Making Plastic Mats For Homeless

Charities across australia have taken this initiative on board and have enthusiastically agreed to accept donations of plastic mats to be redistributed to the homeless.

Making plastic mats for homeless.

How to make mats for the homeless by joni staples. Plarn sleeping mat by rose fine arts. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. March 3 2020 at 2 59 pm the only language everyone understands at once is kindness a religion that would never find any criticism.

Crochet the mat into a 6 foot by 3 foot mat. It is a single crochet with a size p or q hook. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. 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.

These plastic crochet sleeping mats for the homeless are a project by humanitarian and environmentally concerned dawn warmbold from arkansas that has warmed many hearts and bodies already. Make the loops loose with a little space between each one. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. Crochet or knit the rows.

Make a portion and send it to us. We ll stitch them together to create a full mat. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Diy crochet plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.

So get crochet crazy and improve the quality of life for those who need it most. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Dawn has found her mats to be in high demand. Make a chain 36 inches long which is about 66 chains.

Part of the process of making the mats involves forming plarn plastic yarn. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. Plastic bag sleeping mats.