Making Plastic Mats For Homeless

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily.

Making plastic mats for homeless.

John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. Make the loops loose with a little space between each one. Plarn sleeping mat by rose fine arts.

Plastic bag sleeping mats. How to make mats for the homeless by joni staples. Make a chain 36 inches long which is about 66 chains. March 3 2020 at 2 59 pm the only language everyone understands at once is kindness a religion that would never find any criticism.

Part of the process of making the mats involves forming plarn plastic yarn. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. Crochet the mat into a 6 foot by 3 foot mat. 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.

Ladies use single use plastic bags to crochet tight water proof handbags and carry on sleeping mats for the homeless. Charities across australia have taken this initiative on board and have enthusiastically agreed to accept donations of plastic mats to be redistributed to the homeless. We ll stitch them together to create a full mat. These plastic crochet sleeping mats for the homeless are a project by humanitarian and environmentally concerned dawn warmbold from arkansas that has warmed many hearts and bodies already.

So get crochet crazy and improve the quality of life for those who need it most. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.

Don t want to make a full mat. Crochet or knit the rows. Make a portion and send it to us.