Plarn is simply yarn made from plastic bags and it s been around for a long time although it keeps being re discovered by the mainstream media apparently.
Making mats for the homeless.
I suggest you measure the width of your backpack and create a somewhat narrower mat than you d make for the homeless.
If you have any made they really need them.
I am too old to make them but could get them to the folks.
Besides sleeping mats you could create incredibly useful sitting cushions.
These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.
Are you still making the homeless sleeping mats.
Every now and then i see the same news articles coming around again.
Though they may live under a bridge when it rains the ground still gets wet.
They need something to sleep on.
Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together.
Out city has placed 4 4 boards front to back on the park benches where the homeless sleep to stop them.
By collecting plastic bags and crocheting them in to sleeping mats you can give a homeless veteran a soft place to lay his or her head and help keep plastic bags out of oceans and landfills.
It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.
This is a demo video showing you how to take plastic shopping bags and converting them into sleeping mats for the less fortunate.
The mats are used to keep the homeless off of the wet cold hot hard ground.
The mat is made of plastic and is about a 1 2 inch thick.
The homeless mat is of course also a great mat to use ourselves for outdoor trekking or camping.
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.
Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st.
Make plastic sleeping mats for homeless veterans you can help homeless veterans and benefit the environment at the same time.