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I would find your cutting into strips method of making rope far too labor intensive . The whole bag is much stronger . It is after all just a temporary rope for tying up mirrors to carry or bundlels of yard debris (branches and limbs ) , or even tying up the Christmas Tree box that got ratty .

It is " making do " , with the materials ( resources ) you have at hand or available at a very cheap price . I've seen some nice wreaths and things made with plastic bags . Personaly , they turn me Off .

Years ago my Grandma tought me to make dafodills out of yellow tissue paper or craypaper . She was a hat & dress maker . I bet thin plastic would do the same job .

Mike

my carrier bags breed as well!!!!!!!!
i do find that biodegradable ones tend to fall apart, i had some bits and bobs in carrier bags in the shed and when i picked the bag up the contents stayed behind :)

uses for carrier bags

dog pooh bags
wellie liners
bin liners
school lunch bag
when tied on to sticks they make great bird scarers
plant pots/mini diy grow bags :)
stuff a carrier bag full of carrier bags an hey presto a waterproof cusion
quite hand when little peeps are toilet training or use as a kneeling mat.
portable potty