now I have something to do with them.
@marlulipe6 жыл бұрын
"i'll do it in an idiot prove way" hahahaha I knew the technique but thanks for the tips to make it stronger (:
@arnifreyrerlingsson6 жыл бұрын
Lol, met the new kindergarten teacher today. Nice guy. Now he's a guest here at this channel i subscribed to two days ago. Cool way to repurpose those plastic bags
@crawfish0695 жыл бұрын
If I can fuse plastic bags together I can make custom covers for bench tools. Or my air conditioner. Or tarps. Or shade cloths for the garden for mid summer.
@monikasaringer1152 Жыл бұрын
First off....you have great hair, hope you still have it!....that's one of the neatest & best ways ive seen to make a bag so far, love it!
@Cellottia6 жыл бұрын
Bjorn's hair is worthy of Marie Antoinette -- gorgeous!
@DPLocksport6 жыл бұрын
With this technique of making plastic sheets or even a tarp and your extruded boards you could try to make a tent or something simillar, now that would be a great thing: recicled home :) Great work btw
@Grizzydan2 жыл бұрын
This would be an epic way to make some waterproof jeans. I wonder if there's enough room for it to melt through the fabric. Another idea could be sewing them onto jeans, much like people do with leather (leather on the front of jeans is great for welders) or like when I was in construction my foreman always had patches sewn on his knees for durability and to cushion his old knees without needing kneepads. I'm just thinking I'd 100% rather spend some time and electricity to make myself some rain gear instead of buying some.. Now just imagine a guy out in the rain with a jacket and pants that look like that patchwork bag you showed at the end.. LOL
@woodndrum3036 жыл бұрын
Neat trick man, good strong tote bag from the thin one time use bags. In the UK the shops have to charge £0.05 for the single use bags. So now you don't find quite so many bags as raw material, but this is a great idea. Well done
@sstark37956 жыл бұрын
His hair is better than any ladie's hair here! Post a tutorial of how he care's of it!!
@evelynbagnasco72933 жыл бұрын
Those are genetics, he has loads of follicles!
@bestestinventions70326 жыл бұрын
love the "rrrrrrough textile" at 2:23
@UpcycleDesignLab4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I have made some Halloween costume aprons with this method but I didn't know you could get the plastic so smooth. Well done.
@racheld37716 жыл бұрын
I am in my 70s...love these videos....but dude....AWESOME hair!!!!!!
@PTEC2 жыл бұрын
Off topic the curly hairstyle is so awesome
@qwertzu2396 жыл бұрын
need a new school bag didnt want to buy a new one though..you just solved my problem :)
@lightdark006 жыл бұрын
Did you make a school bag? I really don't want to keep buying panniers(bike bags) that don't last long, I might give it a go. I was thinking where I could source good fabric, free is a much better choice!
@saraodling35395 жыл бұрын
Great Idea , would wanna try that too :)
@clara60165 жыл бұрын
DIY fjallraven
@CaraWeston5 жыл бұрын
Would it work to fuse the seams together with heat instead of sewing them?
@marulazzaroggi62995 жыл бұрын
It does! I use a electric scalpel to "suture" my plastic!
@LeDodgyLodger5 жыл бұрын
I have a small iron typically used for mounting photographs that I use for fusing seams.
@SajorRaga2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely FABULOUS! Thank you SO much!
@zach33606 жыл бұрын
Okay Dave! Whoever your marketing team is, they're doing a great job!
@CH-ux9zs4 жыл бұрын
can this be made in to PPE gowns for medical staff ?
@ANNtique4 жыл бұрын
Are the bags used number 2 or 4 plastic? What is the best type of sewing machine needle for this? I have been saving all the bags from the grocery store that we’ve had to use while we were doing grocery collection during pandemic. I’ve been wanting to do a project with them
@McNerdyCostumesandProps4 жыл бұрын
I believe they are #4 LDPE. I work with them often and the shiny appearance to the bags suggests that.
@MayraAReyes3 жыл бұрын
That is wonderful. Recycling a bunch of bag and turn it into one reusable bag. Thanks a lot. I will try to make a patio umbrella.
@imenell8363 Жыл бұрын
Love it ! Thank you for this video🥰
@thndrgrrrl4 жыл бұрын
What a great project, and what glorious hair!!
@lizlandry33885 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, you made vinyl!
@MR.NOBODY111114 жыл бұрын
Why stitch it together couldn't you just melt it together?
@SS-qg9jk3 жыл бұрын
maybe to create some design
@MamaBanana3 жыл бұрын
OMG I was looking to buy clear plastic vinyl for sewing, but now I am absolutely going to give this a try. I'm putting together a video on how to reuse plastic bags, but I never thought to recreate the plastic into a new form with just an iron like this, cannot wait to try!! Thanks so much for sharing :)
@mak6752 жыл бұрын
Bjorne, Love your hair!!!
@suebsrf40284 жыл бұрын
Loving the hair piled atop head guy.
@worldawake10766 жыл бұрын
Love this! Tried to emulate it today to hilarious effect but I will not give up!
@AndyCollier6 жыл бұрын
Keep adding them together to make tarps?
@bystandersarah5 жыл бұрын
Andy Collier that’s a cool idea! You could add rivets too! It would take a long time but I bet it would be awesome!
@tomwyrick28246 жыл бұрын
I was wondering how many layers of bag can you do effectively with just the iron?? What's the max?
@SS-qg9jk3 жыл бұрын
max 3... or 4 if they are too thin.
@benjameme2 жыл бұрын
How in the world are you getting your fused bags so flat and smooth? Mine are wrinkling so much it looks terrible.
@nanawenty6 жыл бұрын
What a good video with a good idea , I will try to do a plastic bag too !!!! PS: loved that hair !!!!!
