plastic bag sleeping mat
Knitting and Crocheting Forum October 24th
Sleeping Mat for the homeless:
Hi, all you wonderful crafters. I wanted to tell you about a new venture I am about to embark on. I hope to get some of you to try this. The weather is about to get cold, and so many homeless people have no home and they live on the streets. I saw this project on YouTube, and It is making sleeping mats for the homeless. For this project, you don’t have to spend any money; we will use our grocery plastic bags to crochet this mat and a number 13 crochet hook. You will need about 700 bags/ cut the tops and bottoms off of them, cut them into four pieces, and slip knot them into a chain.
How to make sleeping mats from plastic bags: https://youtu.be/yr_WHW_tGSE?si=4uLmod9-sG3cG82c
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@WorkingitThrough2
Aww such a noble way of using your creative genius! Thank you for sharing!❤
I haven't tried crocheting ever but will defo try this out hehe!😅
Hope shape-less mattresss are a thing!🤣🙈
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
I admire you so much🌞 always supporting everyone with your bright, sunny, shiny spirit. Thanks for all the support you provide❤️. Yes the grocery bag sleeping mat is a good project😊
@WorkingitThrough2
Aww you're too too kind, thank youu for this sweet comment, it brightened my day sooo much!🤗❤
Always so fun to see your awesome projects hehe, continue creatingggg!🥰
@WorkingitThrough2 these are seriously helpful cold from the concrete leaches up through even heavy blankets and it helps keep things clean too.
Thanks for doing and promoting these!!
@RogueOne1983
Thanks so much. I think you are right. It helps the environment as well as provides something besides a cold ground for a homeless person and they can roll it up and carry it wherever they go.😊
@WorkingitThrough2 yup also easily stashable.
@RogueOne1983.
Thanks for your support on this project. I have started working on one. Not sure how it will turn out but I am going to do this and take the one I asked several people I do to one of the homeless shelters and donate it. As I get more and more bags I have asked everyone I know to save their bags for me.😄. The bags have been coming in faster than my project is going. In my sitting around time, I use it to fold and cut the bags connect them,😃 and make Pawn balls.
@WorkingitThrough2 that is so so great! What are pawn balls?
@RogueOne1983
I may have spelled it wrong but it is what they call the plastic bags when you cut them up and make them into a ball, like yarn.
This sounds very helpful and a really nice way to help other people while using crafting abilities, which can be something very relaxing too.
@JoyfulPumpkin
Thanks❤️
@WorkingitThrough2
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