Plarn - how to make plastic yarn

How to make cord
Creative Recyclers: Stick to your budget? OK, no problem.
weave into rugs

Cutting the bag
Instructions for cutting plastic bags & creating recycled plastic yarn | My Recycled Bags.com

Crochet into mats

 

This looks right up My Wife's ally, I bet she could come up with some really neat ideas for this. I also think I can see some other uses for this sort of thing! Really cool idea!

 

That would be really cool, I just found it today and will pull out my crochet hook. I make face scrubs from wool and non-stick pan scrubs from marine netting but this looked interesting. New idea's would be awesome. (yes I crochet and watch TV, I use to sit in company meetings and crochet, my boss thought it was funny but I focus better when my hands are occupied)

I remember a study somewhere that says when your hands are occupied it triggers more parts of your brain. Its why typing is good for brain development.

 

What a great idea. I always wondered how to re-purpose all those plastic bags. I wonder how they hold up? It would be cool to make any entry rug out of one. It would not absorb the water during winter but it would be a conversation piece.

 

I don't know how the will hold up. I will make a couple of small pieces and put them in the sun. I'm sure the biodegradable plastic won't last long

 

Sisal rope (1/4 inch) should make a nice durable mat...

 

@Witch Doctor 01 how do you extract sisal? From leaves or roots?

 

Normally the leaves are crushed and beaten then scraped down to the fibers... then dried and woven into twine, cord or ropes...