Plastic Bag Rugs Instructables

Wrap duct tape several times around the ends of the braids to secure the braiding.

Plastic bag rugs instructables. How to make rugs crocheted from grocery bags. So i decided to make my own. Hook up your plastic grocery bags into sturdy rugs via an uncomplicated crochet technique. We love the way their use of mostly white bags with just coloured logos printed on some parts mimics the sort of speckled effect that s so popular in regular wool yarn right now.

And i already made all the assembly mistakes so you don t. No knitting or crochet required just some sewing and braiding. Then we have a strong feeling you might prefer the plarn making instructions and the plastic bag crocheted pattern featured on my recycled bags. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.

This is an easy way to recycle. By pearl chadwell september october 1972. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.

Recycle plastic bread bags into a unique rug. Make purse handles by braiding three plastic bag strips together to form two handles in the desired length. Make a basket out of plastic bags. It s not the quickest project it ll probably take you a couple days to make one but the results are well worth it i think.

Woven plastic bag bag. If you know basic crochet stitches these colorful and. Attach the purse handles to the insides of the purse with duct tape. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.

The only materials that you need can be found in almost any home and the end product is useful not just something pret. Plastic shopping bags like the ones you get at the grocery store large garbage bags or sturdy ribbon rectangular piece of cardboard a little larger than the size rug you wish to make. Yard or meter stick pencil scissors directions. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.

So i first started using them to make plastic fabric as seen in this instructable plastic bag fabric i then remembered that people used to make rugs by braiding strips of fabric and then spiraling the braid outward but i couldn t find an example of using plastic bags to make a rug. All you need is a crochet hook and several plastic bags to create a colorful rug.