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Making Bed Mats for the Homeless from Plastic Bags By Rachael Wilson The homeless community in Texas often sleeps on concrete through the nights. With the crazy temperatures that we often endure, sleeping on concrete can cause harm to the body. Bed mats made from plastic shopping bags can help insulate the body from the extreme heat or cold. To make these bed mats I usually play it by sight, instead of following an actual pattern. I use a size M (15.50MM). After you create your plarn (plastic + yarn), you should chain stitch about six feet long. After you have that length, single crochet until your piece is about two and a half feet wide. After you’re finished crocheting the bed mats, you can donate them to Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, or find your local homeless foundation and see if it takes donations of bed mats. If you don’t want to crochet, you can give me your clean, unripped plastic shopping bags and I will transform them into bed mats. I’ve created a how-to video that you can find at: CLICK HERE
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