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The warp and weft of weaving plastic bags into mats.
The mats are insulating waterproof and the plastic material is unfriendly to insects klemmer said.
How to recycle plastic shopping bags into something useful.
Remove the first 2 warp threads from the card and tie them together.
It was a network of people turning milk storage bags into mats to be set to areas hit by natural disasters.
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The plastic bag yarn can be used as both warp and weft if you weave it on a simple frame loom.
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Big lake resident liz houck kampa saw an online video of them using plastic bags to create mats for people experiencing homelessness.
It takes about 700 bags and four hours to make one mat for an adult person klemmer said.
Kids should then weave the bag in and out of the frame adding new bags as they go.
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For the second line weave the plastic thread under the even numbers.
When the kids get to the end of the frame ensure the last plastic bag is secured and prepare to remove the mat from the frame.
Groups weave plastic bags into mats for homeless people.
I have sucessfully used this yarn on the following frame looms.
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Tie all of the weft threads at the sides together in pairs starting with row 1 2 row 3 4 and so on.
Remember to push each bag up to make the weave as tight as it can be.
Weave a mat on a frame loom.