DIY Coin Purse from remnants of Cloth or used old cloth


The coin purse is something that's always with us on our daily lives. We use coin purse when  shopping, going to work or even attending school. The purpose of the coin purse is to exclude coins from the entire money so it wouldn't be too difficult to get if you have to pay coins especially if you're going to pay the fare because there are  drivers who doesn't give change due to lacking of coins. So we always carry a coin purse wherever we go. By doing this, we don't need to shake the entire bag or wallet to see if there were coins inside. This post will teach you how to make a coin purse from recycled waste materials.

When sending my kids to school, I always make sure that they have enough coins to pay for their needs like fare, food and drinks. My kids are too shy to ask for a change for their money if they had to, so I should always give them coins for them to pay just enough for a certain thing or service they needed. This is why they always have a coin purse hanged on their shoulders. It's just a simple DIY procedure for recycled coin purse that I made from used old clothes that looks like just a necklace. I just put an ID holder to make sure that the recycled coin purse wouldn't be lost or misplaced because most kids are too careless when handling money so we should assist them and teach them how to be careful with it.

This blog is about making a simple coin purse out of used old cloth but you can also use remnants of left-over cloth here.You can also use Old pants here for your boy's recycled coin purse. It's so easy to make a recycled coin purse from recycled cloth, you just have to follow only 6 steps.


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  • Step 1 - Cut 4 pieces of recycled cloth, 2 for the outer fabric and 2 for the lining
  • Step 2 - Insert the zipper between the lining and the outer fabric. Two fabrics should face each other.
  • Step 3 - Revert the fabrics and do the same procedure with the other set of fabrics.
  • Step 5 - When stitching, You have to open the zipper so you can revert the coin purse and you have to begin with the outer fabric. Two faces of fabrics should face each other when you stitch or sew them. Look at the image no. 5 for the result. You have to stitch the lining too but this time, you have to make a clean stitching here because you can't revert it like what we did on the outer fabrics.
  • Step 6 - Insert the lining inside the purse and you're done with making a simple recycled coin purse.
 I made these two designs of recycled coin purses , the red is the one I made for my girl. The materials I used here is the left-over cloth from my bed sheet. The blue one is the purse I made for my boy. The materials I used here is the left-over fabric of my husband's used old pants which I cut long ago to make a short pants. Don't forget to add holder for each coin purse so you can add a neck tie to hang the purse on their neck so it wouldn't be lost or misplaced.

girl's recycled coin purse boy's recycled coin purse