Mat of polyethylene: features and materials
The result of knitting from plastic bags produce unusual, durable and highly functional products. Especially popular are the rugs. The main feature of these accessories is the ease in care: the rug enough to put in a basin and rinse in slightly soapy water.
However, knitted polyethylene mats have a number of advantages. Mistresses claim that the best rug for the toilet / bathroom is not found. The product is very warm and pleasant to the touch, with tight binding repels water and dries quickly. Also rugs out of plastic bags do not slip and do not deform.
The advantage of making mats of the packages lies in simplicity and accessibility. For products not necessary to create ad hoc basis, and use it to create any old plastic.
To associate a functional Mat, you will need simple materials. First, plastic bags. You can take as ordinary clear garbage bags and bright cellophane for the products. Also suitable have to use carrying. In any case, the creation of a Mat will cost you cheap.
Second, prepare sharp scissors or a utility knife for creating the "plastic yarn". Thirdly, pick the right hook. The head should be slightly thicker tying material, so that the process was easy and fast.
Process and how to create Mat from packages
Before the knitting of the rug create a "yarn". To do this, all packages spike cut - the bottom edge. Next, each bag cut into flat strips (the width depends on the choice of the hook). The final stage – a bunch of plastic pieces in one "thread". If you are using bags of different colors, make a single ball of each.
Materials preparation is the most laborious and time-consuming part of the job. You need to concentrate to the strips turned almost the same width – this determines the appearance of the future product.
Knit polyethylene should be the same as of the conventional filament. Use variants of columns: with nakida, without it, patterned. If you plan to create a mixed product, pre-draw the sketch. So work will be faster and easier.
Knitting can be done in different ways, but there are two most popular method. The first is the continuous creation of a solid fabric. In this way tally beautiful round rugs. Solid knit is ideal to create other shapes: triangular, square, rhomboid, etc.
The second method is a collection of one Mat of many small parts – the type of "patchwork". This method is particularly suitable if you are planning to make a beautiful bright delicate product. Impose many squares and then connect them.
