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
