DIY Camping Stuff Sack

The way into my work has the craziest wind tunnel known to man. It’s flipped countless of my umbrellas inside out and broke them. I’ve joked that if they put a wind turbine there, they can power the whole complex. But I digress…

So, why do you care? Because I’m going to show you how to reuse an umbrella to make a water proof camping stuff sack! Oh yes, you heard me right. Now, I realize that you all may not have a broken umbrella just laying around, so use this tutorial with waterproof fabric cut into a circle for the same outcome.

For this project you will need:

broken umbrella (or waterproof fabric)
seam ripper
sewing machine and matching thread
pins
cord
safety pin

First, remove your umbrella fabric from its frame. I got lucky with my umbrella because there were two layers; a black layer and a purple patterned layer.

I used my seam ripper to take off the unnecessary portions and then I hand-sewed the middle together. After that, using a measuring tape, I pinned an even hem around all around the edges.