HOW TO MAKE A DRAWSTRING BAG - A BEGINNER SEWING PROJECT I taught a group of 12-13 year old girls how to make these fabric drawstring bags. Some of them had never sewn before. You can do this too ...

Drawstring bags are usually built for sports, but some feature commuter-friendly details like padded straps or a leather-trimmed style if you’re headed into a more formal environment.

Smaller than a tote bag — but just as capacious — it has a drawstring closing that gives the bag a nice ruched, floppy shape. Officially, I was off work, but my Strategist brain was going into ...