Plastic Bag Bed Mats

Sharing try crocheting plastic bags into sleeping mats for those sleeping rough.

Plastic bag bed mats.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. Rubber truck bed mats are specially designed to protect your bed and prevent cargo shift. Utilizing plastic waste to create sleeping mats founded in salt lake city utah bags to beds aims to reduce plastic waste while creating a resource for individuals experiencing homelessness. Cast on 72 stitches.

Bdk heavy duty utility truck bed tailgate mat 60 x 19 5 extra thick rubber cargo liner for pickup trucks with universal trim to fit design by bdk 30 06 30. Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. This involves weaving and braiding but no tools or crocheting or knitting skills. Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch.

This can then be cut into four strips that become loops when opened up. Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. This is a wonderful project where children and adults of all ages can combine their creativity talents and labor to provide sleeping mats for individuals and organizations in need to weather the elements all by using plastic yarn made from plastic bags. How to make a sleeping mat or rug using plastic bags.

One quarter to one third of the bags that are used to make a mat have to be strung on the loom before the weaver can start weaving. The next thing is that they need to be loop together to string up the looms. The patented nyracord technology resists most chemical spills and will not crack rust or break. Cutting the bags is just the first step in the process of turning plastic bags into sleeping mats.

These mats are specially cut for a perfect fit on your bed so enter your make and model in the box above to find the truck bed mat for you. After you have lots of loops hook them together with a basic larks head knot. Basic knit sleep mat recipe. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide.