Bag Mat Ministry

Turn single crochet in 2nd chain from hook.

Bag mat ministry.

More than 500 mats have been made and distributed over the past 4 years. Lutheran church charities 3020 milwaukee ave. Then she finally saw one in her car. By sandy wood from chicago to ghana and in between a ministry carrying christ s love and a cushioned place to sleep is spreading to homeless people through lutheran congregations and beyond.

Single crochet across 36 sc. Before a bag can be woven or crocheted into a sleeping mat the bottom seam and the handles must first be cut off. Using p or 10 mm crochet hook loosely chain 37 or chain 36 and use beginning loop as first chain. 97 likes 3 were here.

Each sleeping mat is approximately 3 feet by 6 feet contains between 500 and 700 plastic bags and takes approximately 35 hours to make. For two years she listened to her sister joanne hermann talk about the bag mat ministry she and others were doing at st. Should measure 2 3 feet. It takes between 500 600 bags to make one mat.

97 likes 3 were here. Northbrook il 60062 local. Instead of processing bags. Patrick catholic church in momence.

Chain 1 turn and repeat until bed is approximately 5 feet long. It takes about 50 hours using about 500 plastic bags to crochet a soft sleeping mat that can roll up with. Cutting the bags into loops is one less step for the weavers crochetters to do. The next workshop is saturday april 11th from 9am to 2pm at grace presbyterian church 518 roselawn blvd lafayette.

In the past covenant community church in fairfield oh has offered a free class to learn how to make these mats out of plastic grocery bags. This step allow them to use their time to make mats. Pattern for plastic bag mat.