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Plastic Bag Crochet in India?
I’m heading to India! Well, let me back up a bit first. Last year I embarked on a year-long trip around the world. While the trip wasn’t about crochet teaching, I did quite a bit of it during my...
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Kickstarter Project Launch!
I recently discovered an awesome site called Kickstarter. It’s basically a crowd sourced fundraising platform for creative projects and artistic endeavors. Once the Kickstarter team approves a project,...
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Finger Crochet
When searching for ways to crochet that don’t require a crochet hook, I came across this video showing someone crocheting plastic bags with their fingers. I tried it out and it worked just fine! Who...
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Plastic Bag Crochet Workshop at MET Rishikul Vidyalaya
The morning after Miguel and I arrived in Mumbai, we found ourselves in a classroom full of 75 children! Prior to our arrival, I had lined up a series of plastic bag crochet workshops with several...
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Plastic Bag Crochet in India – Events This Past Week
Sorry I haven’t posted much, but my laptop died and there’s a shortage of Internet cafes in the area we’re currently staying in. Also…we’ve just been extremely busy! In addition to a few impromptu...
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Plastic Bag Crochet Workshop in Dharavi, Mumbai
Our second day in Mumbai, Miguel and I visited Dharavi (a massive slum recently brought to the world’s attention through the movie Slum Dog Millionare). Here is a National Geographic article about...
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How To Make a Plastic Bag Crocheted Shoulder Bag
While in India, I have been teaching plastic bag crochet to many different groups of people. These workshops generated a lot of interest, but patterns have been in high demand. I’m not great at...
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10 Workshops in India!
We’ve been in India for a month now and have taught 10 plastic bag crochet workshops! Pics and details are here: http://bagsbegone.com/events-workshops/ We have also visited several organizations...
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IYCN’s Community Plastic Waste Reduction Campaign in Bangalore, India
Karan Rajpal, a student designer for Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) in Bangalore, India, just sent me a campaign poster he created using one of my photos. The poster is for a plastic waste...
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Crocheted Plastic Bag Bags
I made a few new crocheted plastic bag bags recently. I gave the pink one to my sister and the blue one to my boss. I usually just string the colors together randomly, but this time I wanted to try...
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