Handicrafts are a great way to give interior design a unique and special coziness. One of the possible options for creating handmade details of the appearance of a room is crocheting carpets with your own hands. You can use not only woolen threads for this, it is quite possible to make a rug from old plastic bags.
A large number of colors of plastic bags allows you to knit a completely unique rug, giving it any look. Knitting rugs with your own hands is the widest scope for imagination. The process will only take a couple of days for a small rug.
Advantages of a polyethylene mat
What is the good choice of this material for creating a do-it-yourself rug? Polyethylene has many advantages:
- Easily available - plastic bags are cheap and available in every home. In addition, you can make a carpet from any garbage bags, which, like ordinary plastic packaging, are found in a variety of colors. By combining different colors, you can achieve any possible color scheme.
- Accumulates heat and retains it for a long time, so that such a carpet will always be warm and pleasant to the touch. In addition, it is soft, and walking on it with bare feet is a pleasure.
- Moisture resistant. Under the influence of water, it will not begin to break down, will not absorb moisture and will dry quickly. Water does not accumulate under the surface of the rug. Thanks to all this, it is quite possible to use a rug in the bathroom for safety. The rug in the bathroom is also good because it protects your feet from cold tiles.
- The elasticity of the polymer ensures the constancy of the shape of the mat - its corners do not bend, its edges do not wrinkle, and wrinkles do not appear. You can put such a carpet on the floor once and not worry about its position - most likely you will not have to correct it.
- No slip. The coefficient of friction of even wet knitted polyethylene is quite high, making it impossible to slip on this carpet. And he himself will not slide on the surface of the floor, even if it is finished with a smooth decorative material.
- It is undemanding to care - if dirty, it is enough to lower the mat into a bath with soapy water, rinse a little and wash it with clean running water. In general, this material is quite resistant to dirt, so you do not need to clean it often.
Preparing for knitting
The advantages of a rug made of plastic bags are undeniable, and if the choice was made in his favor, it remains only to find out how to make it yourself. For manufacturing, you will need a very small set of materials and tools:
- any multi-colored polyethylene bags - packaging and garbage, dense and thin - which come to hand;
- scissors or a knife with a sharp blade for cutting bags into strips;
- hooks for knitting No. 4.
You need to cut tight bags into narrow strips, cutting thin garbage bags is carried out in wider strips.
Mat technology
Knitting a rug from plastic bags is a simple process and is completely similar to ordinary crochet wool.
First of all, you need to create multi-colored square blanks, from which the appearance of the rug will further develop. It's okay if you can't come up with a design right away - you just need to start knitting blanks, and ideas will be born in the process.
A pattern will be thought up, the arrangement of square blanks, a color scheme, a bordering method and everything else. Only the size needs to be known in advance by measuring the area of the surface chosen for covering. Thus, knitting a rug from plastic bags with your own hands is a very creative process, the fruits of which will be appreciated by all the guests of your home.
To create a carpet, you need a strong mesh, which will play the role of a reinforcing frame. You can either make it yourself using strong threads or wire, or buy it in a store. Patterns will be knitted along this grid.
Factory-made nets often have a multi-colored texture, which can serve as a guide for creating your own pattern. It is very convenient to adhere to such a grid, and this allows any craftswoman to create a quality handicraft item.
DIY crochet technology is quite simple and quickly mastered, even if there are no manual skills. The procedure is carried out as follows:
- the first knitting loop is formed at any free end of a thread woven from polyethylene tapes;
- a crochet hook is threaded into the second loop, and a new loop is made at the free end of the thread;
- the thread is wound around the index finger of the hand to pull it;
- the stretched thread is grasped with a crochet hook and threaded through the second loop;
- the hook goes through a new loop;
- the sharp edge of the needle again grabs the free edge of the polyethylene thread.
Thus, step by step, the initial skills of manual work with threads and knitting needles will be developed. Having stuffed your hand, making a beautiful rug that will be a great addition to the interior of an apartment or house is not difficult.
Crochet pattern
Pompom carpet
Rugs from packages can not only be knitted. A good option would be a composition of fluffy balls, which can also be made from improvised materials - for example, garbage plastic bags. The main thing is that the packages have a soft structure. In addition to the usual functionality of the rug, you can build a massage carpet.
To do it yourself, you need to prepare:
- plastic tapes from bags;
- two small rectangular cartons;
- strong threads;
- scissors.
Pompoms will be attached to the substrate. It should be strong enough if the rug will often be walked on, for example, if it is laid in the hallway. You can use a regular mosquito net - its advantage is that after trimming you do not have to stitch the edges.
Pompoms can be made in a variety of ways. For the simplest of them, you will need two thick cardboard boxes or two rectangular pieces of plastic, they will act as templates. The width of the rectangles will be equal to the radius of the polyethylene elements of the rug. Do-it-yourself work includes the following steps:
Workpiece preparation. Cardboard rectangles are superimposed on each other, a strong thread is laid between them, which will bind the polyethylene strips. The length of the thread should be such that not only tie up the ribbons, but also attach the resulting pompom to the substrate.
Winding the first strip. It should be wound carefully, so that the turns lie close to each other. This first tape will hold the cardboard rectangles together and securely secure the thread between them. You can choose any width of the strip, optimally - within 10-15 mm.
The remaining tapes are wound over the first one, their number is selected based on the planned density of the polyethylene pile. The quantity depends on the size of the tape, and on the density of the packages. It is best to choose this parameter empirically.
After winding all the strips, the ends of the thread are tied to each other on one side of the workpiece, and on the other side the strips are cut. After that, the boxes are removed.
The thread is tightly tightened, and the cut ribbons fluff up. When you get a spherical shape, the pompom can be considered ready.
Having made a sufficient number of such balls with your own hands, you can tie them to the substrate with any pattern.
It is worth noting that such a carpet is not intended for high traffic, since under the influence of mechanical loads, large pompons are easily detached from the substrate. You can get rid of this by experimenting with the thickness of the base and the diameters of the polyethylene balls. Smaller pom-poms will eliminate most problems.
1. CRAFTS AND KNITTERS FROM ... POLYETHYLENE BAG
On the site you can find a lot of interesting materials on different methods of making unique handicrafts and jewelry from improvised means. . From unnecessary waste material, you can create beautiful flowers and women's DIY hair accessories . Plastic bottles, corks, cotton buds, old CDs, natural materials can be successfully used to make educational toys and crafts . And your child will be happy to take part in the creative process, helping to create beautiful home-made things.
Use any available tools and waste material in collaboration to create crafts. Invite your child to make original toys from plastic bags, which you probably have in large quantities in your house.
In this article, you will learn how to make crafts from garbage bags in the form of different animals. You will also find here master classes with photos, diagrams and video tutorials, with the help of which you will learn how to make ... yarn from plastic bags for crocheting useful things in everyday life , rugs, women's bags. Knitting from plastic bags is a wonderful way to create useful household items and beautiful women's accessories!
Be sure to involve your children in this interesting work! Recycled plastic bags from the store and trash bags can be used to make beautiful decorations for a child's room. And girls will be interested in making fashionable accessories for playing with dolls out of plastic bags.
One of the most popular women's accessories that our needlewomen knit with their own hands from polyethylene yarn is a handbag. . It is very easy to make yarn from bags (we will tell you about the technique for making such yarn below), and crocheted bags from it turn out to be very modern, beautiful and durable! 
Garbage bags are different. One of the parameters that manufacturers indicate on the packaging is the volume of garbage placed in the bag in liters (20l, 30l, 35l, 60l or 120l). The second parameter is density. Packs with a higher density are stronger and rougher to the touch.
The higher the density of the garbage bag, the thinner it is necessary to cut the thread from it for the manufacture of bags and rugs. With experience, you will learn how to quickly select the right hook for knitting products from such homemade yarn. It is advisable to tie a small sample of the canvas before starting work from which the product will be formed. It is advisable for beginner knitters to choose plastic garbage bags with a capacity of up to 50 liters. Yarn from such material is softer and easier to crochet. But do not use too thin plastic bags for knitting bags - the product will not keep its shape very well.
2. HOW TO MAKE QUALITY HOOKING YARN FROM POLYETHYLENE BAG BAG
If you are going to knit a bag or rug from polyethylene for the first time, choose soft matte bags for making yarn.
To form the threads, it is necessary to cut strips from bags (the width corresponds to the hook number) and connect them into a single thread. Try to cut strips with the same width so that the surface of the crocheted product is uniform;
To speed up the process of making yarn, fold the bags into an even pile (5-7 pieces) and cut the strips with scissors along the ruler, marking the width with a marker;
Straightening each polyethylene strip, we get a ring;
We connect these rings of strips in one of the following ways:
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the first way - we connect all the elements at once into a ball. To do this, we lay the segment on another, pass it through the ring, stretch it to the sides, forming a knot. We wind the double thread into a ball of yarn;
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the second way is a little faster. We fix each thread after knitting the previous one. That is, the next ring must be passed through the remaining tail.
