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Rescuing, Re-using, Recycling and Upcycling Tote Bag Tapes and String or Rope Handles

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  Tote bag handles. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Rephrase Rephrase current sentence Edit in Ginger × Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Rephrase Rephrase current sentence Edit in Ginger × Tote Bag Tapes Or Ribbons I often save the ribbon handles or rope handles from paper or synthetic tote bags. These green ribbons are synthetic fabric with a corrugated look and feel. The Green Ribbons I have several green rescued ribbons, from brown paper tote bags which somebody else threw away? My husband or a neighbour? My first thought was to save the ties for use on tote bags which had no proper flat handles, just the string ones which bite into your wrists or arms or rub your sleeves. I put the green ribbons into the drawer of my sewing desk. I opened the drawer and found an odd single green...