Comments on: Tips for Crocheting and Crafting with Recycled Plastic Bags http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/ Come Learn and Share Information about Recycling, Crocheting & Green Crafting Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cindy http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/comment-page-1/#comment-108806 Cindy Wed, 04 May 2011 22:41:46 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/#comment-108806 <em>@Lori: Yes, crocheting with vcr vhs tape is another resource for recycled crafting. You can see my <a href="http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/06/03/how-to-use-vcr-vhs-tape-as-yarn/" rel="nofollow">vcr tape tutorial</a> on how to reclaim the tape from the cartridges to create your yarn. Also I have several <a href="http://www.myrecycledbags.com/category/vcr-video-tape-crafts/" rel="nofollow">free patterns available here </a>that are made using recycled vcr tapes. </em> @Lori:
Yes, crocheting with vcr vhs tape is another resource for recycled crafting. You can see my vcr tape tutorial on how to reclaim the tape from the cartridges to create your yarn. Also I have several free patterns available here that are made using recycled vcr tapes.

]]> By: Lori http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/comment-page-1/#comment-108599 Lori Wed, 04 May 2011 04:48:43 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/#comment-108599 Another source for plarn is using old VHS tapes, and it's ready to go without any prep time! Just take the case apart and you have a spool of plarn. I use tapes I have recorded over so many times they have a lot of static. If you don't have any VHS tapes, try the local Goodwill store. They have a lot of tapes cheap. Another source for plarn is using old VHS tapes, and it’s ready to go without any prep time! Just take the case apart and you have a spool of plarn. I use tapes I have recorded over so many times they have a lot of static. If you don’t have any VHS tapes, try the local Goodwill store. They have a lot of tapes cheap.

]]> By: Ann http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/comment-page-1/#comment-57633 Ann Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:41:03 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/#comment-57633 Another place to get recycled plastic bags might be your local dry cleaners. Several of ours have huge boxes and customers are invited to leave the plastic from their dry cleaning in them. Cutting and sizing may be a little tricky, but free is free and recyle is recycle. Plarn is a novel idea! Another place to get recycled plastic bags might be your local dry cleaners. Several of ours have huge boxes and customers are invited to leave the plastic from their dry cleaning in them. Cutting and sizing may be a little tricky, but free is free and recyle is recycle. Plarn is a novel idea!

]]> By: Plastic, please « Virescent http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 Plastic, please « Virescent Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:12:28 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/#comment-2111 [...] Be all ironic and crochet your plastic bags into a larger, cooler, better plastic grocery bag. Some helpful tips for working with the plastic yarn are here, as well as link to finished projects and crocheting instructions. I’ve made a few [...] [...] Be all ironic and crochet your plastic bags into a larger, cooler, better plastic grocery bag. Some helpful tips for working with the plastic yarn are here, as well as link to finished projects and crocheting instructions. I’ve made a few [...]

]]> By: Cher http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Cher Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:47:08 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/#comment-101 You ROCK!!!! This is soooo cute. My husband works as an executive for a grocery chain and I used their bags and the office people and owner went nuts over it. What a great use of these land waste materials. My granddaughters love them as well. Thanks for sharing, Cher You ROCK!!!! This is soooo cute. My husband works as an executive for a grocery chain and I used their bags and the office people and owner went nuts over it. What a great use of these land waste materials. My granddaughters love them as well.

Thanks for sharing,
Cher

]]> By: Cindy http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Cindy Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:54:13 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/#comment-14 Yes, you can knit with recycled plastic bags and other such materials. Here is one link that has knitting instructions http://www.diynet.com/diy/cr_needle_arts/article/0,2025,DIY_13768_3059465,00.html Good luck and thank you for your kind comments! Cindy Yes, you can knit with recycled plastic bags and other such materials. Here is one link that has knitting instructions http://www.diynet.com/diy/cr_needle_arts/article/0,2025,DIY_13768_3059465,00.html

Good luck and thank you for your kind comments!
Cindy

]]> By: Deanna http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Deanna Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:50:24 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/03/tips-for-crocheting-and-crafting-with-recycled-plastic-bags/#comment-9 I applaud your recycling efforts! I am also a recycle-crafter though I tend to use more cast off metals. I would love to try this but don't crochet. Can this be applied to knitting? Keep up the good work. D I applaud your recycling efforts! I am also a recycle-crafter though I tend to use more cast off metals. I would love to try this but don’t crochet. Can this be applied to knitting? Keep up the good work. D

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