Making Mats From Hplastic Bags

Cutting the bags is just the first step in the process of turning plastic bags into sleeping mats.

Making mats from hplastic bags.

Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch. Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Regardless of who uses it it s a great way to recycle.

You can use thick fabric a piece of floor carpeting or mosquito screen material for decorating it with plastic pompoms. The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. One quarter to one third of the bags that are used to make a mat have to be strung on the loom before the weaver can start weaving. Plastic bag recycling for making pompoms and creating unique floor mats in two colors.

Hook up your plastic grocery bags into sturdy rugs via an uncomplicated crochet technique. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors. Basic knit sleep mat recipe.

How to make plarn. Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects. Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. The bag ladies as they call themselves also specialize in making large tote bags out of the plastic.

The next thing is that they need to be loop together to string up the looms. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches. 40 large plastic bags create a middle size floor mat. 500 700 plastic shopping bags for a person sized mat but can vary depending on what you re using the mat for 10mm or larger crochet hook.

Cast on 72 stitches. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. So far they have spent at least 100 hours on the project producing 18 mats that have been handed out to the homeless and there are many more to come. One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags.

How to make rugs crocheted from grocery bags. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. If you know basic crochet stitches these colorful and. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.