1.   I had wrapped the vase carefully in newspaper and put it in a string bag, which I slung over my shoulder.

2.   I portioned out these heavy fruits in string bags and hauled them into the restaurant as party favors.

3.   Hammocks, string bags and squat pottery bottles containing mezcal -- an agave-based liquor, the local version of tequila -- are other folk works to consider.

4.   I stuffed those remaining in the now tattered plastic bag into the string bag and chased after the two that had made it to the floor.

5.   I had a string bag in my purse and retrieved it just as the crabs broke through and began spilling out onto the seat and floor of the taxi.

6.   Some shoppers are expected to go back to traditional string bags or wicker baskets.