by Beth Terry
The last time I picked up the needles was March 2006. And I haven’t actually picked them up again yet. However, I did stay up all night on July 3, watching movies and making this big “yarn” ball out of plastic grocery bags. (I should categorize this post under “Projects for Obsessive Insomniacs.”)
Did you know that crafty people are finding all kinds of uses for plastic bags in order to save them from the landfill? Here are just a few:
Instructions for creating the plastic bag “yarn”
A knitted plastic tote bag (they use a different method for creating the yarn)
Here’s an artist who makes jewelry and lighting fixtures from recycled plastic.
Here’s an article on TreeHugger about all kinds of plastic bag DIY projects.
And finally, my friend Sharon sent me this info about a class here in the Bay Area at the Richmond Art Center that sounds like fun:
Lost and Found Recycled Basketry
Instructor: Kathleen Hubbard
In every garage lies a wealth of stuff that’s been saved for one thing or another. That something is a recycled basket. With a little imagination and a few techniques, the piles of cardboard, plastic bags, and wire can be woven into useful or artful baskets. Bring your boxes of stuff, scissors, wire cutters, a lunch and a friend and we will conquer several projects and leave with many more in mind.
Class: SU5T • Sat, Jul 28, 10 am – 4 pm
RAC Member $65 • Nonmember $75
So what am I going to knit with this ball of nontraditional yarn? Stay tuned…
