Make Mats Out Of Plastic Bags

Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects.
Make mats out of plastic bags. Plastic bag mats in small sizes look gorgeous on a craft table or home office shelf large floor rugs made with plastic bags make beautiful home decorations for kitchens bathrooms mud rooms or entryways designs. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. The bag ladies as they call themselves also specialize in making large tote bags out of the plastic. Straighten out each bag by pulling at the end and the handles so that it becomes as nice smooth and flat as the plastic bag in the picture.
How to make plarn. Start with about 10 plastic bags at a time. 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.
One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags. Plastic bag recycling for making pompoms and creating unique floor mats in two colors. A word of forewarning when putting out the call to action for collecting plastic bags be prepared for an avalanche of plastic bags. Gather the plastic bags.
It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. Cut off the plastic bag handles and the bottom of the bag. This is a great way to involve your local church group knitting or crochet group youth group or scout organization with collecting and sorting the bags. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.
How to make plarn. 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. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. Our media partners at the dallas morning news say to make just one mat it takes about 600 bags and more than 50 hours from start to finish.
The mats are made entirely out of plastic bags.