Sleeping Mats For The Homeless Instructions

Instructions for sleeping mats for the homeless materials plastic bags clean grocery store variety between 500 and 700 per mat scissors or rotary cutter size p crochet hook bible thought card with god loves you printed on it preparation directions see photos as well place the bag in a lengthwise position.

Sleeping mats for the homeless instructions.

These mats are being made by church groups around the country and handed out to homeless folks. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. Making the carrying straps for each mat attaching a carrying strap to each mat.

Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Instructions for our simplified process for making 3 x 6 sleeping mats. A smaller version of the mat say 3 3 or small mat that didn t get finished would be perfect. Some group is making plarn sleeping mats for the homeless.

You ll even find video instructions. Are homeless many are also distributed directly to homeless individuals living on the. These crochet mats are remarkable comfortable and offer just enough to create a barrier between the ground and the body to help retain body heat while sleeping. Detailed instructions and a pattern can be found here.

The sleeping mats are intended for people who are less fortunate be that the homeless refugees in camps or people in the third world. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. 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. 500 700 plastic shopping bags for a person sized mat but can vary depending on what you re using the mat for 10mm or larger crochet hook.

So far they have spent at least 100 hours on the project producing 18 mats that have been handed out to the homeless and there are many more to come. Every now and then i see the same news articles coming around again. Many of the homeless have dogs as traveling companions and they need a place to sleep as well. Stitches which are loose rather than tight willcreate a thicker softer mat for sleeping h.

John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together.