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Photo credit: National Archives and Records Administration via MIT. Sorry for the edit…

UPDATE 5/4/09: Here’s the clip from the 4/30 broadcast!

CONFIRMED: The green wedding segment on All Things Connecticut will be airing on April 30 at 8pm!

Those of you who know me in real life know that I am getting married this year.  Through a great blog I’ve commented at regularly, CT Green Scene, I was invited to appear in an episode of All Things Connecticut on CPTV, a segment featuring green weddings. 

I went down to Fairfield to meet the owner and sample some of the food at Health in a Hurry- fabulous shop!  Sue was really nice, and the menu is like a dream spread of seasonal, local, organic, vegan yumminess– you must go!  ATC taped our "meeting" and interviewed me briefly.

The segment will be airing at the end of this month, tentatively April 30, so set your Tivo, or whatever you do!  And it’s a head’s up to the– I think first in this area– Eco Chic Wedding and Home Show! That will be Saturday, May 2 in Stamford.  Tell your friends!

We’re having a great discussion over at CT Green Scene about reusable shopping bags.  They featured a number of links where you can buy ready made bags, which make great gifts, and should really become a part of your daily life.  While they do present some ecological and social concerns, I think the widespread use of these bags is definitely a big step in the right direction.

Since this is, ostensibly, an environmentally-conscientious blog, I wanted to follow up on the issue of reusable bags with links  for crafty green-folks, or green craftspeople, whatever you call yourselves, to make your  own market bags, in a variety of craft media.

For Knitters

A string bag.  The original pattern link seems not to be working.

A felted bag.

For Crocheters

Another string bag.

Another one, by Vickie Howell

The CTGreenScene article referenced MyRecycledBags.com, which offers many crochet patterns for different styles of bags.  And she sells her products here, if you’re not a crafter.  Buy handmade!

For Sewers

I think this is my favorite.

A bag based on the traditional plastic bag.

This awesome bag folds into its own zipper case.

As convenient as it is to buy a 99-cent polyethylene bag at the supermarket, it’s much more responsible to make your own, if you can, and make it from recycled materials.

The Internet has many, many, other patterns and inspirational ideas for bags in any style, made of any material you can think of.  Craftster, again, is a great resource for ideas on making bags and other stuff-for-carrying-stuff from recycled materials.  And if you’re more into buying handmade than making things by hand, there are lots of offerings on Etsy.

When I was "fabric shopping" at my parents’ house, I found this unfinished project from pre-2003, a tote bag knit from recycled plastic bags, cut into strips.  It’s been stowed away for so long, I have no idea where the pattern is.  Luckily, it’s knit in garter stitch, and I know I have to knit 3 pieces and that it’s shaped basically like a cereal box, and I’ll have to devise some handles for the top.  I’m slowly working on it….