Very nice tutorial! I love how clear you are and thorough. I am almost done with my first mat! I used to be homeless so I have an understanding of what it is like to be out in the cold (or heat). I'm so glad to be able to help others who are homeless now.
Greetings from Japan. We had, some fifty years ago, woven rice straw mat called Mushiro. We played on it. Since I've never known how to weave it, I am glad to know how to do it. Thank you for the video.
Thanks bunches for explaining everything very well. I’m a totally newbie at peg loom weaving, and I tell confident enough to job right in as soon as my peg loom arrives.
This is incredible! I've never seen a peg loom before and I think this is the way to go for my students. We'll be collecting plastic bags and putting together mats for the homeless this school year. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for showing a different way to finish off. The wooden bar idea is great, I was shown to use a much bigger piece but the dowel is a great idea. I was also taught to finish off by knotting together groups of warp threads and making a fringe, great for most things like rugs and blankets but a nuisance when making clothing. Will remember this and use for woven clothes, so much neater.
Great instruction. Thank you very much. I crochet rugs but this would be something new to try. Crochet for me is faster and more portable as I can do in the car or anywhere.👌🏻
Neena Me hi Neena..I crochet mine too..I never made a mat..I made throw rugs for ppl to wipe off feet..when coming into the house..they last for years..i will now make some mats..for the homeless..
Very well done. Back in the day the old Micmac tradition was quite similar. Obviously not with plastic bags, but with sweetgrass intermixed with whatever was to hand, like wild black grape vine or ash willow. When I was a child I was taught to save and use string and yarn, but we made it thicker and stronger through knotting technique similar to macrame, or my favorite, finger weaving or finger crochet. We used long knitting needles on a wooden game bench the old men played cards on. Or if you look at it another way, we sometimes let them play on our weaving board. I used mom’s broom for the bottom, turned the bench on its side in front of me while the broom was against my outstretched feet for tension. Really very similar, the goal was a barrier from the cold floor underneath your bed roll and/or a place to put feet on in the morning. What I am wondering is how a homeless person could keep one of these, they don’t look easy to roll up for transport, but perhaps I am wrong? Also, wet plastic can breed some pretty terrible molds, that would worry me. This is truly a wonderful way to reduce the American waste stream, though, I had heard about it but not seen it demonstrated. We used to collect materials all summer then weave over Christmas break. We did similar work on a circular board, I wonder if a peg board for your work could be done in a circle as well. The circle board created leg and arm warmers, and I remember someone telling me that was kind of what a knitting machine would do. Not the big ones, that was what they called a little round thing with needles that spun out like a knitted fabric, it was about the size and shape of a crank pencil sharpener. I guess I will have to look into what you do further. Thank you for perpetuating weaving craft.
Very useful! It is also possible to crochet rugs using the plastic bags as yarn. We had one for years made out of cut up socks! We called it our “Ugly Rug”, but it worked great in front of the door to our mud room. Didn’t have to feel bad about “ruining “ a real rug. : }
Just a guy type suggestion: finishing and/or waxing the pegs and holes might make the task go more smoothly (pun definitely intended) and enlarging the holes with a file or drill will make threading them easier. A piece of coat hanger or other wire bent into a roughly hairpin shape could be used to thread through the pegs.
I really liked this tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing with us, you are an excellent teacher, very well explained! I will try to do something with all the bags I have.
Btw, my dog loves to lay on the mat as I work (I'm sitting on the floor to do this. Probably why the yarn balls got so tight when unwinding?) Anyways I think I could make one for him using half the pegs. He's a chihuahua mix named Scruffy. Also a rescue. ❤
What a good idea. You tought me to ask my neighbors for their plastic bags ( I have thick fabric bags) .thank you for your wonderful idea and easy to understand the tutorial.
This is awesome! People throw these bags away by the dozen every day. Wouldn't take long to collect a pile of them. It would be cool too to say hold a lunch for these folks & let them get in on the weaving.
Nice video, very informative and with a little imagination this loom can be used to make blankets, rugs, etc., with all types of materials. Thank you. P.S. ignore the "background noise, plastic is gross or a waste" comments, you're not responsible for other people's inability to focus or appreciate your time and effort. Once again thank you.
In case other people have no references from childhood, the church ladies would get together and do projects like this on a certain day of the week, quilting, embroidery, …etc. the other people in the background certainly sound like they are working on projects too. People gathering make noise. I for one so appreciate that this church does this and she took the time to share it with us. Thank you 🙏🥰❤️
That's funny you mention the potholder. My youngest son made a potholder when he was a child in school and he gave it to me as a present. Years later, I am still using it!
This is wonderful! Single use plastic bags have been banned in my neck of the woods, which I do approve of (though we have a growing population of homeless, which is sad and frustrating, so we'll have to find a different take on this), but I love that you are taking something that can be so harmful to the environment and removing it from the waste stream, and then doing something so loving and good for your community with it, that's awesome. AND creating something that is hard wearing, won't soak up water and be unusable when wet, and yet would be very easy to clean, whilst being comfortable, very lightweight to carry, and insulating, so creating something that is perfect and practical for its purpose as well. It's such a well thought out idea, and just the time you put into it is amazing. You're doing great, good on you!!
bubbysbub I love your comments. .and your sincerity. .and concern. .one suggestion since your neck of the woods don't use bags..the alternative. .although not free..but not too expensive either..is the dollar tree..1 dollar each..makes many strips..u can pick your collars too..for vsriety.. ..I hv bought several shower curtains and cut into strips. .made balls and made projects out of them..I love crocheting with a large needle....I think it is Q..or P..hard to read..got mine at walmart..now I Will make some mats for homeless. .this was a good video. .i will hv to thank this lady ...
Looks like a good way to reuse plastic waste, luckily we've reduced our usage to the point where my family doesn't have enough to make something like this but I love how thrifty it is!
you can always ask neighbors, friends, co-workers, church members etc who might be less conscientious than your family. Better yet hold a workshop at your church or community center on how to 1) make plain, and 2) make the loom, 3) make the mats, 3) or crochet into plain shopping bags . Also have seen this crocheted into larger mats to put beneath sleeping bags for homeless. Saw one homeless guy downtown put two mats together to help cushion as well as insulate.
Very interesting.... thank you for the video and websites. I've read some of the comments below(the voices didn't bother me)and I have to say I've never been in a room with other women and it's been dead silent....just saying. Does it not say, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord", so bless you and the "voices" and continue your joyful work caring about the needs of others!
This is such a great idea in so many ways - helping theh homeless in a significant way and reusing plastic bags, which are impossible to avoid entirely. I'd love to know what other outreach programs your church has.
To all the complaints on this thread: This is a free lesson provided by a church. If you're upset by church ladies talking in the background (as of today almost 3 yrs ago) maybe calm down and be thankful. Maybe they've made changes in planning their videos since 2017. Maybe they're too busy caring for the homeless to read your obnoxious comments. There are much better ways to suggest improvements than to insult the volunteer teacher. Thank you Amanda and Good Shepherd Church for sharing your technique. ✌️
Criticism is not aimed at crafter, I am sure. But, really, the talking in background is distracting and not all of us are so gifted as to be able to focus over it. Love the tutorial. Well done
She is a volunteer doing this on her own time. It is an entire group of volunteers all working on these mats together. She was just trying to show how their group does it. They are not professional videographers so cut them slack!!!!
Amanda I wanted to tell you.. I found an "easier" way to thread the bags into the holes; I cut some yarn and then inserted into the loop of the bad; I then inserted the yarn into the hole. Now there is a bit of push and pull with the yarn and plastic bag .. but... it goes SO MUCH faster !
That's a good thought. Another idea might be to go ahead and fasten off the bottom when there are still a few inches left to weave. The shaping is pretty much set by then, and some of that extra can probably be used to eke out another inch of mat.
Thx for this video..sometimes we fail yo remember the homeless in our day to dsy life..thx so much for doing this video .I never thought of mats for them.. . I love to crochet.scarves..out of leftover yarn.. .that's best for .me ..i hv crocheted throw rugs out of these bags..they last a long time..nice for wiping feet on when coming into the .house..those with looms this is great too.. thx for sharing the idea..I will make it a point to do more for the homeless. .May God's best always be yours..
You could make a needle out of piping or any soft bendable thin metal even twist ties . Just to help with initial plastic string/ loop going thru the pegs hole .
Julie J shame on you for having lots of these bags. Why can’t you reuse them for shopping, or better still use decent reusable bags and leave these rubbish bags alone. It is people like you who are destroying the planet.
I think the idea for these is to create a layer that someone can sit or lie on to insulate them from a cold damp floor. They would ideally put a blanket or sleeping bag or old clothes on top.
That's a great looking mat. Your church should give classes to homeless people so they can learn to do it for themselves. You know what Jesus says, " give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach him to fish and he will feed himself."
Thank you for sharing this method. What a labor of love for sure. Would you please let us know what size do you make the strips and how you connect them.
Irene Moreaux look up plarn. Plastic yarn there are many tutorials. This is by far one of the better tutorials out there. The key is to find a peg loom. There might be how to ‘s for that too.
For anyone looking for ideas for making a loom, I took a couple of old wooden smaller shutters and removed all the slats (I saved them for other diy projects). Each slat I removed left a perfect hole for pegs! I took the shutters apart so I had two pieces of wood with all these holes. I glued them together with wood glue. I happened to have a bunch of wooden dowels around so I cut them down for my pegs! I’m getting ready to try it out but I found drilling holes into the dowels extremely difficult so I’m going to try knotting my loops around each peg-I hope it works! If anyone wants more information I’ll try and post pictures!!! I just had to have one of these!!
Is there a pattern to build the loom. I've seen them with 30 - 38 pegs. Can one just adjust the spacing of the pegs to produce a mat that is the desired width?
You can just add more pegs if you want it wider. Spacing them out further - with the same number of pegs - would result in a less dense weave that would not insulate as well.
Amanda... incredible demo!! Thanks so much for sharing. Please tell me the size of the hold that you drilled in the peg(s). I'm assuming a 1/2 inch diameter peg and probably a 3/8 inch hole in the peg?? Right?? Thanks again for the terrific video. Very well done!!
Just use a large crochet hook and crochet to the size you want. My group just crochets and it makes it easy to transport or stop for a break at any point!
love the video and info, but can you tell us what size pegs, how far apart spaced and size holes in the pegs please and I think you said 3' wide plank. thank you
Who are those people in the background who won't shut up? It's hard to hear you. Would you consider re-making this video? More importantly -- you are very talented! This is nice.
Just use a large crochet hook and crochet the mat to the size you want. It is much easier and less confusing. This would male it difficult to transport or stop at any point. My group crochets!
I noticed these posts yes crochet is likely easier. This method is quicker and would be easier for someone with arthritis it takes hundreds of bags to make one plarn bag unless people keep their bags and donate them to you. The loom used less material so you could make more mats
I do believe this is a wonderful idea, just one concern I had a bag of bags that had gotten pushed to the back of a cabinet and when I went to use them they just broke into millions of tiny pieces. Only few months old🥴
How did you make the balls? How far apart are the pegs? How long is the peg board? How thick is the peg board? Does the diameter of the dow rod matter?
You need a plarn threader! A wire coat hanger might work. Or a twist tie or even a zip tie. As long as you can form it into a loop and feed that loop through the dowel you can thread the plarn through that loop and pull it through the dowel. Might save you some time, and your pretty manicure. ;)
@@sherrieash9852 do a search for a video showing how to make plarn. You basically use plastic grocery bags, cut off the bottom seam and the handles then cut them into loops and tie the loops together.
Lynn Harrison a hand drill with a small spade bit and dowels cut to size is all that’s necessary, with a two by four. I can be more specific with the math if this lady isn’t available with comment. If this truly is not available to you, I suppose I could make you one, but shipping might be more than buying the drill! Yoduvh Essentials is a lady who does work with these new strong little drills, she probably has it flagged on Amazon. Dremel makes really good multi tools with a variety of bits and attachments as well. I guess if you are not able I would probably do one up for myself, one for you, it would be very little extra work to be doing more than one at the same time. Anyway, this talented lady may be able to steer you to another source, but I would hate to see someone who wants to do this go without. My email is in my about section of my UA-cam page. God bless.
I'm starting to collect plastic bags to make mats for local homeless in the Illawarra, Australia. Is a warp 'loop' a whole plastic bag or cut strips ... if strips how wide please? What are the finished woven mat dimensions & how many plastic bags for weaving the weft? What's the dimensions for loom & pegs. So many questions I know but hopefully I can get some answers. Cheers & thanks from Australia 🐨 🐾
How many bags where sacrificed ? How long it took to complete ? Where in your home did it get it's resting place ? I am just kidding no offense, but I would like to know the main questions answered, so I can plan and hopefully I have enough bags already. Thank you , from Moreno Valley California
there's a step missing between the first white section and the next section after you pulled the brown pieces and re-pegged. It does not explain how you keep going and what happens to the big brown loops.
