Weave a Bag with Plastic Bags

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Weavers have a long history of recycling—if you have to make every stitch of cloth from the thread up, you’re certainly not going to waste a single scrap. Instead of throwing out worn-out cloth, weavers would turn it into weft and make rugs and or cloth for garments. So, it’s no surprise that not only do weavers use plastic bags for weft, but they also have a special name for it: plarn.

Like many people, I have a stash of plastic bags I keep in my cupboard.