In April, I visited my grandma in Pittsburgh. We spent a day hanging out in her basement and fusing plastic bags together with an iron.
Fusing several layers of plastic bags is a cheap and easy way to create a durable, waterproof fabric. Once you've made some fabric, you can sew the sheets together to make pretty much anything you want.
Materials Needed:
- plastic bags of any size or color
- iron
- wax paper, parchment paper, freezer paper, or laminated card stock (to protect the iron).
http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/05/long-overdue-fusing-plastic-bag.html
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/2309732
Here's a great video tutorial about making a fused plastic bag messenger bag:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB1mE8e35UY