Tracy Z yes I noticed that too. Maybe when the next lot of weaving is finished you need to push that down to make them join up. My problem is where you find so many plastic bags! They are banned in most shops now and if I do get them they are biodegradable and disintegrate after time if you keep them in the dark.
Isn't that good though that they break down.. and they disintegrate in the sunshine as well.. so if you put the mat inside not in the sun you will get about 2 years out of one before it breaks down, then its outside for a year and then its pretty well had it. But that is good.. make another then. I door knocked for bags to get them out of the community and out of being an issue as I would never buy / consume that much of anything ever.
Karen, each mat takes 500-700 bags, I get any where from 1,500 - 3,000 weekly from church, those I can not process I take to my local thrift store. I have 15 Peg Looms that are empty or in the process of being completed. I keep storage bins of cut plarn & plarn balls in a spare room so I am ready with supplies for each session.
Very nice tutorial! I love how clear you are and thorough. I am almost done with my first mat! I used to be homeless so I have an understanding of what it is like to be out in the cold (or heat). I'm so glad to be able to help others who are homeless now.
Greetings from Japan. We had, some fifty years ago, woven rice straw mat called Mushiro. We played on it. Since I've never known how to weave it, I am glad to know how to do it. Thank you for the video.
Thanks bunches for explaining everything very well. I’m a totally newbie at peg loom weaving, and I tell confident enough to job right in as soon as my peg loom arrives.
This is incredible! I've never seen a peg loom before and I think this is the way to go for my students. We'll be collecting plastic bags and putting together mats for the homeless this school year. Thank you so much for sharing!
What an excellent idea. I can see this would be a great project for scouting groups as well.
Use a large crochet hook and then crochet to the desirable size. Easier to transport or to stop in the middle of!
Thanks for showing a different way to finish off. The wooden bar idea is great, I was shown to use a much bigger piece but the dowel is a great idea. I was also taught to finish off by knotting together groups of warp threads and making a fringe, great for most things like rugs and blankets but a nuisance when making clothing. Will remember this and use for woven clothes, so much neater.
Thank you for sharing with us. Anything that we can do to help our Vets and the other unfortunate people that have no homes makes a difference.
Thanks for sharing your talent and God Bless you and whomever receives your gift!
Thank you for sharing this. Wonderful! Glory and Praise be to God in the name of Jesus Christ!
Amazing the work you are doing there. May the Lord bless you all, God bless from a UK Veteran.
I wish someone would make me one of these for camping , Beautiful! ❤
Great instruction. Thank you very much. I crochet rugs but this would be something new to try. Crochet for me is faster and more portable as I can do in the car or anywhere.👌🏻
Neena Me hi Neena..I crochet mine too..I never made a mat..I made throw rugs for ppl to wipe off feet..when coming into the house..they last for years..i will now make some mats..for the homeless..
Very well done. Back in the day the old Micmac tradition was quite similar. Obviously not with plastic bags, but with sweetgrass intermixed with whatever was to hand, like wild black grape vine or ash willow. When I was a child I was taught to save and use string and yarn, but we made it thicker and stronger through knotting technique similar to macrame, or my favorite, finger weaving or finger crochet. We used long knitting needles on a wooden game bench the old men played cards on. Or if you look at it another way, we sometimes let them play on our weaving board. I used mom’s broom for the bottom, turned the bench on its side in front of me while the broom was against my outstretched feet for tension. Really very similar, the goal was a barrier from the cold floor underneath your bed roll and/or a place to put feet on in the morning. What I am wondering is how a homeless person could keep one of these, they don’t look easy to roll up for transport, but perhaps I am wrong? Also, wet plastic can breed some pretty terrible molds, that would worry me. This is truly a wonderful way to reduce the American waste stream, though, I had heard about it but not seen it demonstrated. We used to collect materials all summer then weave over Christmas break. We did similar work on a circular board, I wonder if a peg board for your work could be done in a circle as well. The circle board created leg and arm warmers, and I remember someone telling me that was kind of what a knitting machine would do. Not the big ones, that was what they called a little round thing with needles that spun out like a knitted fabric, it was about the size and shape of a crank pencil sharpener. I guess I will have to look into what you do further. Thank you for perpetuating weaving craft.
