International polybag free day

 For International Poly bag free day

I want to tell on the day of International Poly Bag Free Day that do not use poly bags, if there are old poly bags then how to use them

Poly bag  yarn mats

I experimented old craft with this new material........or you can say old craft adapted new material. I used the thrify way of my grandmaa’s generation to use rags. Likewise I  usedup the naughty poly bags that were used to pack, grout, white cement, putty, plaster of paris or the construction material used during my house renovationand reconstruction.

Here the concept of grandmaa’s braiding scraps still used, but the material is definitely modern and and really nuision for the environment. Plastic bags have taken their share of blame for landfill problems, recycling problems and other environmental concerns.it seems that once they’r made and in your possession you can’t just throw them out without some guilt. There’s a solution to that problem!

You can make Poly bag mat out of them write!

Did you know plastic bag yarn is termed as “plarn”!!

To make use of poly bags..i.e. any type of plastic bag may be hard, stiff, brisk...you can handle a stiff yarn by cutting very narrow  strips of stiff plastic bags and taking them two-three strips together for one strip of braid or for crocheting with them.

First step for making use of plastic is......

Make your Plarn first.

You can braid with as many strips you can handle. Three-strand is the simplest one, for best results consider the following steps.

Take two strips of plarn for one strip of braid i.e. in total six strips.start with eight or nine feet of strips at one time to avoid them to be tangled. Mentally number strips from one to three, from left to right, then begin braiding. Pass strips three over center strip two and under strip number one. Continue this same procedure until three of four yards are braided, then begin making ball of the braid.  

 Here's how to go about it:

•             Cut off the handles and the bottom of the bag.

•             Cut straight across the bag, making a loop about an inch wide.

•             Tie three loops together at one end, so that you can braid them together.

•             Slip this over the spindle on your sewing machine or a chair rung or anything that will hold it steady. Try to even the ends of all three pieces.

•             Start braiding these together firmly, but not so firmly that the braid twists or curls when released.

•             When you come to the end of a loop, tie another one to it and keep on braiding.

•             When you have a braid of about three or four feet, start with a strip of 6 to 12 inches, then coil the rest of the braid around that.

•             Using a blunt needle (darning needle), tie a piece of sturdy string or fishing line (floss works well!) onto the beginning of the braid and begin to sew the coil together.

•             Use a lacing stitch, going back and forth between the inner coil and the one you're sewing it on to.

•             Slip the finished part over the table and braid some more, then repeat the process.

•             When your mat is  as big as you want it, begin tapering off by cutting narrower loops and braiding them into the mat. Take the last bit of braid and tuck it under the last coil, sewing it down firmly.

You're done. 

The ovel mat is great for the bathroom, kitchen, garden, patio or as a doormat - wherever water is found. When it gets dirty, rinse it under running water.the round mat on table is placemat for tables,dinningtables, etc.. 

I wrapped some braided yarn  around an old plastic paint box and made a plant  pot,where my coladium plant is smiling.

 

 

For these items I used lots of plastic bags

 

I was cleaning up for my daughter  and wondering around with this art piece of mine in hand trying to find a place for it, when quite by accident I placed it under this up cycled  pot and voila, a great combination was born! So my friends, do save broken pitchers to use under plants, and do apply some mosaic skill  to them with tile pieces, or if you want to go the whole route, you can do something really permanent with plaster of paris. There really isn't anything much simpler  that can give you so much visual pleasure and add a little personal touch to your container garden! And you can trust me by now, right?

xoxo