- straighten the plastic bag and carefully fold it so that the fold point is even along the entire length;
Then you can cut off the handles of the bag and the bottom. Cut it into rings about 2-5 cm thick;
Place the edge of one ring under the edge of the second and tie a knot. So we form yarn for knitting products. We wind this thread into a ball.
3. MASTER CLASSES FOR MANUFACTURING CRAFTS AND KNITTING BAGS, RUGS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FROM POLYETHYLENE BAG
Master class 1:
HOW TO MAKE CRAFTS IN THE FORM OF ANIMALS FROM POLYETHYLENE DISPOSABLE PACKAGES. STEP-BY-STEP LESSON WITH A PHOTO - HOW TO MAKE A POM-POM AND CONNECT INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF BLANKS CUT FROM PACKAGES.
Master class 2:
DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF BAGS FROM PACKAGES FOR GARBAGE. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS OF KNITTING PRODUCTS FROM HOME-MADE YARN, SCHEMES, ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS.
Master class 3:
WE KNIT WITH OUR HANDS A VERY BEAUTIFUL BEACH BAG FROM GARBAGE BAG. FOR WORK, YOU WILL NEED MULTI-COLORED PACKAGES FOR GARBAGE AND A KNITTING HOOK.
Master class 4:
FROM GARBAGE BAGS WE CUT BLANKS IN THE FORM OF SQUARE, STRETCH THEM ONTO THE WIRE FRAME AND FORM PETALS FOR ELEGANT ROSES. WE RECEIVE VERY BEAUTIFUL CRAFTS IN THE FORM OF FLOWERS!
Master class 5:
HOW TO CONNECT A BEAUTIFUL BOX (BOX) FOR DIFFERENT THINGS FROM POLYETHYLENE PACKAGES. STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO LESSON IN KNITTING A PRODUCT WITH A HOOK.
Master class 6:
HOW TO CONNECT A FASHIONABLE BAG WITH A FLOWER FROM POLYETHYLENE BAG. DESCRIPTION OF STAGES OF WORK AND SCHEME .
Master class 7:
HOW TO KNIT BEAUTIFUL RUGS FROM GARBAGE BAG. WE MAKE SEPARATE ELEMENTS (SQUARE MODULES) AND Sew them together.
Master class 8:
BEAUTIFUL RUG IN THE HALL FROM GARBAGE BAG. PRODUCT DIAGRAM AND DESCRIPTION OF THE STAGES OF KNITTING HOOK.
Master class 9:
HOW TO CONNECT A FASHIONABLE CASE
TECHNOLOGY OF CUTTING POLYETHYLENE BAGWe get acquainted with the master of knitting from packages Lilia ()
and we will get acquainted with her work in the group one by one.
And we'll start with TECHNOLOGIES OF CUTTING POLYETHYLENE PACKAGES.
There are several ways to cut bags and trash bags.
FIRST METHOD - CUTTING IN RINGS
I do not cut all the packages at once, as this is a very tedious process and it is not always possible to immediately determine the desired width of the tape. Yes, and I knit different parts of the bag from ribbons of different widths. For cutting, I take several packages at once, stack 2 to 4 pieces on top of each other. It depends on the thickness of the film in the bags. I only take bags with a very thick film one at a time. I fold these packages lengthwise several times, so that the width of these folded packages is not wide, about 10 centimeters. If it is wider, then it is not convenient to cut. I take a ruler - it can be from 2 to 3.5 cm wide. Or a template of the desired width. Rulers should not be long, as it will not be convenient to cut packages. In addition to plastic rulers, I cut several templates of different widths - 1cm, 1.5cm, 4cm, and what kind you need, for example, 3.3cm. The template is made of plastic. I put the desired template on a strip folded from bags and cut it off with scissors along the edge of the template. I start knitting. I don’t immediately connect all the cut strips, but only a few pieces. For me, cutting and joining strips is a very tedious task, and if this is not done immediately, then it is almost not noticeable. Yes, if you need strips that are narrower than templates, for example 0.75 cm (for decoration, leaves, flowers), I cut strips of 1.5 cm, and then cut them in half with scissors without a template. Cutting according to the pattern allows you to get strips of exactly the same width, and then knitting turns out to be more even, as if from even threads. I keep all the templates and hooks in one box so that I don’t have to look for them when I need them. When I knit, I put all the cut strips, a template, scissors in a shoe lid or a box with small sides, so I don’t have anything lying on the table and you can always postpone work by shifting this lid to another place, putting a hook there.
