Following on from the queen's speech there is the impending plastic bag charge of 5p per bag. Rather than spending 5p (or more) every time you head off to the supermarket. Save your 5 pence pieces up now and put them to good use on some Haberdashery bag handles. Match it with some bag canvas and maybe some other fabric to create a funky design. This will make your new hand made shopping bag your own!
We have a range of Haberdashery bag handles from square handles to completely round. I would go with a round handle for a shopping bag as it will be more sturdy for heavy loads of shopping. We have a number of round handles in a variety of materials, including bamboo, plastic with a wood look effect and normal plastic. The bamboo and wood look will add that classic finish to your creation. Whereas the plastic round handle will offer you a choice of colours so you can match your handle to your fabrics if you want to.
If a round handle is not for you there are a variety of square handles again in all forms of materials from wood to metal. These may look best if disguising your weekly shopping bad as a handbag. The linda bag handles are my favorite with the added heart motif on the handle. These could be used to match a heart design or to add something a little extra to a plain canvas bag.
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And in the meantime our Haberdashery bag handles can be used to make carrying your heavy carrier bags more comfortable, as we all know they become painful to carry or break half way home. Employing the bag handles this way will extend the life of your plastic bags too so you shall be able to recycle them for longer. Especially when the 5p charge hits next year!