Very useful! It is also possible to crochet rugs using the plastic bags as yarn. We had one for years made out of cut up socks! We called it our “Ugly Rug”, but it worked great in front of the door to our mud room. Didn’t have to feel bad about “ruining “ a real rug. : }
Just a guy type suggestion: finishing and/or waxing the pegs and holes might make the task go more smoothly (pun definitely intended) and enlarging the holes with a file or drill will make threading them easier. A piece of coat hanger or other wire bent into a roughly hairpin shape could be used to thread through the pegs.
Soap and a crochet hook.
Finishing them is a good idea for sure and the crochet hook is great too.
I wish we could see what you will be making before you show us the technique. Thanks for the video! ❤️
I really liked this tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing with us, you are an excellent teacher, very well explained!
I will try to do something with all the bags I have.
Btw, my dog loves to lay on the mat as I work (I'm sitting on the floor to do this. Probably why the yarn balls got so tight when unwinding?) Anyways I think I could make one for him using half the pegs. He's a chihuahua mix named Scruffy. Also a rescue. ❤
Use a crochet hook to pull through the hole. Faster, easier, and less damage
What a good idea. You tought me to ask my neighbors for their plastic bags ( I have thick fabric bags)
.thank you for your wonderful idea and easy to understand the tutorial.
Thank you for the tutorial. Your explanation is very informative. Going to start one
This is awesome! People throw these bags away by the dozen every day. Wouldn't take long to collect a pile of them. It would be cool too to say hold a lunch for these folks & let them get in on the weaving.
Amazing what can be done with plastic bags thank you.🥰
Nice video, very informative and with a little imagination this loom can be used to make blankets, rugs, etc., with all types of materials. Thank you. P.S. ignore the "background noise, plastic is gross or a waste" comments, you're not responsible for other people's inability to focus or appreciate your time and effort. Once again thank you.
In case other people have no references from childhood, the church ladies would get together and do projects like this on a certain day of the week, quilting, embroidery, …etc. the other people in the background certainly sound like they are working on projects too. People gathering make noise. I for one so appreciate that this church does this and she took the time to share it with us. Thank you 🙏🥰❤️
I would use a crochet hook to pull it through and I like the suggestion of waxing the pegs/holes too. Very interesting and useful.
Thank you for this tutorial with very clear instructions.
This is a wonderful blessing for a homeless person. Great job, doing God’s work!
This is beautiful and I love your church been there several times.
this reminds me of when i was a kid ,making the old potholders at the rec -center same concept, just on a larger scale.
That's funny you mention the potholder. My youngest son made a potholder when he was a child in school and he gave it to me as a present. Years later, I am still using it!
@Sammies mom Sammie reminds me of the “sit upon” I made as a Brownie😊
Excelente. Felicitaciones por el reciclado y por la explicación paso a paso. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
This is wonderful! Single use plastic bags have been banned in my neck of the woods, which I do approve of (though we have a growing population of homeless, which is sad and frustrating, so we'll have to find a different take on this), but I love that you are taking something that can be so harmful to the environment and removing it from the waste stream, and then doing something so loving and good for your community with it, that's awesome. AND creating something that is hard wearing, won't soak up water and be unusable when wet, and yet would be very easy to clean, whilst being comfortable, very lightweight to carry, and insulating, so creating something that is perfect and practical for its purpose as well. It's such a well thought out idea, and just the time you put into it is amazing. You're doing great, good on you!!
bubbysbub I love your comments. .and your sincerity. .and concern. .one suggestion since your neck of the woods don't use bags..the alternative. .although not free..but not too expensive either..is the dollar tree..1 dollar each..makes many strips..u can pick your collars too..for vsriety.. ..I hv bought several shower curtains and cut into strips. .made balls and made projects out of them..I love crocheting with a large needle....I think it is Q..or P..hard to read..got mine at walmart..now I Will make some mats for homeless. .this was a good video. .i will hv to thank this lady ...
bubbysbub can you get trash bags like Hefty?
Yes you can get the hefty trash bags and cut them in strips..I tie mine together..and make big balls..I crochet my rugs or mats...
Great video and you ladies are wonderful. Thank you so much for all your efforts.
