Directions For Making Mats From Plastic Bags

The thicker the strips the thicker your mat.

Directions for making mats from plastic bags.

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. Start by folding your plastic bag in half vertically. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors.

Repeat until all bags are done. Place bag on the table and flatten from the bottom seam out straightening the handle as needed. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher. Hdc half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and to end.

Tie the bags at each end until the cords are slightly over the desired length of your mat. Using the bag handles shake the bag to open straighten and remove air. More than one bag can be cut a time. How to make plarn.

This article demonstrates how to create the ribbon of plastic needed for creating the plastic yarn that you can use for knitting or crocheting your new bag. Most frequently the bags we receive are crumpled 3. From here you cut these into strips. Otherwise it is impossible to flatten the bag properly with the gusset folded in.

Just as with a larger plastic bag follow the directions and can easily make the newspaper bags into plarn. Yes they can be used to make plarn. December 6 2018 at 8 44 pm. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide.

Now take your strips and roll them together into a ball of plarn or plastic yarn. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end.

Two people can make quick work of a lot of bags if one person is making sure the bags are uncrumpled flattening and stacking bags and the other is cutting. Flatten bags as flat as possible following steps 1 4 below. Make sure that the bag is right side out. 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.

If you have decided to knit or crochet a bag from plastic bags you ll need to know how to prepare the plastic bag first. Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Do this two more times then cut off the top handles and the bottom seam to create a flat open plastic tube.

Lots of plastic bags. Cut off handles and bottom seam step 3.