Comments on: Show Your Plastic. Make a Quilt.

By: SherryGreens

SherryGreens — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:40:16 +0000

This is such a cool idea. I see I have missed the deadline. What a great project for schools, and children to raise awareness of how much plastic we go through, and how permanent it is. I would like write to my local public school trustees about the need to incorporate more environmental education into the curriculum. I was trying to come up with some great green teaching examples and tools to use with kids. This for sure could be one of them!!

By: Piper

Piper — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:56:49 +0000

I made some plastic sandals. Fused the plastic bags, cut strips, stitched them to a sole and made fisherman sandals. They actually fit well. Here’s a picture.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5094698739_9b68fb417d.jpg

By: claire

claire — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:57:38 +0000

I have seen the plastic fish, it’s a great mascot for your site (your cats make pretty good mascots too). thanks for the plarn link, I love crafty stuff like that, just have a hard time getting myself to do it. I want to try using VHS tape as plarn, but it’s a slightly different consistency than shopping bags so I’m not sure if it’ll work the same. you should check out the Craftivity book since you’ve used plarn before (though you said you knitted the fish, which is not quite the same as crochet, but the book has really simple instructions), maybe you could sell them or do a giveaway on your website. I thought of a concept for my plastic art, now I just have to sit down and do it.

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:59:48 +0000

Claire, I made plarn a few years ago and knitted a fake plastic fish. :-)

Plarn:

http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/has-she-really-started-knitting-again/

Fish:

http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/07/tina-eat-plastic-food/

By: claire

claire — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:21:49 +0000

Suzanne, I’d love to see that, I have so many bread bags saved and would love to try to make something with them. I found a crochet pattern called “bag o’ bags” in a book called “Craftivity” that uses “plarn,” which is yarn made from strips of plastic shopping bags. I haven’t made any yet (I still don’t have the right sized crochet needle and that’s my only legitimate excuse), but I’m really looking forward to it. I could probably use this same pattern for the bread bags, but I’d love to see a bread-bag specific design.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:44:56 +0000

I love the idea of the quilt, my grandma when she was still alive used to make large reusable bags out of old bread bags, they were very sturdy and they last forever! I should send you a picture of mine, it is actually pretty cool.

By: Lily

Lily — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:54:45 +0000

Sorry! I’m trying to fix that!

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:24:59 +0000

Hi Lily. For some reason, some of your images are not coming through for me. I can’t see the images for November 1 or November 8.

By: Lily

Lily — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:23:38 +0000

Just look at my blog, Fake Plastic Guppy and you will find a very primitive prototype. I found a better pattern online and hope to soon be sharing my creation with you!

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:42:22 +0000

Quercki — that was my mistake! Amy emailed me to say they are not actually fish but her “message in a bottle.” I guess I have a one-track mind and just see fish everywhere. :-)

Claire and Lily — please share your creations with us! Claire, just start with something simple. Mix up the colors and shapes and see what they want to be.