Looks like a good way to reuse plastic waste, luckily we've reduced our usage to the point where my family doesn't have enough to make something like this but I love how thrifty it is!
you can always ask neighbors, friends, co-workers, church members etc who might be less conscientious than your family. Better yet hold a workshop at your church or community center on how to 1) make plain, and 2) make the loom, 3) make the mats, 3) or crochet into plain shopping bags . Also have seen this crocheted into larger mats to put beneath sleeping bags for homeless. Saw one homeless guy downtown put two mats together to help cushion as well as insulate.
Also in my other comment it should say PLARN, NOT Plain
I seen that if you let Kroger know that you are making mats for homeless They will give you bags to use.
greetings form Indonesia, very good tutorial for reuse the plastic bag...
Very interesting.... thank you for the video and websites. I've read some of the comments below(the voices didn't bother me)and I have to say I've never been in a room with other women and it's been dead silent....just saying. Does it not say, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord", so bless you and the "voices" and continue your joyful work caring about the needs of others!
Didn't bother me either, really didn't notice at all. Everyone's a critic! Good instructional video.
This makes a beautiful mat! Wonderful!
What are the 12 bags rolled for weaving used for; I understand the 30 for looming.
This is such a great idea in so many ways - helping theh homeless in a significant way and reusing plastic bags, which are impossible to avoid entirely. I'd love to know what other outreach programs your church has.
I love this! I finally know how to do it! Thank you so much for teachning the technic!
This is wonderful, please make more things to show us avid crafters, thanks for sharing :)
At the very beginning, how do you loop the four bags together?
To all the complaints on this thread: This is a free lesson provided by a church. If you're upset by church ladies talking in the background (as of today almost 3 yrs ago) maybe calm down and be thankful. Maybe they've made changes in planning their videos since 2017. Maybe they're too busy caring for the homeless to read your obnoxious comments. There are much better ways to suggest improvements than to insult the volunteer teacher. Thank you Amanda and Good Shepherd Church for sharing your technique. ✌️
Criticism is not aimed at crafter, I am sure. But, really, the talking in background is distracting and not all of us are so gifted as to be able to focus over it. Love the tutorial. Well done
I agree I thought the people in background ignorant Brilliant tutorial
Next time maybe you could do your tutorial in a quieter room......great idea and you did a nice tutorial.
@@lalune59 Yes, those loud yappers are sooo rude. They have to be aware that she was trying to record a tutorial. She handled it well.
Ann L. She did didn’t she ´◔ˬ◔ˋnothing phazed her
She is a volunteer doing this on her own time. It is an entire group of volunteers all working on these mats together. She was just trying to show how their group does it. They are not professional videographers so cut them slack!!!!
You could probably use a twist tie to feed the plastic through maybe a bit easier.
was suggestive.
Or use a large crochet hook if you have one
Amanda I wanted to tell you.. I found an "easier" way to thread the bags into the holes; I cut some yarn and then inserted into the loop of the bad; I then inserted the yarn into the hole. Now there is a bit of push and pull with the yarn and plastic bag .. but... it goes SO MUCH faster !
That's a good thought. Another idea might be to go ahead and fasten off the bottom when there are still a few inches left to weave. The shaping is pretty much set by then, and some of that extra can probably be used to eke out another inch of mat.
Thx for this video..sometimes we fail yo remember the homeless in our day to dsy life..thx so much for doing this video .I never thought of mats for them.. . I love to crochet.scarves..out of leftover yarn.. .that's best for .me ..i hv crocheted throw rugs out of these bags..they last a long time..nice for wiping feet on when coming into the .house..those with looms this is great too.. thx for sharing the idea..I will make it a point to do more for the homeless. .May God's best always be yours..
Those are beautiful and I'm sure greatly appreciated.
You could make a needle out of piping or any soft bendable thin metal even twist ties . Just to help with initial plastic string/ loop going thru the pegs hole .
God bless you! Thanks!
thank you for sharing your craft!
This is great! I have so many shopping bags piling up too. Thanks!
Julie J shame on you for having lots of these bags. Why can’t you reuse them for shopping, or better still use decent reusable bags and leave these rubbish bags alone. It is people like you who are destroying the planet.
Awesome pattern. I love this and im making it now. Thank you for sharing it to us.
What a amazing thing to do... If you go camping you could use it too..
You know I bet these would be wonderful as insulation used with a blanket for some homeless ❤️
I'm having trouble thinking of a practicle application since any moisture turns these blankets into bacteria bombs that are impossible to disinfect.
