The Warp And Weft Of Weaving Plastic Bags Into Mats

How to recycle plastic shopping bags into something useful.

The warp and weft of weaving plastic bags into mats.

Kids should then weave the bag in and out of the frame adding new bags as they go. Repeat on both sides. Affiliate links may be used in this post. Sometime during my process of coming up with the idea of weaving mats on milkshake straws i came across an amazing project taking place in canada.

When the kids get to the end of the frame ensure the last plastic bag is secured and prepare to remove the mat from the frame. Remove the first 2 warp threads from the card and tie them together. Home crafts diy turning plastic bags into sleep mats for homeless turning plastic bags into sleep mats for homeless. Weave a mat on a frame loom.

Tie all of the weft threads at the sides together in pairs starting with row 1 2 row 3 4 and so on. Big lake resident liz houck kampa saw an online video of them using plastic bags to create mats for people experiencing homelessness. Remember to push each bag up to make the weave as tight as it can be. The fastest most efficient method.

Weave it rug loom u weave whiting a metal potholder loom with pins close to the corners and a seven inch square hazel rose loom. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. It takes about 700 bags and four hours to make one mat for an adult person klemmer said. Repeat step 4 followed by step 5 until your loom is full.

The mats are insulating waterproof and the plastic material is unfriendly to insects klemmer said. I have sucessfully used this yarn on the following frame looms. Like sleeping mats and blankets. How to recycle plastic shopping bags into useful sleeping mats or blankets for the homeless or refugees.

The plastic bag yarn can be used as both warp and weft if you weave it on a simple frame loom. It was a network of people turning milk storage bags into mats to be set to areas hit by natural disasters. Homeless or refugees camping mats. For the second line weave the plastic thread under the even numbers.