Plastic Bag Mat Weaving Instructions

Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide.

Plastic bag mat weaving instructions. Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. They thought it was a great idea and so they introduced the project mats 4 homeless at the upland host lions club in upland california. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Otherwise it is impossible to flatten the bag.

Make sure that the bag is right side out. Two years ago 25 year old chad dominguez and his mother kris georgeson saw someone weaving together these plarn plastic yarn mats while on a trip to seal beach california. Flattening bags flatten bags as flat as possible following steps 1 4 below. The next thing is that they need to be loop together to string up the looms.

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. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. It is easier to cut bags from the same store more precisely. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.

Lots of plastic bags with as many different colours as possible. One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags. Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle.

Unwanted plastic bags can make fantastic eco mats for the garden and it s a great way to have fun recycling. Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors. Follow these simple instructions for plastic bag weaving below. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.

Cutting the bags is just the first step in the process of turning plastic bags into sleeping mats. Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects. Cast on 72 stitches. Also keeping the cut strips sorted by color allows the person making the mats to design a color pattern for the mat.

You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. 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. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. A large piece of strong cardboard an old box would work well ruler.