if you're thinking about the daunting amount of time this will take to make, just remember how long it takes for one plastic bag to break down

I have just discovered that this works so brilliantly with one of those hair ‘twist ‘n’ braid’ things - it’s the same principle as it first twists the two ends of the Plarn clockwise then ‘braids’ them or plys them anti-clockwise. It’s saving me so much time.

It never ceases to amaze me how clever some people are. Thanks for sharing this very smart recycling craft! Such good re-use!

I decided to try this before going out and getting a crochet hook and I’ve already turned a whole bag into twine with a paintbrush and a paper clip! I’m definitely getting a hook to make it easier but this is so doable, and I’m going to start looking up bag patterns as soon as I have a good amount of twine 😁

This video changed my life. I got a yarn spinner for my birthday and now I'm spinning all the plastic bags I have too

Okay just saying this would be an amazing skill to have in the apocalypse

I love that even after two years you’re still replying to people to help them! Thank you so much for this tutorial!

I've done plarn the regular way. This is amazing. Here I go spending countless more hours on bags. 😆

This is great for bags with holes that can't be reused any more!

I desperately wanted to say this was too much work until I remembered the plethora of plastic bags I have and then magically it became absolutely genius. I know what ill be doing on road trips.

I’m picturing how interesting these weaves could look when made with the assorted plastic bag colors; brown, white, black, blue, grey.. just like variegated yarns. Also, if you’ve got the patience you could weave this into mats to go underneath area rugs; even a very thin mat under a rug provides a surprising amount of cushion, floor protection and insulation. This video is great; just think of how much time this buys before these bags end up in the environment as waste.. and perhaps by then we’ll have applied widespread solutions and alternatives. ❤

Thanks for sharing this idea. I can think of many uses for such a twine around our house. Also, I loved your straight forward, non-chatty approach to your tutorial.

Such a friggin awesome method for making plastic bag twine, so simple but so complete. Wish i would have seen this video years ago.

This is BRILLIANT!!! I’ve been saving bags for some time (my daughter thinks I’m ready for the looney bin 😂). I have done the other method but found that my bag came out too flimsy for heavy groceries. I will definitely be doing it this way from now on...the possibilities are endless! Thank you so much for sharing your ingenious method for reusing plastic bags and saving our 🌎 ❤️

Theres a learning curve, so to speak But once you get it! It's super easy! Takes awhile but I did it last night while watching TV. Ty! EDIT!!! My husband loaned me his drill! A large crochet hook fits great! Super duper fast!!!!

this is brilliant. that will make for a nice sturdy yarn basket that will not snag on fibers like wicker or other similar materials tend to do. i especially like that the method for joining new strips does not leave any noticeable knot or bump. sheer genius!

5 plus decades ago, in Girl Scouts, we used bread bags and made cortege the same way,, except, I would tie the whole thing to a drawer handle first,, and then we'd tie a weight at the other end,,,, and spin one long cord before doubling it... Same process, different set up,, but we used the cords for friendship bracelets and odds and ends like bedroll cords, camping gear, etc... Thanks for the video...

I now want all the plastic bags. I think I'll make a laundry hamper with this technique. Thanks for sharing.

Wow what a great way to recycling plastic bags!

Wow!! This is genius!! I'm going to try this..Thank you!❤

Originally it would been done with natural fibers. And now this ! It's a big way to help keep our natural resources alive to help nature restore it's self .

Yup, this really does work. Yup, it really is as easy as it looks once you get the hang of it. While its not so quick, it doesn't take as long as I thought it would. It's one of those things that's perfect to do while watching tv- or youtube videos ;) I had a bit of trouble rolling it into balls- I solved this by winding it around empty toilet paper tubes with a notch cut in them. The finished cord is similar to raffia or viscose 'straw' embroidery floss, and it works up very similarly. Perfect for baskets and bags. I have crocheted with it and am really pleased with the results. I also think it would be great for twined weaving and want to try this.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! :)

This is grand! I’m going to use it to sew my plarn purses together. Thank you.

Thank you! I can't wait to try this. Great use of ugly grocery bags-just the video I was looking for. No more spending money on twine and saves it from going to the landfill. GENIUS!

