Making Cat Mats From Plastic Bags

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Making cat mats from plastic bags.

The mats are lightweight waterproof and help keep plastic bags out of oceans and landfills. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. Each 6 foot by 2 foot mat is made from 600 to 700 recycled plastic grocery bags. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.

Stop with the whining about using new bags already. Mary ann derryberry shows how she and a group of volunteers make sleeping mats out of plastic bags. Basic knit sleep mat recipe. Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.

The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects.

Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch. I showed you a while ago how to upcycle plastic grocery bags into a usable knitting crocheting material known as plarn. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors. Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors.

The may 2016 auxiliary magazine featured a follow up to its cucumel s compassionate carpets article it published a few months. Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. Homeless or refugees camping mats. 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.

All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat. How to recycle plastic shopping bags into something useful. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches. How to make a sleeping mat or rug using plastic.

Cast on 72 stitches. One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags.