I've crocheted shopping bags and made totes and cute purses before. They're durable and keeps a few more bags out of Landfills. Thank you for taking your time and sharing with us. 🇺🇸
This is great!! I actually have a rug my Grandmother wove of bread bags! She used household cord for her warp. It's probably 45 or 50 years old & I'm ashamed to say I've never really used it 😔 It is such a treasure to me, my Grandmother was especially special to me!!
That is awesome! I totally forgot, I use to see my Grandma save bread bags. She didn't make anything with them, she used them for other purposes. What a great generation we had ahead of us!
@@DIYOnTheHouse we are incredibly blessed to have their wisdom to look back on! I used to 'hang' on Grandma's stories about the depression & using everything they had, never wasting anything.
OMG . . . I'm so glad I found this! I've been making mats for the homeless from plastic bags. Have used several techniques, but this one by far is the best! I use whole or half bags (depending on how thick I want it) for everything! This makes a really cushy mat with very little holes. The only difference for me is that I start at the bottom and work up. This minimizes the amount of time I have pulling the weave rows tight together. Thank you for sharing this. I'm hooked!!!
I’ve been told my great grandmother used to weave the plastic Wonder Bread loaf bags to make rugs. Not sure if she used fabric for the warp or not. Thank you for helping me visualize how she may have done it.
In Montreal there is a group of women who weave sleeping mats, 5cm thick, full body length with a carry strap and they are donated to homeless people who cannot visit shelters if they have a pet as pets are not allowed. They use milk bags which is sturdier and, judging from their finished product, probably a peg loom which gives it a bulkier/thicker finish. Glad you did this demo. Will save lots of bags from garbage/disposal. Would be a great outside door mat that would let water drain off, and easily washable by hose I would think.
That is so cool! We work with a non-profit that rebuilds families lives who are homeless. The stories of how they survive before Agape House of Prescott gives them a home is heart wrenching! I was trying to figure out how to make my mats thicker, and that is where I was going with the first 'fail' video. I will definitely keep working at it! Thanks for sharing!
I am about to go for a drive and test the driver irritation at strip ripping factor. Love your ideas, you have tunred me into a full time rug maker haha! My sore fiddle shoulder thanks you.
By any chance, Is it possiable to make a shower curtain out of these bags? for the outter curtain with a clear liner mildew and mold type. I just wondered if this would be a useful item Thanks very much for all that you do for all of us Ginny in Jacksonville Florida
I think you could. It would take a large loom and figure how join the sections together. It's worth a try. Thanks for the comment and thinking outside the box!
Love the look. What a great way to upcycle too. My guess - 110 bags. Now that I’ve watched, I have a question about joining to create a longer rug. Once removed from the loom, can you now make the bottom of the rug the top of the next rug? Placing the existing warp loops onto the top nails and joining the new warp through the finished rugs warp loops? I’m hoping I’m explaining what I mean correctly. I’m not sure if this would work or if it would create a weak point. I have a crochet background and am liking it to the “join as you go” method when making mile-a-minute strips or granny squares. Wondering if you’ve tried it. Not sure if that would make it cumbersome to continue to weave the next rug. Curious about your thoughts. Thanks again for sharing!
I totally understand the question. Here is a video on how I join the rugs. I do it sort of like joining crochet squares. If you try another method - let me know - I would love to learn!! ruclips.net/video/skwqTcOQPgg/видео.html
I was wondering the same thing!! I am going to admire and use this one for a bit and then try washing it! I don't see why it wouldn't hold up - definitely will skip the dryer though!! 😀
I love the way this looks. I've woven bags using jute for the warp which is okay. The fabric adds so much more color though. Question: how do you join two together? Mine that I join just never look quite right to me.
At what time do you stop wrapping under each nail and wrap the warping on the outside of the nails. I know at the beginning and end, you go under the nails, but after you get to the beginning and ending knots that go on the nails, eventually, do you go on each side of the nails. Will you do in slow motion the wrapping around the rods and starting back the other way, please?
Ive started my own bag rug, but one question i still have even after watching your videos over and over. You stress how important it is to start 1st line and last line going in under nail, to stop rug from sliding off the warp, but i cant see when you stop going through gap under nail? Is there a point when you stop going through gap under nail and start going through gap between nails? Ive really watched even on rag rugs and it l👀ks like you dont change, yet at the end its obvious that you start to use crochet hook to go under nail "to stop rug from falling off warp". Please help , ive built a 27" by 38½" loom and this is my 1st rug project. After my 17" by 58' loom. For my right return scarfs. Thanks to you and your husbands videos. Which i much appreciate, i was so happy with my scarfs, but now i want try rugs. So thank you both very much for loom info.
Thank you for reaching out again - I am sorry that I had missed this initial question. After your first row (which is under the nail) that creates the gap that you weave in for the rest of the time. You don't change throughout the body - the gap that the first row made is where you weave. The last row is where you need to change and go under the nail to keep it from sliding off. If you ever need to email me pictures, I would love to look at your progress and answer any questions. Diyonthehouse@gmail.com. Thank you so much for watching - we truly appreciate it!
Would this work as insulation on the inside of vehicle windows for those who live or camp in their vehicle. Sizing would be different, but I'm wondering if the mats are good insulation.
If you use plastic bags for the warp as well as the weft it will be water proof as well as bug proof if giving to homeless people. It will also dry faster as well as insulate.
Yes my former church ladies were making them in california, I have since moved and havent found a church yet. It holds up pretty well if the connection piont when joining bags is at least 1 inch in from the end joining points, if that makes sence.
I agree! Total challenge for me as well. I lean it up on a chair - when I gets too low for me to bend over, I set the loom up on a milk crate. I have thought about Ross designing a stand - but not sure how to make it super functional.
Ummmm what would happen if you washed it??? Or have you tried it?? Or wash and hang dry it??? Is it an inside rug?? Outside rug?? Does the sun destroy the plastic?? Please I need to know
The sun would destroy just as it fades fabric - so I have used it in our garage where there is no sun on it. Wash on delicate and hang to dry works well!
@@DIYOnTheHouse That does sound nice. Have you tried it yet? if not then what she means is to twist the bag strips into cordage by twisting both sides of the the bag strips apposite of each other between you thumb and pointer, and then twisting those against each other, thats called a Flemish twist, like how bow strings are made, that will give the bags a braid like look and lots of strength to be used as warps. Thank you for this video.
I understand this is a good way to use plastic bags, but, because of the fabric, the rugs or mats won't be water proof for the homeless to keep dry...if you give them to the homeless. I never thought of weaving plastic except as mats to keep the homeless dry when they sit or lie down at night when it's rainy. I can see it would be good as a regular rug, too. Wonder what would happen with using plastic bags as warp as well. Will you try that sometime?
You can make open patio rug from them, patio seats covers and pillows to sit on lawn if you fill them with packing beans what also are water proof. And when they are all spent up - lastly you can use them to cover plants for winter if you live where it snows or gets cold. For last one is better if all rug is made from plastic, you can use plastic laundry/garden string for it. Also if you have dog, they are handy in car or other places where you cant clean dogs paws right away. There is so many uses, you see that after you have made one .
Learn how to weave a rug using scrap fabric ruclips.net/video/PIeqHdVQf1o/видео.html
i' m guess tamating about 250?
I've crocheted shopping bags and made totes and cute purses before. They're durable and keeps a few more bags out of Landfills. Thank you for taking your time and sharing with us. 🇺🇸
That is wonderful - I will have to try that! Great idea!
This is great!! I actually have a rug my Grandmother wove of bread bags! She used household cord for her warp. It's probably 45 or 50 years old & I'm ashamed to say I've never really used it 😔 It is such a treasure to me, my Grandmother was especially special to me!!
That is awesome! I totally forgot, I use to see my Grandma save bread bags. She didn't make anything with them, she used them for other purposes. What a great generation we had ahead of us!
@@DIYOnTheHouse we are incredibly blessed to have their wisdom to look back on! I used to 'hang' on Grandma's stories about the depression & using everything they had, never wasting anything.
Thats great!
That is so cool!!
We saved bread bags too but used them to throw out food garbage.
OMG . . . I'm so glad I found this! I've been making mats for the homeless from plastic bags. Have used several techniques, but this one by far is the best! I use whole or half bags (depending on how thick I want it) for everything! This makes a really cushy mat with very little holes. The only difference for me is that I start at the bottom and work up. This minimizes the amount of time I have pulling the weave rows tight together. Thank you for sharing this. I'm hooked!!!
Wonderful! I love that!!
Grandmother used to make round rugs out of Wonder bread wrappers. Very colorful and they actually lasted a long time.
I have heard they did that, I would love to see a picture of one of those sometime - they sound incredible!
I’ve been told my great grandmother used to weave the plastic Wonder Bread loaf bags to make rugs. Not sure if she used fabric for the warp or not. Thank you for helping me visualize how she may have done it.
I have heard something like that, I can't imagine how many wrappers you would need to use! Wouldn't it be great to see one from back then!
that's really cool, i like that, good idea. i bet we probably won't find wonder bags; do they still exist? i haven't seen wonder bread in years!
My next project. Thank you for showing this.
Have fun!
That rug looks great, sturdy and pretty. I've been wanting to reuse all the one-time and reusable plastic bags i have. Thanks for the tutorial. 👍👍👍
You are so welcome!
thank you....greeting from Indonesia
Nice to meet you.
I am so glad to see this. I tried using bags for warp and it was semi ok. I am going to try it this way. I say 75 bags.
Oh this is great! I'm obsessed with this idea and I like the weaving method shown. Thanks :)
You are so welcome!
Wow very amazing method!👌👏👏👏😍
It was fun to make. I hope you get a chance to make one.
من متاسفانه حوصله وصبرشماراندارم ولی ازدیدن کسانیکه خلاقیت بالایی دارند لذت میبرم بازهم متشکرم عزیزم🙏😘
Wonderful indeed❤
Thank you
I REALLY love this! I'll be giving it a try. Need to revamp my loom I did on my own..many years ago...can't wait!
Thank you!
Let me know how it goes!!
In Montreal there is a group of women who weave sleeping mats, 5cm thick, full body length with a carry strap and they are donated to homeless people who cannot visit shelters if they have a pet as pets are not allowed. They use milk bags which is sturdier and, judging from their finished product, probably a peg loom which gives it a bulkier/thicker finish. Glad you did this demo. Will save lots of bags from garbage/disposal. Would be a great outside door mat that would let water drain off, and easily washable by hose I would think.
That is so cool! We work with a non-profit that rebuilds families lives who are homeless. The stories of how they survive before Agape House of Prescott gives them a home is heart wrenching! I was trying to figure out how to make my mats thicker, and that is where I was going with the first 'fail' video. I will definitely keep working at it! Thanks for sharing!
I have made a fatigue mat with whole bags as the warp and weave. Very cushy to stand on. Several of my friends have asked for one!
very nice rug. Congrats
Thanks - appreciate that!
I LOVE this! I love the way you teach us! Great tutorial once again!!!
Thanks so much 😊
This was amazing! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for all your weaving videos!❤️
Glad you like them!
I am so glad you done this. I made one using plastic bags for the warping and it was ok but I am definitely going to try this way.
I think you will like using fabric. I found the plastic had weak spots, so I don't know what it would be like on both the warp and weaving.
@@DIYOnTheHouse Mine was pretty stout but not so pretty but I doubled the bags on the warp and that made it harder to weave
This is really cool. I wove a reusable shopping bag from plastic bags. It turned out a little iffy.
I am tempted to try more projects - it has me intrigued!
That was a good use of those bags and it really does look good.
Thanks!!!
I am about to go for a drive and test the driver irritation at strip ripping factor. Love your ideas, you have tunred me into a full time rug maker haha! My sore fiddle shoulder thanks you.
That cracks me up!! I read your comment to Ross - and he just shuddered at the memory of the hours of driving with that noise!!
I now know it takes a big person to put up with that so you can read that to him too haha.
Quedó muy lindo y una terminación de lujo.
¡Me alegra que te guste!
I just love it! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
You are so welcome!
By any chance, Is it possiable to make a shower curtain out of these bags? for the outter curtain with a clear liner mildew and mold type. I just wondered if this would be a useful item Thanks very much for all that you do for all of us Ginny in Jacksonville Florida
I think you could. It would take a large loom and figure how join the sections together. It's worth a try. Thanks for the comment and thinking outside the box!
It turned out beautiful,,, i love it
Thank you!!
ooh I just found this! great,thanks!
You're welcome!
Love this idea!!! But was wondering if you could you use paracord for the warp to keep the whole thing water resistant?
Wow - that is a great idea. I was surprised at how sturdy the rug turned - really love it!
I *LOVE* this idea, thank you❤️ Your finished rug look AMAZING!
*111 bags* (222 for a double mat) 🤷
400 bags finished
@@carolbreckel3938 thank you.
Love the look. What a great way to upcycle too. My guess - 110 bags. Now that I’ve watched, I have a question about joining to create a longer rug. Once removed from the loom, can you now make the bottom of the rug the top of the next rug? Placing the existing warp loops onto the top nails and joining the new warp through the finished rugs warp loops? I’m hoping I’m explaining what I mean correctly. I’m not sure if this would work or if it would create a weak point. I have a crochet background and am liking it to the “join as you go” method when making mile-a-minute strips or granny squares. Wondering if you’ve tried it. Not sure if that would make it cumbersome to continue to weave the next rug. Curious about your thoughts. Thanks again for sharing!
I totally understand the question. Here is a video on how I join the rugs. I do it sort of like joining crochet squares. If you try another method - let me know - I would love to learn!! ruclips.net/video/skwqTcOQPgg/видео.html
Awesome!
Thanks!
Wonderful way to upcycle all those bags! I wonder, would you wash that rug in the washing machine ?
I was wondering the same thing!! I am going to admire and use this one for a bit and then try washing it! I don't see why it wouldn't hold up - definitely will skip the dryer though!! 😀
I love your videos! I wonder if you were to iron the bags together before you cut them if that would solve the problems with the loops in the "plarn?"
Hmmm? Not sure how that would work. I might have to try that.
We’re doing something like this for a final exam for one of my classes this year, fun but challenging 😅
FUN!!! I love it!
Using old shirts for the weaving fabric would be good aswell you can buy them in bulk and save them from landfill
Love that!!
I love the way this looks. I've woven bags using jute for the warp which is okay. The fabric adds so much more color though. Question: how do you join two together? Mine that I join just never look quite right to me.
It turned out really good. Here is how I join the rugs ruclips.net/video/skwqTcOQPgg/видео.html - hopefully this helps!
At what time do you stop wrapping under each nail and wrap the warping on the outside of the nails. I know at the beginning and end, you go under the nails, but after you get to the beginning and ending knots that go on the nails, eventually, do you go on each side of the nails. Will you do in slow motion the wrapping around the rods and starting back the other way, please?
This video may help show that better ruclips.net/video/GuiqDen2ZRA/видео.htmlsi=bIxhRN5UOQff9t_e
Ive started my own bag rug, but one question i still have even after watching your videos over and over. You stress how important it is to start 1st line and last line going in under nail, to stop rug from sliding off the warp, but i cant see when you stop going through gap under nail? Is there a point when you stop going through gap under nail and start going through gap between nails? Ive really watched even on rag rugs and it l👀ks like you dont change, yet at the end its obvious that you start to use crochet hook to go under nail "to stop rug from falling off warp". Please help , ive built a 27" by 38½" loom and this is my 1st rug project.
After my 17" by 58' loom. For my right return scarfs. Thanks to you and your husbands videos. Which i much appreciate, i was so happy with my scarfs, but now i want try rugs. So thank you both very much for loom info.
Thank you for reaching out again - I am sorry that I had missed this initial question. After your first row (which is under the nail) that creates the gap that you weave in for the rest of the time. You don't change throughout the body - the gap that the first row made is where you weave. The last row is where you need to change and go under the nail to keep it from sliding off. If you ever need to email me pictures, I would love to look at your progress and answer any questions. Diyonthehouse@gmail.com. Thank you so much for watching - we truly appreciate it!
Thank.you madame
You are most welcome!!
Would this work as insulation on the inside of vehicle windows for those who live or camp in their vehicle. Sizing would be different, but I'm wondering if the mats are good insulation.
Hmmm - I would think so. They would be light weight enough to hang. Let me know if you try!
If you use plastic bags for the warp as well as the weft it will be water proof as well as bug proof if giving to homeless people. It will also dry faster as well as insulate.
I wasn't sure how the plastic stability would be. Have you tried it with plastic warp?
Yes my former church ladies were making them in california, I have since moved and havent found a church yet. It holds up pretty well if the connection piont when joining bags is at least 1 inch in from the end joining points, if that makes sence.
How do you prop up your frame? It’s my biggest problem. I’d appreciate your suggestions.
I agree! Total challenge for me as well. I lean it up on a chair - when I gets too low for me to bend over, I set the loom up on a milk crate. I have thought about Ross designing a stand - but not sure how to make it super functional.
What rotary cutter do you have?
Fiskars Rotary Cutter: amzn.to/3dxWlEw
Que lindo fez com sacola plástica ?
I wove it into a rug.
My question is how would you clean up since there's both fabric and plastic?
Wash as normal - but line dry.
@@DIYOnTheHouse alright thank you
150 bags!
How many bags did it take to make this mat?
Right at 125 bags!
Do you still reply to these questions ,i asked a rather long one 8 days ago, with still no answer? X
Or was it too long ?
Take care. X
Sorry - I just replied - THANK YOU!!
I think about 120 to 125 bags
Ummmm what would happen if you washed it??? Or have you tried it?? Or wash and hang dry it??? Is it an inside rug?? Outside rug?? Does the sun destroy the plastic?? Please I need to know
The sun would destroy just as it fades fabric - so I have used it in our garage where there is no sun on it. Wash on delicate and hang to dry works well!
Would be simpler to take the strips you made, twist them into cordage, and weave like normal. More time consuming but less complicated.
What do you mean 'twist them into cordage' - I would love to try!
@@DIYOnTheHouse That does sound nice. Have you tried it yet? if not then what she means is to twist the bag strips into cordage by twisting both sides of the the bag strips apposite of each other between you thumb and pointer, and then twisting those against each other, thats called a Flemish twist, like how bow strings are made, that will give the bags a braid like look and lots of strength to be used as warps. Thank you for this video.
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I understand this is a good way to use plastic bags, but, because of the fabric, the rugs or mats won't be water proof for the homeless to keep dry...if you give them to the homeless. I never thought of weaving plastic except as mats to keep the homeless dry when they sit or lie down at night when it's rainy. I can see it would be good as a regular rug, too. Wonder what would happen with using plastic bags as warp as well. Will you try that sometime?
Yes - I do want to try that!! I think it would work great - but will have to try it out!
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Did you try sleeping on it?
What is the best use of it?
We used ours for a doormat.
@@DIYOnTheHouse .ok... I asked because the title is "sleeping mat"
You can make open patio rug from them, patio seats covers and pillows to sit on lawn if you fill them with packing beans what also are water proof. And when they are all spent up - lastly you can use them to cover plants for winter if you live where it snows or gets cold. For last one is better if all rug is made from plastic, you can use plastic laundry/garden string for it. Also if you have dog, they are handy in car or other places where you cant clean dogs paws right away. There is so many uses, you see that after you have made one .
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Been doing this a long time. Not a new idea.
Agreed! Just a technique that made a beautiful rug!
@@DIYOnTheHouse Well . . . It was new to me and I love it! Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful indeed❤
Thank you
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