But the Frakta is more than just a plastic bag replacement. Sara has made it into a really cool messenger bag. I want one!
She says, "I made a small messenger bag out of one of the large blue Ikea bags last night. Apart from an Ikea bag, it is also made of a couple of buckled straps from a bike rack, an old inner tube (for the rubber on the base of the bag and the piping around the opening) and reflective strips from an old hi-viz jacket. Oh, and lots of swearing from getting pins in my fingers!
See Sara's messenger bag photos.
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Lovely! I want one too.
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ReplyDeleteWow.. a pattern would be really nice. I like it lots!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe she could do a special episode for Threadbanger.com
I love how she incorporated the pedal clip straps into the design.
I actually really HATE those bags (I don't like how wide they are at the opening, everything spills out!), so I have a pile of them stuffed in my downstairs closet from my last couple of IKEA trips. Maybe I'll try out something creative like this with them.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this, I'm thinking I should try making bike panniers using the big blue bags.
ReplyDelete(I primarily use the bags to transport laundry from upstairs to downstaris basement where washer and dryer located)
Nice work! Ikea should consider to come out something like this to replace their ugly shopping bags!
ReplyDeleteCan you make a tutorial for us? I just recently saw this and literally RAN to my local Ikea to buy a bag to make one.
ReplyDeleteI like this messenger bag. It is very nice and beautiful. This is Awesome! Thank you so much.
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I use the bag as a cover for my dish rack so that my cat does not get into it - excellent size as it fits over my two tier dish rack.
ReplyDeleteThanks IKEA!