Plarning Away...

 

A group of women in my local senior center gather together twice a month and make mat and pillow sets for the homeless people in Nashville.  We also provide sets for the local police to keep at their station in case there is a need.  

Plarn is plastic yarn made from plastic grocery bags folded in half lengthwise and cut into strips.  The strips are interlocked and then rolled into skeins of plarn.  Those volunteers who know the art of crocheting then crochet the plarn into 3' x 6" mats with matching pillows.  The pillows are stuffed using the unused handles and hems from the plastic bags.  As you can imagine, many bags are required... approximately 1000 for each set!

Since the homeless person's story is unknown, the volunteers feel it is a way to be nonjudgmental and help them through their struggles.  Love they neighbor.  A wooden heart with the word "love" is attached to each mat/pillow set.

If any of you would like directions and more information regarding this project, please go to YouTube or the internet and type in https://youtu.be/yr_WHW_tGSE

Blessings,

Frannie