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| Spinning up Plastic bags to make Plarn |
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| Second Spool of Plastic being spun before plying |
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| Plied Plastic on the spool |
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| Another spool |
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| Finished recycled plastic yarn wound up and ready to use |
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| Close up of the plied "Yarn" Found a cool bag idea for making a crochet apple bag and after searching high and low - you guessed it, not a sign of my heavy cotton I had in mind to use. By now I was itching to give it a go and decided to make up some plastic yarn and why not spin it up ? I cut the bags on the diagonal round and round to give me a more or less continuous material to work with and decided to make any knots part of the design process ! You could also cut the bags across and loop them together to make your starting material. It was surprisingly easy once I got started. Some plastic went through easier than others and I found the bread bags we use here best as they seem smoother to work with but I have used a variety. I use an Ashford Traditional Wheel with a Jumbo attachment. You do really need something like a Jumbo wheel or attachments or it would get pretty frustrating getting looped up on everything. So ! I have my "yarn" and the bag is half crocheted so watch this space. Spinning Wheels |
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