Could be used with other cloths such as bed sheets or curtains anything
Im sure you could but it wouldnt be water resistant
I think the idea for these is to create a layer that someone can sit or lie on to insulate them from a cold damp floor. They would ideally put a blanket or sleeping bag or old clothes on top.
That's a great looking mat. Your church should give classes to homeless people so they can learn to do it for themselves.
You know what Jesus says, " give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach him to fish and he will feed himself."
Enjoyed this Video and the knowledge to do this. "Joyful Noise" was fine. Too bad some people are so Negative.
Thank you for sharing this method. What a labor of love for sure. Would you please let us know what size do you make the strips and how you connect them.
Irene Moreaux look up plarn. Plastic yarn there are many tutorials. This is by far one of the better tutorials out there. The key is to find a peg loom. There might be how to ‘s for that too.
For anyone looking for ideas for making a loom, I took a couple of old wooden smaller shutters and removed all the slats (I saved them for other diy projects). Each slat I removed left a perfect hole for pegs! I took the shutters apart so I had two pieces of wood with all these holes. I glued them together with wood glue. I happened to have a bunch of wooden dowels around so I cut them down for my pegs! I’m getting ready to try it out but I found drilling holes into the dowels extremely difficult so I’m going to try knotting my loops around each peg-I hope it works! If anyone wants more information I’ll try and post pictures!!! I just had to have one of these!!
this is fantastic...thank you so kindly for sharing
Is there a pattern to build the loom. I've seen them with 30 - 38 pegs. Can one just adjust the spacing of the pegs to produce a mat that is the desired width?
You can just add more pegs if you want it wider. Spacing them out further - with the same number of pegs - would result in a less dense weave that would not insulate as well.
Nice mam , good bless you. How mam.?!!!!! Excellent finishing .superb mam
That's a great idea, never seen that before! Definitely going to try it. A bit of work though, first making the loom :)
@Jayne Eyre The point is to recycle until people quit being willfully ignorant and using these bags for consumer items.
What size dowels are used for this loom, I wonder.
1/2” dowels
Parabéns o melhor vidio desta arte que já vi muito bem encinado
Awesome idea...so glad you came up with this one....thanks....got a use for my bags now....xxx
Is there a video for the bag strip prep? Looks like strips, how are they cut, and how are they tied together?
Island Life Yes: link is at the end of the video.
Thank you, that was awesome. I did have a bit of a time hearing you the ladies in the back were rude.
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Super original este trabajo de Manualidad ..mencanta👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
You can find peg looms on Etsy.
Amanda... incredible demo!! Thanks so much for sharing. Please tell me the size of the hold that you drilled in the peg(s). I'm assuming a 1/2 inch diameter peg and probably a 3/8 inch hole in the peg?? Right?? Thanks again for the terrific video. Very well done!!
Soooo very clever. 👍🏻🌹
Stop being so critical and be grateful she took time to post the video.
Well maybe she should of waited till all the rude people were gone. So rude I would not treat someone like that.
Stop being critical, yourself.
This is an awesome idea. Great job.
Where can I find a weaving loom like one you use in video for making mats for homeless?
Just use a large crochet hook and crochet to the size you want. My group just crochets and it makes it easy to transport or stop for a break at any point!
I had wanted to make these for the homeless. Then I saw a post that mentioned they stayed wet and got moldy. Better for camping mats.
love the video and info, but can you tell us what size pegs, how far apart spaced and size holes in the pegs please and I think you said 3' wide plank. thank you
Email me kblaser89@bellsouth.net & I will email you the instructions to build one
Hi, could you use a larger crochet hook to end off your ends rather than fingers?
Who are those people in the background who won't shut up? It's hard to hear you. Would you consider re-making this video?
More importantly -- you are very talented! This is nice.
Personal I think its an great Idea.many things it there you may find,"And you've be able to recycle with.
WHERE CAN I GET MY HANDS ON THE LOOM & HOW MUCH ARE THEY PLEASE
BLESSINGS & BE HOPE FILLED
FRANKI
Just use a large crochet hook and crochet the mat to the size you want. It is much easier and less confusing. This would male it difficult to transport or stop at any point. My group crochets!
I noticed these posts yes crochet is likely easier. This method is quicker and would be easier for someone with arthritis it takes hundreds of bags to make one plarn bag unless people keep their bags and donate them to you. The loom used less material so you could make more mats
I do believe this is a wonderful idea, just one concern I had a bag of bags that had gotten pushed to the back of a cabinet and when I went to use them they just broke into millions of tiny pieces. Only few months old🥴
These are nice! but ☹do not last long especially in the sun.