@valzeppelin51532 жыл бұрын
Dude's hair is fukin epic.
@teqeliabradford13244 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me more about handles? Thank you. I’m very much interested in the square handle one.
@marlenemg8396 жыл бұрын
love the idea! you guys are doing an amazing work, thank you for making a difference
@kirksway15 жыл бұрын
I'm so envious of all that hair
@Ciao_Jules6 жыл бұрын
I love this idea! I think I'll make a few of them from all the plastic bags that I've had for years.
@TheStigma Жыл бұрын
Question: Would it work to just fuse the seams rather than sewing? I don't see why not, but maybe doing it this way helps avoid a sharp structural weakpoint that could fail? I'm not likely to make tote bags anytime soon, but I'm definitely going to try fusing smaller film into larger pieces, as well as thickening. Seems useful for patching or reeinforcing for example a damaged tarp. Any experience from fusing polypropylene films? I don't think PP is used much in shopping bags, but it's used in many of the sturdier trash bags because it tend to be more resistant to tearing.
@frenchartantiquesparis4242 жыл бұрын
A man with hair like Marie Antoinette and who can sew.... sign me up!
@aminghafoori64963 жыл бұрын
wow i couldn't watch the video i spend all the time watching his beautiful hair!
@nataliaduran4408 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I love this idea🥰
@tjsmith27483 ай бұрын
Sew sides first, then fold triangle and sew
@brigittebeck77626 жыл бұрын
Hi from California ..we no longer have these plastic bags😁
@workhardism6 жыл бұрын
Brigitte Beck Yep. You can blame the liberals for that. :/
@odriew50146 жыл бұрын
You can still get bags in a lot of stores. At least you can at dollar tree. They charge extra though.
@jomichael10605 жыл бұрын
That's a start good for California 👏
@VonnieOdette5 жыл бұрын
Hey, find a way to do this with plastic straws. There is so much waste. If they are bereft of plastic straws or stir sticks, try something else. Do you have family outside of Ca? Share the video! Do whatever you can. And, thank you☺
@layschipsmarketing85625 жыл бұрын
workhardism Why do you want to keep plastic bags around? Why?
@benjodan9069 Жыл бұрын
So awesome, guys!!!
@TheLicktysplitz5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I found this channel!
@RikkiTheRose6 жыл бұрын
I wish i had Björns hair!
@PghFlip5 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up, if only for the fab hair!
@ChrisApao Жыл бұрын
Question: How do you flatten the one layer sheets so they 'pre-shrink' but do not buckle or get wonky shaped. I can't seem to get flat and pretty finished material like you do. what is the secret?
@altsummoner36304 жыл бұрын
Such beautiful hair
@ZenTea981 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this sharing ideas 🙏
@Daisy.florina4 жыл бұрын
easy instructions step by step, you are very patient which helps with the instructions.thank you .
@broknsword236 жыл бұрын
I love his angel like hair
@tscherbakow806 жыл бұрын
Rapunzel, let down your hair! Sorry for this :)
@marymagdalene30043 жыл бұрын
I used freezer paper - one on top and one beneath the plastic bag sheet and it stuck to the bag such that it cannot be separated without leaving hideous remnants behind. Where did I go wrong? But...looks nice with the freezer paper embedded on it and going to finish it and use it as a grocery bag. Let's hope it looks good!
@jcomden Жыл бұрын
It should be parchment paper (made of silicon) and not freezer paper (made of wax).
@MariaSkaaren6 жыл бұрын
Glorious hair Bjørn!
@straightgeeked6 жыл бұрын
Great hair bro. Thanks for the information
@naly2023 жыл бұрын
The textures are superb.
@clairekug57092 жыл бұрын
This is very cool concept. I love it.
@elbrown1011Ай бұрын
How much electricity does this take to get all the bags smooth and manageable? Are these plastic bags or the really thin bags?
@evelynbagnasco72933 жыл бұрын
I am going to make round pots for my balcony flowers. Thank you.
@rosedaddona42623 жыл бұрын
I want his curls!!!!!
@ukelilly Жыл бұрын
Looks great. I am going to make a "mask keeper" for when I take it off to eat at a restaurant or have to put mask in my purse etc
@RoseJetExhaust6 жыл бұрын
*A HAANDBAAAAAG?*
@taraw8126 жыл бұрын
This is great guys! Thanks so much from Maryland! Can’t wait to give this a try!
@mlg_teletubby93916 жыл бұрын
Hey hello to you from Maryland as well!
@theappreciationsociety19603 жыл бұрын
How about venturing out and use this technique and make a raincoat?
@artsymarsy8480 Жыл бұрын
praying Bjorn eventually got a table that works for his height 😭
@beliasphyre34976 жыл бұрын
That hair...
@edgarbadillo56594 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! Great job!!!
@dumblekar74 жыл бұрын
Too good and well explained. I am going to try this very soon. Thanks.
@acertainslantoflight2 жыл бұрын
The guy with the long hair is cute
@AngelaMay662 жыл бұрын
Nice prototypes
@stevesoldwedel3 жыл бұрын
You could make a rain jacket this way, I figure.
@evgenia_mensh6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, but isn't ironing of plastic dangerous for health? will this bag be recyclable?
@GiselaLVawdrey5 жыл бұрын
This is so brilliant. I want to try it soon!
@MFunkibut6 жыл бұрын
If you're making new bags from old bags you should try plarn. Then you don't need irons and paper and sewing machines. You generally need knitting-level skills though there are ways around that as well. Dave if you haven't seen plarn yet plenty of youtube vids....
@alexjago516 жыл бұрын
What about heat-sealing the edges together?
@fireroum3 жыл бұрын
Dang, wish i'd know this earlier! Will definitely be racking my brains for what to make... 😝