Mats Out Of Plastic Bags

First put the spiral pin side down on an iron safe surface.

Mats out of plastic bags.

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. Note i put the sheets ink side down so that the ink didn t have a chance to transfer to any other surface. These colored bags would make a beautiful door mat. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece.

Plarn is constructed from the plastic bags and will be used just as one would use yarn in knitting or crocheting. Then lay the wax paper on top of the plastic sheet. Rather than throwing them out you can reuse them by crocheting them into multi purpose mats known as plarn plastic yarn. The plastic bags will melt to the iron.

Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Mary ann derryberry shows how she and a group of volunteers make sleeping mats out of plastic bags. One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags. All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat.

Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. Then lay your sheets of plastic bag s over the back of the spiral. Plarn is the yarn also called plastic yarn that you will use to knit or crochet the plastic mat. How to recycle plastic shopping bags into useful sleeping mats or blankets for the homeless or refugees.

Opting to use green canvas bags for your grocery shopping is an effective option but many people still have excess plastic bags lying about the place. In particular plarn can be used as sleeping mats for people without access to shelter. Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects.