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.
Sleeping mats for homeless.
E ach 6 foot by 2 foot mat is made from 600 to 700 recycled plastic grocery bags and takes about 50 hours to make.
The ground can get very hot or cold to sleep on and just having a little bit of separation between the wet ground and the body can mean a lot.
Many of the homeless have dogs as traveling companions and they need a place to sleep as well.
Back in 2013 we wrote about new life for old bags a chicago group that crochets plarn sleeping mats for the homeless.
They re a welcome comfort to those living rough while also keeping more plastic out of landfill and our marine systems.
A smaller version of the mat say 3 3 or small mat that didn t get finished would be perfect.
In particular plarn can be used as sleeping mats for people without access to shelter.
This particular group of about a dozen women has been meeting almost every week for more than a year converting.