Repair and reinforce cloth bag handles - PEP BB textiles.straw.repair.baghandles

My friend really wanted the handles repaired on this old cotton bag she bought, however it was the top of the handle that was damaged rather than its attachment point.

So this picture shows the badly damaged handle and the old pair of jeans that I took apart for material to make a new handle. My friend wanted the handle to be a bit longer than the original, so I made it as long as the jeans allowed me to.

The jeans fabric is much stronger than the original, and I edge stitched both sides of the handle and cross-stitched the attachment point for strength as can be seen in the second picture.
Hopefully this counts even though it's new handles rather than reattaching the originals.

As I was bringing home the shopping the other day the handle burst off this bag! Fixed up now with a square of stitching around the base of the handle and diagonal stitches for reinforcement :)