Directions For Making Mats From Plastic Bags

Most frequently the bags we receive are crumpled 3.

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 plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. Flatten bags as flat as possible following steps 1 4 below. Do this two more times then cut off the top handles and the bottom seam to create a flat open plastic tube.

Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors. 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. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Make sure all bags are uncrumpled turned right side out and flattened.

Lots of plastic bags. The thicker the strips the thicker your mat. Select bags that are the colors you want for your mat. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st.

Yes they can be used to make plarn. Place bag on the table and flatten from the bottom seam out straightening the handle as needed. Start by folding your plastic bag in half vertically. More than one bag can be cut a time.

Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher. Make sure that the bag is right side out. 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.

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. From here you cut these into strips. Using the bag handles shake the bag to open straighten and remove air. 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. 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. Cut off handles and bottom seam step 3. Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end.

John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. December 6 2018 at 8 44 pm. Repeat until all bags are done. 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.

Now take your strips and roll them together into a ball of plarn or plastic yarn. Repeat step 4 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge.