No longer loved T-shirts can be turned into reusable bags a la Martha Stewart. But for those with no sewing machine and few crafty skills, you can buy a get a reincarnated T-shirt bag to support the eco-crafty skills of others –

Future Weather handmade totes. Love Anthropologie? These limited run of Future Weather totes are illustrated Anthropologie designer e bond. And the bags — sewn out of T-shirts salvaged from thrift stores — have a mission beyond just encouraging the BYO bag movement: To finance an eco-film.

Proceeds from sales of the bag will go towards creating Future Weather, a coming-of-age tale about a 13-year-old environmentalist. Philadelphia filmmaker Jenny Deller wrote the script, and is now selling the totes and some organic T-shirts to move her writing onto film.

So — buying a Future Weather bag will mean you’re encouraging reducing, reusing, and upcycling — as well as supporting the eco-film industry. Plus, Future Weather will plant 10 trees per item purchased, with the help of nonprofit Trees for the Future. Get a tote at the Future Weather store for $28.

Bring Your Own produce bags.Already have enough grocery totes? Then make sure you’ve got reusable alternatives for those flimsy produce bags. These T-shirt-mesh bags come courtesy of Bring Your Own, a nonprofit that encourages people to end their wasteful flings with disposable one-use products, to develop meaningful eco-relationships with reusable bags and cups.

Bring Your Own founder Anna Cummins put out a call for pre-loved T-shirts last June. Now the finished bags are available at $8 each (less in bulk) from the Bring Your Own web store.

Related links:

>> Green Bag Lady gives away reusable bags made out of pre-loved fabrics. She does frequent giveaways both on her site and at events!

>> Cara at Repurposeful’s put together a list of DIY tutorials for making reusable bags out of pre-loved clothing, from tanks to sweaters to jeans.

>> Lorina at The {NewNew} blog has step-by-step instructions for making a T-shirt book cover.

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