the

plastic
gown

made of

170
bags

I started this project back in April 2020 when fabric stores were shut down because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Sewing with unconventional materials is nothing new in today’s world, but I was excited to give it a go for one of my first sewing projects in my own original design!

But How do you Sew with Plastic?

Whenever I would tell someone about this project, most would ask: “but how do you sew with plastic?”. So, I filmed the whole process to show you how I did it, from start to finish.

Watch above or on my Youtube channel.

170 Plastic Bags Later…

 
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The average person uses 150 plastic shopping bags a year.
(Ocean Crusaders)

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The amount of energy required to make 12 shopping bags could drive a car for a mile.
(Earth Policy)

 
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Every ton of plastic bags recycled saves the energy equivalent of 11 barrels of oil.
(The World Counts)

 
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8 million tons of plastic are dumped in the ocean every year.
(A Plastic Ocean)

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To see how I made this, check out my new Youtube channel.

 

Photo Credits

Photography Caleb Schmitt
Video & Assist Jeanene Erdahl


Thank you to everyone who donated your plastic shopping bags to me to use for this project:

Mom | Brad & Michelle | Dallas & Savannah | Monique | Kaylee | Bethany | Sydney