I love that they are publix bags. I work there and now i have more uses for for these darned bags. They get damaged and even though we recycle, its just the thought if not using them right away

Completely amazing! I cannot wait to crochet and make twine out of all of these bags I’ve been storing! What a perfect way to use them! ❤️

I love how this takes zero room and I already own a bunch of crochet hooks. perfect way to get into a new hobby without a spinning wheel or spindle. thanks so so much! I would have never thought of this on my own, you're super creative

There was a guy from the Philippines that told me about doing this decades ago when these bags 1st became prolific. I did not understand the technique until now. Thx!

Thank you for sharing and explaining so well. I have made handbags with recycled grocery bags, but I will definitely try this out. It gives that extra oomph to the design. Please keep them coming.

I want to thank you for your inventiveness. The time you have taken to show us your idea. I consider this a most valuable video. The bags are very attractive. Thank you again, for your honesty.

Well done video. Nice and clear and tight. No useless views of repeated movements.

You have so much skill and patience ~ The colour of the plastic bag really adds to the natural look of the cord 🌿

I'm going to do this and use it as the inner cord for a coil basket. The binding cord of course will be plastic bag strips. Thanks!

Love it I'm just starting out. I really didn't like the regular bags look when crochet. But now It looks great. I crochet a lot with yarn for over 36 years. My mom got me wanting to try bags. But now seeing you twisting looks great. Might be a lot of work But worth it in the long run. Thank You.

Forgot to comment when i watched video a little bit ago... Loves this method. Been plying plarn this way this evening after watching video. Gonna crochet a basket for grandbaby things that stays in my van... Lol thought this would be stronger than regular plarn. ❤❤❤ Thank you so much for the video

You're an incredible woman. Well done!

Truly amazing how a piece of trash can become so useful. Thanks so much for sharing.

amazing! the result is very beautiful, which is almost a magician’s act when it comes to plastic bags. now if everyone would just stop getting them at the grocery store, we might be able to start making a dent in the piles that already exist o.o thank you kindly for this.

Very creative way to spin grocery bag plastic into cord. Thanks for sharing your method with the rest of us! :)

Thanks for sharing this knowledge about using plastic bag in such a novel way

Thank you for this marvelous idea! I have an enormous stockpile of these grocery bags I've been meaning to recycle. So glad I haven't yet. 😊

I love how people are discovering new ways to recycle plastic bags,pretty good idea. Thanks

Incredible, thank you very much! I used this tutorial to make embroidery thread from a smaller kind of sewing thread and it worked veeery well.

This is my favorite. Thank you for this tutorial!! Also once I got the hang of it, twisting these cords became so easy! I hope to make bags out of these soon.:-)

Wow!!! That's amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!! I've got a ton of these....looks like I've got some work to do!!

This is fantastic! Such a great way to use up all those extra plastic bags. thank you!

Best recycling video I have seen for DIY projects. This is brilliant. Thank you for sharing

I have made many items including coats and dresses with plastic bags. However, to twine the plastic first...it’s a truly incredible result that looks fabulous and luxurious. Thanks for showing this wonderful technique. There is a northern woodlands Native American technique quite like this, using the inner bark of cedar trees. The resultant cord is beautiful and your bag cord looks so much like it.

I love you for this video! About 10years ago when i was in school my classmate came to school with bag made of plastic bags and i asked for instructions but never got them. I think this was it and will try it as soon as i finish writing this comment. Thank you!

Thank you! So helpful! I like that technique way better than the untwisted ones! Thanks much!

Absolutely ingenious. Thank you. I could easily imagine creating a group of people in my city to spin twine and craft. If everyone would reduce, reuse or revise waste plastic think of how healthy our lands and seas would be.

I love this! Very addictive & great use for all my plastic bags. Thank you for the video!

I just made the first cord and wow, it was hard for me, though I won't stop now and hope to master this technique! Thank you again!

Been wanting to have washable bags for vegetables from the garden or store. Perfect double solution.

The final product looks really beautiful because of the brown color. It looks just like natural twine. I never get brown plastic bags where I live, only white with red letters and sometimes a very pale grey, so I don't think my plarn will end up as pretty as yours. But it's still definitely worth doing, to keep all that plastic out of the landfills and the rivers and oceans. This is an amazing project because you're turning a few dozen flimsy one-use items into a sturdy high-quality item that could very well still be serving someone decades from now. Well done!

