Making Mats From Hplastic Bags

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.

Making mats from hplastic bags.

Basic knit sleep mat recipe. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. The next thing is that they need to be loop together to string up the looms. You can use thick fabric a piece of floor carpeting or mosquito screen material for decorating it with plastic pompoms.

Cutting the bags is just the first step in the process of turning plastic bags into sleeping mats. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. 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. 40 large plastic bags create a middle size floor mat. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches.

The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. Plastic bag recycling for making pompoms and creating unique floor mats in two colors. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors. Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge.

Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. 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. One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags. Regardless of who uses it it s a great way to recycle.

Hook up your plastic grocery bags into sturdy rugs via an uncomplicated crochet technique. Cast on 72 stitches. 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.

How to make plarn. Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch. Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects. How to make rugs crocheted from grocery bags.