Directions For Making Mats From Plastic Bags

More than one bag can be cut a time.

Directions for making mats from plastic bags.

Tie the bags at each end until the cords are slightly over the desired length of your mat. Make sure all bags are uncrumpled turned right side out and flattened. Now take your strips and roll them together into a ball of plarn or plastic yarn. Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end.

Yes they can be used to make plarn. Make sure that the bag is right side out. Using the bag handles shake the bag to open straighten and remove air. Most frequently the bags we receive are crumpled 3.

Place bag on the table and flatten from the bottom seam out straightening the handle as needed. Repeat step 4 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2. 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.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Otherwise it is impossible to flatten the bag properly with the gusset folded in. Flatten bags as flat as possible following steps 1 4 below. December 6 2018 at 8 44 pm.

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. 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. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors.

Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Lots of plastic bags. Do this two more times then cut off the top handles and the bottom seam to create a flat open plastic tube. Cut off handles and bottom seam step 3.

Start by folding your plastic bag in half vertically. 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. The thicker the strips the thicker your mat. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece.

Hdc half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and to end. Repeat until all bags are done. From here you cut these into strips. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher.

Select bags that are the colors you want for your mat. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.