total_downloads: 0 time: "< 1 hour" files: [] _contentModifiedTimestamp: "2023-06-14T11:02:19.191Z" mentions: [] cover_image: contentType: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:02.141Z" size: 304738 updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:02.141Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/for-pp.jpg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2Ffor-pp.jpg?alt=media&token=b7185b63-1616-46ae-8dd5-f794836cac1c" type: "image/jpeg" name: "for-pp.jpg" votedUsefulBy: - "joseauguston" - "mikefig" - "amila" - "cjsteines" - "josephklatt" - "kirill-n" - "mattia" - "sigolene" - "suki-li" total_views: 512 id: "n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m" category: label: "Guides" _modified: "2022-09-18T08:51:47.196Z" _deleted: false _id: "CrZjHORWfxEl6iDrrPIO" _created: "2022-09-18T08:51:47.196Z" previousSlugs: - "make-plastic-yarn-plarn-from-a-plastic-carry-bag" comments: - _id: "84QSEK5Yyqnobi4Irui9" creatorName: "beyond-precious-plastic" _creatorId: "beyond-precious-plastic" creatorCountry: "nl" _created: "2024-02-15T20:18:05.239Z" text: "very cute :)" _modified: "2024-02-15T20:18:05.242Z" title: "Make plastic yarn (plarn) from a plastic carry bag" fileLink: "" slug: "make-plastic-yarn-plarn-from-a-plastic-carry-bag" tags: - "LDPE" - "HDPE" _createdBy: "thla" moderation: "accepted" steps: - images: [] videoUrl: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EhJsWISp4&t=2s" text: "This video explains the entire process. \n\nOnce you watch it, you can follow the detailed steps below to make your yarn.\n\nEnjoy!" _animationKey: "unique1" title: "Video Tutorial" - _animationKey: "unique2" images: - fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/01.jpg" type: "image/jpeg" name: "01.jpg" updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:05.615Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F01.jpg?alt=media&token=a7edfb73-48f9-4787-aa1b-500130fd746b" timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:05.615Z" size: 24496 - size: 19322 fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/02.jpg" timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:05.760Z" name: "02.jpg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F02.jpg?alt=media&token=94a53e2d-229c-4b5d-bd11-dc0f07429af4" type: "image/jpeg" updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:05.760Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" text: "Image 1:\n\nLet's consider the plastic bag to be made up of the seam, the body and the handles. Knowing these terms will help us during the process of making the yarn.\n\n\nImage 2:\n\nStart by flattening the plastic bag and removing all the creases.\nCut off the seam." title: "Cutting off the Seam" - _animationKey: "unique3" title: "Folding the Bag" images: - size: 17739 type: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F03.jpg?alt=media&token=7e267890-ad58-4a1d-9a3f-ea8a314bc317" contentType: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:09.438Z" name: "03.jpg" updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:09.438Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/03.jpg" - size: 17588 fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/04.jpg" type: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:09.503Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F04.jpg?alt=media&token=845205e0-d976-41b2-83d1-4288a9e235d5" name: "04.jpg" updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:09.503Z" - downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F05.jpg?alt=media&token=f67595f0-1caf-4fcb-8c59-b9347ebc3632" type: "image/jpeg" size: 15803 timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:09.466Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" name: "05.jpg" updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:09.466Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/05.jpg" text: "Image 3:\n\nYou will notice that your bag has 2 flaps or folds. \n(Most plastic bags have it, but if yours doesn't, then Image 3 and Image 4 do not apply.)\n\n\nImage 4:\n\nTake the flap that is away from you and fold it in, towards you.\n\n\nImage 5:\n\nNow, fold the bag in half, not all the way to the end but leaving a margin of about 3 to 5 cm.\nFold it a couple of times more.\nIf your plastic bag is thick, you can fold it a fewer times so that it is easier to cut." - text: "Image 6:\n\nPlace a weight at the end of the bag, on the handles.\nWe will be cutting parallelly along the length of the bag, not all the way till the end but until the margin.\nMake cuts all the way until the handles. Cut the handles off.\n\nNote: \n- Make cuts roughly at an equal distance from each other to get a yarn of uniform thickness.\n- You can cut the yarn as thick as you like depending on your project. In the video, I have cut the yarn about 1.5 cm apart which is good to crochet with with a 3 mm hook. If you would like to make something chunkier, you can cut it 5 - 8 cm apart. Of course, the thickness of the yarn also depends on the thickness of the bag, so just play around!\n\n" title: "Cutting the Strips" _animationKey: "uniquebvqsk" images: - downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F06.jpg?alt=media&token=61ef382b-1291-4050-b745-1330ef1113fc" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/06.jpg" type: "image/jpeg" updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:12.979Z" size: 26685 timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:12.979Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" name: "06.jpg" - title: "Making the Diagonal Cuts" images: - updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:16.121Z" type: "image/jpeg" contentType: "image/jpeg" name: "07.jpg" size: 23303 fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/07.jpg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F07.jpg?alt=media&token=9117ad4c-b347-4c2d-92ed-da7ef523b557" timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:16.121Z" - name: "08.jpg" timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:16.833Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F08.jpg?alt=media&token=39eddb22-c160-4242-8910-34b439d70271" updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:16.833Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/08.jpg" type: "image/jpeg" size: 22400 contentType: "image/jpeg" - type: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m/09.jpg" contentType: "image/jpeg" size: 28957 downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fn91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m%2F09.jpg?alt=media&token=56763f64-6c0f-46ad-af2a-6a063adf5dc2" name: "09.jpg" updated: "2021-02-27T12:48:17.325Z" timeCreated: "2021-02-27T12:48:17.325Z" text: "Image 7:\n\nUnfold the strips of the bag.\n\n\nImage 8:\n\nOpen out & unfold the margin area.\n\n\nImage 9:\n\nInstead if cutting parallelly, we will be cutting diagonally so that we get a continuous spiral.\nStart by cutting the the first end off, the cut that is towards you.\nNow cut from the 2nd cut towards you to the 1st cut on the other side, away from you. \nKeep doing this until you reach the end. Cut the last end off.\n\n\nAnd the yarn is ready, hooray! \nBall it up or wind it around a bobbin.\n" _animationKey: "uniqueepa8a7" _id: "n91zPL2igIPTYZLec60m" creatorCountry: "gr" _deleted: false _created: "2021-02-27T12:48:21.116Z" description: "With this technique we will get a single, continuous, seamless strand of yarn without any joining knots.\n\nAll you will need is a plastic bag, a pair of scissors and any object that can be used as a weight (your mobile phone will do!).\n\nOnce you have this yarn you can apply any handcrafted technique - knitting, crochet, weaving, macramé or braiding! " difficulty_level: "Easy" images: []