Plarn Mats For The Homeless

As sleeping mats they re more hygienic water proof easily transportable and provide protection from the cold concrete.

Plarn mats for the homeless.

Rather than throwing them out you can reuse them by crocheting them into multi purpose mats known as plarn plastic yarn. Some group is making plarn sleeping mats for the homeless. For example the mats thicken the barrier separating the ground from a blanket or a sleeping bag with a person. We will go through the steps below to make plarn and then the knitting and crocheting will begin.

Once the mats are completed they are given to the jeffco action center who distributes them to homeless individuals. The only problem she sees is insects but if you rinse either the strips or the plarn in alcohol it solves that problem. Plarn is simply yarn made from plastic bags and it s been around for a long time although it keeps being re discovered by the mainstream media apparently. 5 responses to how to make plarn plastic bag yarn for charity sleep mats lorrita morgan march 26th 2018.

Plarn is the yarn also called plastic yarn that you will use to knit or crochet the plastic mat. The advantages the plarn mats provide to a homeless person are critical she said. Plarn is constructed from the plastic bags and will be used just as one would use yarn in knitting or crocheting. Flatten out bags tucking in pleats 2 carefully stack 6 bags use clothes pins to keep them.

We use a rotary cutter and mat to make plarn. In particular plarn can be used as sleeping mats for people without access to shelter. Although lying on plastic doesn t sound so appealing these plarn mats are actually soft comfortable durable water resistant and may help keep bugs at bay. Making yarn out of plastic is a useful skill to have.

I saw a newspaper article on the plarn sleeping mats and thought what a wonderful idea. How to make plarn for crochet sleeping mats for homeless and crochet flowers december 13 2018 by rose fine crafts whether you are a humanist an avid camper an environmentalist counter culturalist or creative soul. Homeless making plastic yarn plarn plastic bag recycle sleep mat sleep roll. Every now and then i see the same news articles coming around again.