Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.
Plastic bag rug without crocheting.
Can be washed in warm water.
The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.
My sister made it probable over 20 25 years ago.
This is also a good idea here.
I have been making potscrubbers out of plastic bags for awhile now.
This article demonstrates how to create the ribbon of plastic needed for creating the plastic yarn that you can use for knitting or crocheting your new bag.
I crochet cotton yarn the same way attach them to each other and keep 2 plastic grocery bags out of the landfill.
Make the bag they outline here or simply use their plarn idea and crochet your favourite super bulky weight crocheted bag.
You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.
Hook up your plastic grocery bags into sturdy rugs via an uncomplicated crochet technique.
Apologies in advance for some blurry spots.
How to make a braided plastic bag rug.
Doesn t need the backing.
If you know basic crochet stitches these colorful and easily cleaned rugs will work up quickly for the.
It is still in tact.
Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.
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.
One of two parts.
Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.
Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily.
No tools other than scissors no skill other than braiding.
I have a rug made of plastic bags but it was crocheted instead of braided.
To the people who asked about keeping the rug from sliding go to the aslile with the shelf linning material there is a rubber material that is raised and bumpy with small holes in it grip it shelf and drawer liner attach this to the underside of the rug using small strips of plastic bag and weave threw the shelf linning holes attach however much you need.