Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.
Making plastic mats for the homeless.
Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together.
How to make plarn.
Make plastic sleeping mats for homeless veterans you can help homeless veterans and benefit the environment at the same time.
The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.
Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the.
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.
500 700 plastic shopping bags for a person sized mat but can vary depending on what you re using the mat for 10mm or larger crochet hook.
These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.
Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.
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.
You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.
It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.
John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece.
Seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.