Plastic Bag Weaving Instructions

Choose bags of different colors to add variety and reflect your taste.

Plastic bag weaving instructions. Recycled plastic bag rainbow weaving. Plastic bag weaving by lily mcguire and tiffany greenoak published 7 july 2020. First put the spiral pin side down on an iron safe surface. A large piece of strong cardboard an old box would work well ruler.

Then lay your sheets of plastic bag s over the back of the spiral. Weave the strips of plastic bag until the piece is as large as you desire. Lots of plastic bags with as many different colours as possible. Weaving on a frame loom or the marth steward loom with pegs on only the longest edge.

Follow these simple instructions to make a mini loom and have a go at weaving with recycled plastic bags. The concentration and meditative state that comes from repetitive but complicated work is a study in mindfulness and there is also the satisfaction that comes from a finished product. Tuck it in securely so it doesn t unravel. The backing is simply another plastic bag split open.

Loop plastic bags together until you have a chain or length of loops approximately 56 bags long. Instead of throwing unwanted plastic bags away and potentially harming the environmen. Stop with the whining about using new bags already. This will make the coils of the basket tighter and more dense than simple braids and very thin strips of plastic bag can even be twined into string for stitching the coils together.

Bags and a big piece of cardboard to shape the rug are the only supplies you ll need. Working with my hands and creating something beautiful is the best kind of therapy. Stop weaving when the purse half is as large as you want and cut off the weaving strip at an edge. How to make a sleeping mat or rug using plastic.

Also for a taller or wider basket you could weave the coils around 6 sticks placed around the circumference of the basket s base. Once you ve pinned the bags into the proper spiral you re ready to fuse the backing on. Weave a rug out of plastic bags for an inexpensive and creative custom look. Unwanted plastic bags can make fantastic eco mats for the garden and it s a great way to have fun recycling.

Hook the loop of the beginning chain over the first peg on the longest side. All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat.