Comments for T-Shirt Tote http://tshirttote.org Saving the world, one bag at a time Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Turtle Time by The Great Pacific Plastic Soup « Emnaupng's Blog http://tshirttote.org/fun-zone-2/turtle-time/#comment-103 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:01:55 +0000 http://tshirttote.wordpress.com/?page_id=29#comment-103 [...] http://tshirttote.org/fun-zone-2/turtle-time/ [...]

]]> Comment on How to Help by Megan http://tshirttote.org/faqs/how-to-help/#comment-92 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:33:30 +0000 http://tshirttote.org/?page_id=78#comment-92 Kelly-
I met you today at the State Fair. I just would like to say that this is an excellent idea! My sorority will be making plenty of these and handing them out. Hopefully we will be able to spread the word throughout our campus and community. We will send you pictures of our totes! I had a great time talking with you today and wish you the best of luck with this project!
Sincerely,
Megan

]]> Comment on Basic Tshirt Tote by Jeanne http://tshirttote.org/how-to/tutorials/basic-tshirt-tote/#comment-23 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:14:03 +0000 http://tshirttote.org/?page_id=91#comment-23 Great work, Kelly! Would love to highlight this on my site.

]]> Comment on Welcome! by Margaret, Sr. Girl Scout, Winston-Salem, NC http://tshirttote.org/2010/01/30/hello-world/#comment-22 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:13:57 +0000 #comment-22 Congratulations on your wonderful website, tshirttote.org—it is incredible! I wish you success with your Girl Scout Gold Project!

I completed my Gold Award Project, “making and teaching others how to make recycled t shirt totes to replace paper and plastic shopping bags” a few months ago. I spent 84 hours on the project which included training and supervising 25 people who assisted during numerous sewing and informational workshops. Over 225 recycled t shirt tote bags were made during the project- of which, 150 were distributed to shoppers at a local grocery store. I placed the online project sewing directions link and local recycling information in each tote given away to grocery shoppers.

It is exciting to see how the project continues to “live” in that my online directions continue to be viewed. Since May, 2009 when I posted the directions, there have been over 55,000 views. The sewing directions have been translated into several languages including German, Czech, Turkish and French! Here’s the link: http://www.instructables.com/id/FASTEST-RECYCLED-T-SHIRT-TOTE-BAG

Best wishes for a successful Gold Award Project!
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~~~Plastic shopping bags are typically used less than 30 minutes and only 1 % are recycled. The average American adult uses approximately 288 bags a year, or 22,000* in an average lifetime…make and use a Recycled T-Shirt Tote Bag today!
*Source: 2008 Piedmont Environmental Alliance, NC~~~~

]]> Comment on Basic Tshirt Tote by I really need to stop surfing… « Sew Good Sew Far’s Weblog http://tshirttote.org/how-to/tutorials/basic-tshirt-tote/#comment-21 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:28:16 +0000 http://tshirttote.org/?page_id=91#comment-21 [...] into my sewing room and WORK! I keep finding new projects I want to try to make like this one for a t-shirt tote or this one for a pin cushion cuff when I should really be finishing the quilt(s) I have on my [...]

]]> Comment on Basic Tshirt Tote by Natalie Cluck http://tshirttote.org/how-to/tutorials/basic-tshirt-tote/#comment-18 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:37:36 +0000 http://tshirttote.org/?page_id=91#comment-18 Awesome website! Good luck on your Gold Award. I’m wrapping up my Silver :) .

]]> Comment on Basic Tshirt Tote by Alyson Bottoni http://tshirttote.org/how-to/tutorials/basic-tshirt-tote/#comment-17 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:56:38 +0000 http://tshirttote.org/?page_id=91#comment-17 THIS IS AWESOME… now I wish my mom didn’t give my sister the sewing machine. Thank’s Kelly you’re fabulous! I feel a dark forest green and environmentally friendly.

]]> Comment on Basic Tshirt Tote by Deanna Gibbons http://tshirttote.org/how-to/tutorials/basic-tshirt-tote/#comment-16 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:25:43 +0000 http://tshirttote.org/?page_id=91#comment-16 This is a terrific idea! And the decorating we could do on the tote makes it even more fun. I am going to try this one at home with my girls!

]]> Comment on Basic Tshirt Tote by jen broten http://tshirttote.org/how-to/tutorials/basic-tshirt-tote/#comment-15 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:11:01 +0000 http://tshirttote.org/?page_id=91#comment-15 You are doing a great job. I am going to have my Brownie troop do this project. Keep up the great work, you are an inspiration to many.

]]> Comment on Basic Tshirt Tote by Kristi Butera http://tshirttote.org/how-to/tutorials/basic-tshirt-tote/#comment-14 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:58:43 +0000 http://tshirttote.org/?page_id=91#comment-14 Kelly ~ This is fantastic! Such a great idea! T-Shirts are usually the one item in our house that never gets recycled/reused as a donation to the church. Hubby’s stubble usually wears out the necks before the picture fades – and then to the rag pile. I can’t wait to get to this project (no, not with his old concert t-s). This might be an opportunity to use up the old fabric paints.

I am proud of you and your great for the environment project – and saving us a couple pennies (that do add up) at the grocery store (without paying their commercial…bags that is). It’s more than just a project – you can’t keep a great thing under a rock – I really appreciate your sharing this with us all.

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