Knitters have long known about the health benefits of their hobby: reduced depression, anxiety and blood pressure and an increased sense of wellbeing, to name a few. But now, more and more knitters ...

Sharing their time-consuming crocheted ‘plarn’ mat creations at the Senior LIFT Center are Mavis (Dols) Williams, Lindy Leftwich, and Sarah Francis. Contributing crafter not pictured is Estella ...

Most people would consider the task of dealing with thousands of empty plastic grocery bags a burden, not a blessing. The Plarn People of Normandie Ridge welcome it. The group culls the bags that ...

A “sustainable lifestyle” may sound like marketing buzzwords, but the idea of zero-waste living is increasingly important. No wonder low-waste holiday decor currently trending on social media. On ...

Sophan Buffa is always ready for a plarn party. It’s BYOB — Bring your own bags. Collect plastic bags, get your friends together, cut the bags into strips and roll them up like a ball of yarn. Once ...

Since 2021, a group of volunteers from Good Shepherd Parish in Ubly has made more than 400 sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness in Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac counties. Their primary ...

Art comes in many forms. And it makes us all better, whether we are creating it or viewing pieces in a museum. One medium I recently learned about is “plarn,” made from plastic shopping bags that are ...