In the distant past of the Soviet Union, a shopping net bag woven from stern threads was very popular. Exactly this bag was called fishnet bag and it became a symbol of a whole era. Such bag was a familiar attribute of every citizen. It is weightless, it can fold up to the size of a small glomerulus and when folded it fits easily into a pocket or handbag.

MATERIALS

The raw material for fishnet bag weaving is a thin braid, soutache, nylon (polyamide) or very durable threads. A traditional bag is a mesh woven from 14 rows, each of which consists of 24 cells. Strong weaving increases its carrying capacity up to 70 kg. To prevent the handles of the bag from cutting into palms, manufacturers began to tie them up with rubber tubes and equip them with special hooks for hanging over the edge of furniture or a handrail in public transport.

However, people went not only to the store for food with a string bag. Resourceful people managed to find many uses for such bag. For example it perfectly stored vegetables, onions, garlic. Many people used the string bag as a washcloth because it was woven from natural cotton. In winter, perishable products were hung in a bag outside of the window, so they do not spoil. Boys also willingly used the bag and made rings for basketball. Inventive men successfully used a retro bag for catching crayfish or kept in it caught fish. Currently the string bag was replaced by colorful bags, they look more modern and opaque.

Often, leaving the store, you may encounter a problem when the sharp corners of the packaging of the goods violate the integrity of the plastic bag, tearing it, while in the string bag there are holes. The fishnet bag is dimensionless, it fits everything that you decided to buy. It can be washed in a washing machine, at the same time it will not lose a form and the bright paints. You can also find some disadvantages in this multifunctional invention. All the contents of the bag is easily transparent, as well as the possibility of losing small things, if they are there.

RETURN OF THE LEGEND

However, wicker shopping bags are experiencing the era of "Renaissance". They are a fashionable part of the wardrobe of recent years, designers began to produce bright original woven women's bags, they are perfectly accustomed and enjoy the same success in recent years. Plastic bags do not live long, but cause irreparable harm to nature. A practical, compact, reliable and eco-friendly retro bag will be a worthy replacement. Nowadays, large retail chains of the premium segment are already “catching the trend” and selling string bag.

Such bag is a symbol of a whole epoch. Everything new is well forgotten old. String bags are returned to our everyday life, so this 10 facts will lead you to the choice of an interesting option for you:

1. In ancient times before perestroika nine out of ten string bags were woven by blind people at the enterprises of the all-Russian society of the blind.
2. Retro - bags were woven not only from rope, twine, but even from metal wire.
3. A traditional string bag consists of fourteen rows of twenty-four cells each.
4. String bag is completely ecological product. It consists of natural cotton materials. Its uniform fabric composition without impurities allows you to pass bags for recycling as textiles.
5. One bag can replace about 200 plastic bags and save money. The benefits are enormous. If we take into account the cost of the package (5 rubles), multiply by the number of trips to the store (about 25), then we spend 125 rubles per package per month, and 1,500 rubles per year.
6. String bags have a high carrying capacity, capable of holding more than 70 kg.
7. Such bag was invented in the early nineteenth century in Czech Republic. It became a very necessary "device" in Soviet times.
8. In Western Europe, the bag-mesh was called a “string bag” or “fishnet bag”. From there came the fashion for such products
9. For the first time the word “string bag” was voiced in his monologue by the famous comedian Arkady Raikin.
10. The most expensive fishnet bag costs $ 5450. Its creator is the famous French clothing brand Vetements, it presented a whole collection of bags called “Grandma's Bag”.