Plastic Newspaper Bags To Rugs

I have create a picture tutorial outlining the steps below.

Plastic newspaper bags to rugs. Converting these narrow plastic bag sleeves into yarn is very similar to cutting retail bags to make plastic bag yarn. Stop with the whining about using new bags already. See more ideas about plastic bag recycled plastic bags plastic bag crafts. If you know basic crochet stitches these colorful and easily cleaned rugs will work up quickly for the.

To start the rug get the grocery bags which already cut by the way if you live in an apartment and you don t want to be snowed under with bags cut them store them in a simple little box and you can store hundreds and hundreds of bags in a simple box which is good because the box can take 160 to 200 bags. Apologies in advance for some blurry spots. Four star plastics offers wholesale plastic newspaper bags in a range of sizes styles. How to make a sleeping mat or rug using plastic.

How to make a braided plastic bag rug. While the blue or yellow bags can be mostly sorted together the white bags tend to have accent colors that can come out in the finished rug. No tools other than scissors no skill other than braiding. This method can be used for any narrow plastic bags like newspaper sleeves english muffin bags packing pillows and any other skinny plastic bags.

Plastic shopping bags like the ones you get at the grocery store large garbage bags or sturdy ribbon rectangular piece of cardboard a little larger than the size rug you wish to make. All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat. Yard or meter stick pencil scissors directions. To make creating the colored rings in the rug easier i took my bags of bags and sorted the various bags into separate colors.

If you don t want your rug to follow a pattern you can skip sorting. Dec 8 2019 explore paulette martinson s board plastic bag rugs on pinterest. One of two parts.