Come Craft With Bags for the People at the Etsy Labs

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Published on Sept 17, 2009 in Events

Photo by Bags for the People

Why stay in and sew all by your lonesome? Come join us for a bag-making workshop with Bags for the People — whether you’re in Brooklyn or anywhere in the world. Stop by for our weekly Craft Night in our online multi-user chat room, the Virtual Labs, for a live online demo at 5 p.m. ET, or in person at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn anytime between 4-8 p.m. at 55 Washington Street, Suite 512 in Brooklyn, New York. (Click here to see what time 5 p.m. ET is in your hometown.) Craft Night is a time to make things, sharpen your craft skills, meet new friends, and hang out

This week, on Monday, September 21, we will be making bags with Bags for the People, a non-profit organization that provides the public with a sustainable alternative to plastic bags. They use all repurposed materials and give bags out for free. Bags for the People also perform community building workshops and events (like this one!) to convince people to make the switch from plastic to reusable and inspire the public to take an active and creative role in life. Learn all about Bags for the People and what they do here.

We’ll have all the materials you’ll need to make a bag of your own here at the Etsy Labs, included some misprinted t-shirts, thanks to our pals at Threadless! If you have any fabrics or old clothing that you would like to turn into bags, please bring that along.

If you are attending Craft Night virtually this week and would like to stitch up some bags along with us, you’ll need to gather these supplies: fabric, sewing machine (or needle and thread), thread, scissors, pins, iron.

Upcoming Events at the Etsy Labs:

 

9/28: Open Craft Night

10/4: Church of Craft meeting

10/5: Exquisite Corpse Cards & Books with Esther K. Smith

10/17: Sock Monkey Workshop with Fresh Art

 

If you’d like to lead a Craft Night, send your ideas to events@etsy.com with “Craft Night idea” as the subject line. Have you participated in Craft Night? Share your photos with the Etsy Labs Show and Tell Flickr group! If you’d like to learn more about the Etsy Labs, check out our FAQs. Want to receive email updates? Join our Etsy Labs mailing list. If you’re on Meetup, please do join the Etsy Labs Meetup group.

Looking for more bag-making projects? Try these how-to’s:

Favor Bag | Lunch Bag | Eco Friendly Bags | Applique a Cameo Tote

Will we see you on Monday? Let us know in the comments below!

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