Make a belt from straps of a discarded suitcase, post 505
Grey belt made from an inner suitcase strap. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. On our long holiday to New Zealand inovlving two long flights two suitcases had finally outlived their working days. The handles would not go up and down. the zip pulls had come off. We tried watching videos on how to repair the handles. We attached twist ties temporarily, and bought zip pulls. Then my husband bought two 'new' to us, second hand suitcases in New Zealand op shops (charity shops), and declared his determination to dump the old suitcases. However, I wanted to see what I could save. Previously I have saved fabric lining, a soft handle to add to the broken handle of a ool box to make it easier to carry. This time I cut off the eleastic strap which fastens over clothes inside a suitcase. My original idea was simply to use the wide elastic for the waists or skirts or even pyjama bottoms or outsize shorts. However, the clasp of the two pieces of elastic looked like a belt. Hey -...