Thank you!! I never thought of plying it by twisting it! I have two rather large balls of plarn I'm planning to add to, but now I'm using this method instead of just crocheting with two strands held together. Genius!

Just as i was looking for a way to turn plarn into a lampshade! This will make a great lampshade in place of actual twine.

So smart. Since you showed how to crochet with the bag material, I've been saving bags. Wish I'd have saved all those bags, I recycled but, Oh, well. No time like the present.

The skills and unbelievable creativity that some people have, just blow my mind. I'm humbled by them. Thank You to this lady, for sharing this fun craft. God Bless

Thank you for this tutorial! Now I have all kinds of ideas😃

Was looking for a video on how to make a basket so I can carry my crochet projects in, and was thinking of using twine. Seeing this made me think of all the plastic bags I have saved in my room. So for my next project I’m going to use the bags to make a basket

Love how these look.

Awesome! I foresee more uses of this plastic twine than plain. Thank you for the inspiration and posting!

This just popped up in my feed and I'm glad it did. What an ingenious way to make plarn!!

Wait... What?! You made that from plastic bags that would have been thrown in the garbage? Brilliant!! I’m so going to try it. Thank you so much for the video!

Just amazing technique.Loving it n planning to use it.Thanks

I really want to make one !! Thank you for this ! I am so glad thatI saved all of those plastic bags now 😂😂

Thank you. I have been trying to figure out how to make cording for gift bag handles. I think this is a great way to do just that.

I'm so fascinated by this

This is so amazing! I'll never run out of something to crochet with now! 😊😊😊

About to embark on this cording project. Thank you for teaching.

I love this so much!!! Best video I found of making plarn yet! Thank you ❤️

I do love love your idea, I can’t wait to try with plastic bags. Thank you so much for sharing such a valuable videos.

I need a New purse!! Great Idea and way of Recycling plastic!! Thank you for sharing!!

Absolutely brilliant idea, thank you for the video.

This is amazing! I have already started! Thank you for sharing this technique, I have been looking for just this type of way to keep these bags out of the landfill/recycle . Excellent tutorial ‼️

Amazeing. Bravo .recycle reuse .bags and basket look good .very useable Thankyou 3cheers from Canada

This is so amazing! Such a creative idea and a great way to use up plastic bags. Love it 😊❤️

This is great. I can't stress it enough, THIS IS GREAT! I'm positive I can make more than just another reusable grocery bag out of this method of reusing grocery bags. The yarn is small enough to be of use for a wide range of applications.

Thank you for making this video!! Endless things can be made with this. One day I hope to make a dog mat & a area mat for outside our camper. I had no idea this was possible, thank you again very much for this video. :)

This is such a great technique! Thank you for sharing this tutorial.

Wow wow wow You are genius. thanks for your idea.

Thank you so much for this! I'm trying to figure out what to do with all my thicker plastic mailer packaging bags. I want to try and use your technique to make more of a super-bulky/jumbo gauge plarn/twine to crochet an attractive large storage basket.

i love expanding my mind with innovations like this!

Gratidão 🙏 por ajudar nosso planeta com ideias 💡 fabulosas! Arte em tudo!

This is fantastic,! Definitely going to do this ,. Thank so much for sharing 😊

So cool! Thank you so much 😇

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!!!!

Brilliant. This is something you can possibly knit with. Very clever.

Very clever but work and time intensive. I guess you have to do the work to get such a professional result. The end result is very eye appealing and durable too. Great job!

This is very very smart!! I cannot wait to try it!!

Estoy sorprendida de la creatividad. Y el aprovechar las bolsas de plástico. Reciclar y reusar. Muy bien 👍 Todo un arte este tejido. Felicidades 👍👏👏

Just mind blowing. Im so glad that yt suggestion me this vid. Thanks so much for sharing

I love this technique so much, thanks for sharing!!

Thank you very much! I’m thinking about making bracelets out of this!

I like the cord idea! Can't wait to add it to my crafts

that’s what we call „Kordel“ in german. Used to do that as a kid with left over knitting jarn/wool of my grandmother. Door knob and a scissor is all u needed.

You are amazing! All the other planes are so coarse. Wow!

This is so clever. Love it!

Thank you for sharing this recycling video God bless you🙏