Plastic Bag Rag Rug

All you need is a crochet hook and several plastic bags to create a colorful rug.
Plastic bag rag rug. How to make a braided plastic bag rug. The most common plastic bag rug material is cotton. Stop with the whining about using new bags already. To start the rug get the grocery bags which already cut by the way if you live in an apartment and you don t want to be snowed under with bags cut them store them in a simple little box and you can store hundreds and hundreds of bags in a simple box which is good because the box can take 160 to 200 bags.
By pearl chadwell september october 1972. The shape of the bag may vary slightly depending on the type and weight of rug that you choose. To the people who asked about keeping the rug from sliding go to the aslile with the shelf linning material there is a rubber material that is raised and bumpy with small holes in it grip it shelf and drawer liner attach this to the underside of the rug using small strips of plastic bag and weave threw the shelf linning holes attach however much you need. This rug was made entirely with blue hdpe 2 bags from wal mart.
There are 891 plastic bag rug for sale on etsy and they cost 24 05 on average. If you know basic crochet stitches these colorful and easily cleaned rugs will work up quickly for the. How to make a sleeping mat or rug using plastic. All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat.
Recycle plastic bread bags into a unique rug. These plastic rugs are really handy for boots and doormats. This rug uses an assortment of different color bags. It is woven on cotton poly carpet warp in various shades of blue.
You can just rinse them off and hang to dry. No tools other than scissors no skill other than braiding. For rugs that are less than 3 8 thick the small or medium size bag pattern will work well. Choosing the best rug.
Crochet yourself a round plarn rug. This handbag pattern is designed for a light to medium weight cotton 2 x 3 chindi rag rug. I have a free crochet pattern available if you want to make this rug. This rug was made from the plastic bags.
The most popular color. Apologies in advance for some blurry spots. Hook up your plastic grocery bags into sturdy rugs via an uncomplicated crochet technique. It was part of the indiana recycled art show in 2005 and is now being used to educate about recycling.
One of two parts. Woven rag rug made from used shopping bags wovwerks.