Milk Bag Crochet Mats

How to make a pillow with milk bag scraps.
Milk bag crochet mats. The bags are cut into strips tied together and then woven or crocheted into mats. These mats help prevent people from sleeping directly on the hard ground and. How to make rugs crocheted from grocery bags. The milk bags used are the ones that hold the three smaller bags of milk.
I first heard about it when i was talking with some women at a local coffee group. See the process of crocheting common plastic milk bags into a sleeping mat. Using a 6 5 or larger crochet hook chain stitch until 36 wide. To crochet a mat.
You wanted to know about the pillows. We use any scrap fabric that is left over from people s sewing projects. Hook up your plastic grocery bags into sturdy rugs via an uncomplicated crochet technique. Our mat making group meets from 9 30 11 every thursday morning on the second floor of the ce building from september through june.
Making milk bag mats. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. They had an overabundance o. Why canadian milk 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. If you know basic crochet stitches these colorful and. Sleeping matts for the homeless in haiti. Then single crochet until 60 or 72 long.
This video will show you how to cut milk bags into long strips that can then be crocheted in to mats or bags. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. The first part shows how to cut one bag at a ti.