Directions For Making Mats From Plastic Bags

Flatten bags as flat as possible following steps 1 4 below.

Directions for making mats from plastic bags.

Start by folding your plastic bag in half vertically. The thicker the strips the thicker your mat. December 6 2018 at 8 44 pm. Make sure all bags are uncrumpled turned right side out and flattened.

John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. 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. Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2. 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.

Yes they can be used to make plarn. Do this two more times then cut off the top handles and the bottom seam to create a flat open plastic tube. 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. Select bags that are the colors you want for your mat.

Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. Repeat until all bags are done. Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors. From here you cut these into strips.

More than one bag can be cut a time. Make sure that the bag is right side out. Most frequently the bags we receive are crumpled 3. Hdc half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and to end.

Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. 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. Repeat step 4 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge.

Lots of plastic bags. Tie the bags at each end until the cords are slightly over the desired length of your mat. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end.

How to make plarn. Cut off handles and bottom seam step 3. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Place bag on the table and flatten from the bottom seam out straightening the handle as needed.

Now take your strips and roll them together into a ball of plarn or plastic yarn. Otherwise it is impossible to flatten the bag properly with the gusset folded in.