Thats lovely, thank you for the beautiful video xx
I used to make these with G Grandma but,we can't get grocery bags anymore. Sad.
How long is the loom, would like to make one ?
How did you make the balls? How far apart are the pegs? How long is the peg board? How thick is the peg board? Does the diameter of the dow rod matter?
Where do we get a peg loom or what are all the materials and measurements to build one?
You need a plarn threader! A wire coat hanger might work. Or a twist tie or even a zip tie. As long as you can form it into a loop and feed that loop through the dowel you can thread the plarn through that loop and pull it through the dowel. Might save you some time, and your pretty manicure. ;)
how do you prepare the bags to use? Would have been nice to inlude that or another video to instruct on that. Thanks.
tie them or loop i guess
.@@tobygolding1893 Do they cut them in strips or what? They don't look full sized.
@@sherrieash9852 do a search for a video showing how to make plarn. You basically use plastic grocery bags, cut off the bottom seam and the handles then cut them into loops and tie the loops together.
@@aturnpaugh . Thank you so much for this info.
Is anyone selling the wooden "loom" that you are using to make the mats?
Lynn Harrison a hand drill with a small spade bit and dowels cut to size is all that’s necessary, with a two by four. I can be more specific with the math if this lady isn’t available with comment. If this truly is not available to you, I suppose I could make you one, but shipping might be more than buying the drill! Yoduvh Essentials is a lady who does work with these new strong little drills, she probably has it flagged on Amazon. Dremel makes really good multi tools with a variety of bits and attachments as well. I guess if you are not able I would probably do one up for myself, one for you, it would be very little extra work to be doing more than one at the same time. Anyway, this talented lady may be able to steer you to another source, but I would hate to see someone who wants to do this go without. My email is in my about section of my UA-cam page. God bless.
You can find peg looms on Etsy, but if you do a simple web search I'm sure you'll find a number of them.
Here in CA plastic bags are no longer given out in stores.
I'm starting to collect plastic bags to make mats for local homeless in the Illawarra, Australia.
Is a warp 'loop' a whole plastic bag or cut strips ... if strips how wide please?
What are the finished woven mat dimensions & how many plastic bags for weaving the weft?
What's the dimensions for loom & pegs.
So many questions I know but hopefully I can get some answers.
Cheers & thanks from Australia 🐨 🐾
Is there another one without the background noise?
awesome. thank you
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I have a peg loom lot of bags. Thanks for idea the good videos Del
where did you get the loom and if it's homemade, what are the dimensions and space between each peg?
When does the horizontal stick go across to form the edge for the one at the end before you round off the pegs to make that edge of the mat?
I’m not sure what you are asking? The stick is to hold the lines until you reach the bottom & then you bind off.
Amazing. Well done.
How many bags where sacrificed ?
How long it took to complete ?
Where in your home did it get it's resting place ?
I am just kidding no offense, but I would like to know the main questions answered, so I can plan and hopefully I have enough bags already.
Thank you , from
Moreno Valley California
Very interesting and useful. How many plastic bags to make this mat? Thank you.
there's a step missing between the first white section and the next section after you pulled the brown pieces and re-pegged. It does not explain how you keep going and what happens to the big brown loops.
Tracy Z yes I noticed that too. Maybe when the next lot of weaving is finished you need to push that down to make them join up. My problem is where you find so many plastic bags! They are banned in most shops now and if I do get them they are biodegradable and disintegrate after time if you keep them in the dark.
Isn't that good though that they break down.. and they disintegrate in the sunshine as well.. so if you put the mat inside not in the sun you will get about 2 years out of one before it breaks down, then its outside for a year and then its pretty well had it. But that is good.. make another then. I door knocked for bags to get them out of the community and out of being an issue as I would never buy / consume that much of anything ever.
I placed a request on facebook for my neighbors! YIKES! I have tons of bags!!
Karen, each mat takes 500-700 bags, I get any where from 1,500 - 3,000 weekly from church, those I can not process I take to my local thrift store. I have 15 Peg Looms that are empty or in the process of being completed. I keep storage bins of cut plarn & plarn balls in a spare room so I am ready with supplies for each session.
I would like to know how you start these bags to begin with ,are they cut in strips or what?