When cutting packages, rings are obtained, which are then connected to each other. With this cutting and connection, a double thread is obtained. 
Then I string these rings one by one, but without tightening the knots. And only in the process of knitting for 5-10 cm from the junction I tighten the knot. This makes it possible not to accidentally skew the ribbon when tying knots and to avoid correcting this error. So that when knitting these knots are not visible, try to leave these knots on the wrong side. If they fall on the right side, loosen a few loops and knit a little tighter so that the knot falls on the wrong side.
SECOND METHOD - CUTTING WITH TAPES IN ONE ADDITION
Here you can see this method of cutting -
With this method, I also use templates to get the ribbon the same width.
SELECTION OF THE STRIP WIDTH FROM PACKAGES OF DIFFERENT THICKNESS.
If you use packages of different thicknesses in one knitting, then they can be matched, just as they do in threads. They take a small length of tape cut from bags of a certain thickness, fold it in half and thread another tape cut from bags of a different thickness into the eyelet. like a needle, and fold this tape in half. It will turn out, as it were, one thread, first there is a thread from some packages, and then from others. After that, stretch this thread between the thumb and forefinger. If they are the same thickness, you will feel it with your fingers when stretching, as well as different thicknesses.
Today we will consider knitting from plastic bags using specific examples. In recent years, this type of needlework has become more popular than ever.
Read more about knitting from plastic bags in today's article.
Creative craftswomen figured out how to turn this affordable and inexpensive raw material into interesting yarn, and then into unique products.
Using knitting from plastic bags, you can create a stylish bag, an original washcloth, a practical bath mat, a beautiful basket for small things, comfortable summer slippers and much more.
For work, you can use both rectangular garbage bags and shopping bags-T-shirts. They differ from each other in density, size and colors.
If you need to knit a thin, soft fabric, then it is better to take plastic bags from the store, in which small purchases are put. Multicolored trash bags or strong bags for heavy goods are more suitable for thick items that need to hold their shape well.
Knitting from plastic bags begins by cutting them into ribbons. You can use scissors or a utility knife for this. The thinner the bag, the wider the strips from it should be.
For example, if 30 liters is indicated on the bag, then it is better to cut it into tapes 20-25 mm wide, and thin T-shirt bags - 35-40 mm each.
In addition, it is necessary to take into account the yarn in one or two additions and what loads it must withstand. Everything here is the same as for ordinary threads: the fewer additions and narrower the ribbons, the more delicate the product will turn out.
Usually, knitting from plastic bags, baskets or rugs is made from yarn up to 50 mm wide, and toys or decorative flowers are made from yarn 15-20 mm wide.
There are two ways to cut bags into strips. In this case, yarn can be obtained in one or two additions.
In any case, work should begin with straightening the package. Then it is folded twice along the length and the handles and the seam along the bottom of the bag are cut off.
- Method 1
Cut the workpiece widthwise into strips, and then straighten the resulting polyethylene rings.
- Method 2
Cut the blank for knitting from plastic bags into strips not completely, but leaving the last 2-3 cm intact, like a comb.
Spread the bag and cut the remaining section in a spiral.
So from one package you get one piece of yarn in one addition. When knitting a product, as necessary, the next polyethylene thread is tied to it.
Knitting from plastic bags: types of products
A needlewoman who has mastered knitting from plastic bags can create many necessary and beautiful things without significant costs, embodying her design ideas in them.
They are very durable, not afraid of moisture and do not fade under the influence of sunlight. Using a crochet hook and knitting patterns from plastic bags, you can create a backpack or clutch, a sun hat or wall panel, a comfortable pouffe or a lampshade.
The most practical look is knitting from plastic bags of bathroom accessories. They are ideal for use in damp environments.
Washcloths with a peeling effect connected from plastic bags look original. You can knit them in the form of mittens from one-color yarn or in the form of a funny animal from contrasting packages.
Polyethylene rugs do not slip on a wet floor, water does not accumulate under them and they dry quickly. Caring for such practical products is also not difficult: it is enough to wash them in soapy water from time to time.
In addition to purely utilitarian products, knitting from plastic bags allows you to create women's jewelry, children's toys, extravagant interior decor elements.
Having shown imagination, any needlewoman will be able to knit a bracelet or earrings, a Christmas tree toy or a rug from plastic bags to develop the child's tactile sensations, a planter or a vase.
Knitting from plastic bags on the example of slippers
For knitting summer slippers from plastic bags, you will need yarn in 2 additions and 2 cm wide from durable plastic bags and hook No. 5.
