Weaving Rugs From Plastic Bags

This plastic bag rug really brings back memories of those colorful rugs from the 1970s.

Weaving rugs from plastic bags.

And i say it s not my idea. Weave a rug out of plastic bags for an inexpensive and creative custom look. For example the blue bags in my rug are from wal mart. While making the trip year after year i would see plastic bags caught in the trees along the road.

Many years ago women did this out of necessity. Mar 4 2020 explore delbertginger marshall s board weaving plastic bags followed by 110 people on pinterest. Choose bags of different colors to add variety and reflect your taste. How to recycle plastic shopping bags into useful sleeping mats or blankets for the homeless or refugees.

See more ideas about recycled plastic bags weaving plastic bag crafts. Homeless or refugees camping mats. Dec 8 2019 explore paulette martinson s board plastic bag rugs on pinterest. To start weaving tie one end of the shopping bags to the top corner of the loom don t tie it to the cardboard tie it to the garbage bag or ribbon then weave the rest of the shopping bag over and under the garbage bags or ribbon strips.

How to recycle plastic shopping bags into something useful. Bags and a big piece of cardboard to shape the rug are the only supplies you ll need. Plastic bag rugs promoting responsible after use of plastic bags when my children were young i used to drive them from our home in posey county indiana to a camp in southern illinois. Like sleeping mats and blankets.

Weaving plastic bags into home decor pieces may sound like a newfangled approach but cadden is the first to admit that it wasn t her idea. To get started tie 3 bags together. Members of the blue water rug hooking guild are weaving plastic shopping bags into sleeping mats for the area s homeless population. See more ideas about plastic bag recycled plastic bags plastic bag crafts.