According to News 4 Tucson, the "Mat Makers," as the retirees call themselves, go through a process of flattening, cutting, ...

(KUTV) — Alaina Allred's house and car are filled with plastic bags. "I'm a bag lady," she laughed. She has been collecting them for a very special project. "A lot of people just didn't know what to ...

Order of the Eastern Star Iris Chapter member Maggie Brown of Danville holds up a nearly completed sleeping mat made of plastic shopping bags as Donna Starkey of Westville examines the unique pattern ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — A ministry in East Texas is doing its part to help the area’s homeless population. Since January, Made to Love Ministries and its volunteers have been making sleeping mats ...

(LEX 18)– Women in Boyd County are putting plastic shopping bags to good use by weaving them into beautiful mats to help others. The Boyd County Homemakers are turning trash into treasure, spending ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Recycling plastic bags not only helps the environment, but provides comfort for the homeless here in western Massachusetts. Plastic bags are processed in balls of “Plarn,” or ...

Inside the church’s "Mission Depot," volunteers gather every Tuesday morning to cut, stretch, and weave thousands of grocery bags into durable sleeping mats.

Some of the women were dedicated volunteers who wanted another way to get involved. Others were crafters who wanted to try something different. Most were aware of the problem of homelessness. All ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- During the dangerously cold days the homeless can go overlooked, but one Chicago woman has found a unique way to provide comfort for the oft-forgotten population. Shawne Duck lives in ...

It is called -- plarn. Plastic yarn! Since 2018, the women of the Old Town Fenton DAR chapter have been creating sleeping mats out of plarn for those in need. “We decided we really like helping the ...