Bag Mat Ministry

For two years she listened to her sister joanne hermann talk about the bag mat ministry she and others were doing at st.

Bag mat ministry. More than 500 mats have been made and distributed over the past 4 years. Northbrook il 60062 local. Then she finally saw one in her car. Using p or 10 mm crochet hook loosely chain 37 or chain 36 and use beginning loop as first chain.

Join the bag mat ministry and learn to make sleeping mats for the homeless from recycled plastic shopping bags. In the past covenant community church in fairfield oh has offered a free class to learn how to make these mats out of plastic grocery bags. Turn single crochet in 2nd chain from hook. 97 likes 3 were here.

Before a bag can be woven or crocheted into a sleeping mat the bottom seam and the handles must first be cut off. Lutheran church charities 3020 milwaukee ave. Cutting the bags into loops is one less step for the weavers crochetters to do. Instead of processing bags.

Please contact liz robinson at 513 939 3366 for more information. Single crochet across 36 sc. Pattern for plastic bag mat. Should measure 2 3 feet.

It takes between 500 600 bags to make one mat. The next workshop is saturday april 11th from 9am to 2pm at grace presbyterian church 518 roselawn blvd lafayette. It takes about 50 hours using about 500 plastic bags to crochet a soft sleeping mat that can roll up with. This step allow them to use their time to make mats.

Each sleeping mat is approximately 3 feet by 6 feet contains between 500 and 700 plastic bags and takes approximately 35 hours to make. 97 likes 3 were here. Patrick catholic church in momence.