Weaving Plastic Bags Into Mats

Cast on 72 stitches.

Weaving plastic bags into mats.

Bags and a big piece of cardboard to shape the rug are the only supplies you ll need. Kids should then weave the bag in and out of the frame adding new bags as they go. Groups weave plastic bags into mats for homeless people. Cutting the bags is just the first step in the process of turning plastic bags into sleeping mats.

Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. Big lake resident liz houck kampa saw an online video of them using plastic bags to create mats for people experiencing homelessness. Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch. Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors.

Choose bags of different colors to add variety and reflect your taste. When the kids get to the end of the frame ensure the last plastic bag is secured and prepare to remove the mat from the frame. Remember to push each bag up to make the weave as tight as it can be. On wednesday the group met at lakeshore presbyterian church in.

In particular plarn can be used as sleeping mats for people. Rather than throwing them out you can reuse them by crocheting them into multi purpose mats known as plarn plastic yarn. Members of the blue water rug hooking guild are weaving plastic shopping bags into sleeping mats for the area s homeless population. Home crafts diy turning plastic bags into sleep mats for homeless turning plastic bags into sleep mats for homeless.

Basic knit sleep mat recipe. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. The next thing is that they need to be loop together to string up the looms. Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.

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. Opting to use green canvas bags for your grocery shopping is an effective option but many people still have excess plastic bags lying about the place.