Plarn Mats For The Homeless

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Plarn mats for the homeless.

I saw a newspaper article on the plarn sleeping mats and thought what a wonderful idea. Rather than throwing them out you can reuse them by crocheting them into multi purpose mats known as plarn plastic yarn. We use a rotary cutter and mat to make plarn. A friend at my church works with homeless people and says she could give 30 of this mats away every single day.

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. 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. 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. We will go through the steps below to make plarn and then the knitting and crocheting will begin.

Every now and then i see the same news articles coming around again. Some group is making plarn sleeping mats for the homeless. See how people are helping out the homeless by turning grocery bags into plarn sleeping mats. For example the mats thicken the barrier separating the ground from a blanket or a sleeping bag with a person.

The advantages the plarn mats provide to a homeless person are critical she said. As sleeping mats they re more hygienic water proof easily transportable and provide protection from the cold concrete. Once the mats are completed they are given to the jeffco action center who distributes them to homeless individuals. Plarn is constructed from the plastic bags and will be used just as one would use yarn in knitting or crocheting.

In particular plarn can be used as sleeping mats for people without access to shelter. The only problem she sees is insects but if you rinse either the strips or the plarn in alcohol it solves that problem. Donella parker first presbyterian church 1311 mccaulley st. Making yarn out of plastic is a useful skill to have.