How To Make A Plastic Bag Yarn! Make A Tote or A Rug From Recycled Plastic Bags!
Are you crafty and want an idea how to use up all those plastic bags you get in the store.
Well this idea is for you, make yarn out of it. Check out this site:
http://hellejorgensen.typepad.com/gooseflesh/2007/02/plastic_bag_yar.html,
for all the instructions on making yarn out of plastic bags. I have rugs in my house that are made out of bread bags. They wear forever and you can wash them in the washing machine.
Don’t have enough bags, collect them from your friends, use bread bags, and make some rugs or a studier bag for carrying things in.
Go here for an example of a very attractive crocheted “plastic bag” with handles http://gottoknit.blogspot.com/2008/02/plastic-bag-tote-completed.html
Check out this site: http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowArticles.aspx?NavID=593 for patterns for using the plastic bags.
Here is another pattern: http://www.marloscrochetcorner.com/round%20plastic%20bag%20tote.html, I like how the bag on this site looked using above pattern: http://gottamake.blogdrive.com/archive/cm-05_cy-2004_m-05_d-28_y-2004_o-0.html
Here is a nice pattern for a shoulder bag/purse: http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/03/29/crochet-a-recycled-plastic-shoulder-bag/
Want a round rug try this pattern: http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/09/27/recycled-round-plarn-rug/
I hope this gives you some ideas for making some useful items out of all those plastic bags. Make some for gifts for friends or your family; you might even be able to sell them at craft shows or on the internet.
Tags: recycling and reusing, Recycling Ideas, recycling plastic grocery bags