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Denim Tote Bag with Grommets
If you've got a plain tote bag lying around, you can give it an upgrade with some old jeans scraps! This Denim Tote Bag with Grommets makes your boring canvas bag more functional and decorative with a pocket embellished with grommets and top-stitching.
This sewing tutorial also includes learning how to add a sliding strap so that your DIY tote bag can become a sling bag. This DIY bag would be great as book bag for your avid student or an everyday bag for running errands.
Project TypeMake a Project
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Sewn byMachine
Read NextArabesque Bag
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