Resources

Spread the word

The more people hear about morsbags, the more bags get made, the fewer plastic bags get used, and the happier the whales are. Here’s a toolkit of free, printable, editable bits and bobs to help you do exactly that.

Most of the documents below are editable, so make them your own. A big thank you to the morsbaggers who made them. If you’ve got a design, layout or bright idea of your own, send it our way and we’ll share it here so the whole flock benefits. A little local info about morsbags can drum up support, supplies and new pod members, not to mention new friends.

The patterns

Ready to make a bag? The step-by-step pattern lives on its own page, and there’s a special version for wheelchair bags too.

• The standard morsbag pattern — sizes, cutting guide and sewing steps.
• Wheelchair bag instructions (PDF) — a pattern designed to hang neatly from a wheelchair. More on the wheelchair pattern page.
• Full morsbags instructions (PDF) — the complete printable how-to.

Logos

Morsbags logos for whenever you need them, in a range of formats. There’s a short text file tucked inside with a few notes on best practice, so a quick read before you go wild is worth it.

• Morsbags logo pack (ZIP) — PNG, PSD and AI image files.

Info sheets for your bags

Morsbaggers are careful about wasting paper, but sometimes a little slip inside a bag helps explain the ethos to whoever picks it up. Some use small cards, others use recycled scraps. Here are a few ready-made options.

Information sheet

• Info sheet (Word) — type your details straight into Word.
• Info sheet, hand-write version (Word) — print, then fill in the details by hand.
• Info sheet, hand-write version (PDF) — print and write in your details.

Alternative bag tag

A little tag to tie onto the morsbag handle. Two pages make the two sides — based on a design by the marvellous ‘Minx’ pod in Bristol.

• Bag tag (Word) — hand-write your pod name or edit it in Word.
• Bag tag (PDF) — print and hand-write in your pod name.

?? German resources

Instructions, an information sheet and bag tags, all auf Deutsch.

• German instructions, info sheet & bag tags (ZIP) — three PDF files.

Posters & window stickers

Get morsbags in front of your neighbours. Pin a poster in your local shop window, noticeboard, library or school, or pop a sticker in the car, the house or the helicopter.

• Blank header poster (Word) — edit to add your own words.
• Blank header poster (PDF) — print, then hand-write or draw your content in.
• Display window stickers (PDF) — print, laminate if you can, then blu-tac into any window.

Give a talk

School, WI, library, prison, nursing home, your own front room — wherever you can get an audience, morsbags is a lovely thing to talk about. Here’s a slide deck to make your own, plus a couple of films worth showing.

• Basic PowerPoint template (PPT) — a starting point for your own talk.
• Film: Synthetic Sea — a look at what plastic does to our oceans (opens in YouTube).
• Video: How to Make a Morsbag — our own step-by-step film.

Watch: How to make a morsbag

Round off your talk (or just have a go yourself) with the film. A few odd fabrics, a sewing machine and a few minutes is all it takes.

Banners & bunting

Got a stall, a stand or a pod get-together? A cheerful cloth banner or a string of bunting, stitched from fabric scraps, makes morsbags impossible to miss. Raid your offcuts basket and see what you can run up.

Got something to share?

If you’ve made a design, a layout or a leaflet you’re proud of, we’d love to see it — the best bits end up here for everyone to use. And if you’re brand new, the quickest way in is to make your first bag and find your local pod.