Crocheting Mats from Plastic Bags to help others

Our homeschooling group is passing this around .. and a quick look in Youtube shows that these mats are being made for far more than this organization.


The girls are thinking about trying to do a few mats between them - here is all of the information that we have about this group - if you wold be interested in making a mat or 2 or plaiting the plarn (Plastic Yarn), or saving bags.


I think this is an awesome way to help people and keep the bags out of landfills at the same time - RECYCLE!


These are also being handed out at homeless shelters here in the USA, in South America, and I'm sure it is useful where-ever people have been displaced from their homes, or live in conditions that make it difficult to have "real" furniture.


Make a difference - Make a mat!








We've teamed up to help Ugandan Women & Children!!!! YOU CAN HELP!

We've teamed up to help Ugandan Women & Children!!!! YOU CAN HELP!

by Fruitful Vineyard Childbirth Ministries 

Dear Friends,
Many of you may not know that we have teamed up with the Segner family who are missionaries to Uganda, Africa.  Jason and Kari will be moving with their 4 children from their home in Texas in January 2012 to help as much needed support to an established medical clinic.  Kari will be providing life saving midwifery care to pregnant women in Uganda and their precious babies.

Fruitful Vineyard's role is to educate others about their mission, provide any physical materials we can that will help women and infants there in Uganda which may include but is not limited to funds, gathering supplies for medical and other physical needs, and being a prayer warrior for the women and infants and children in Uganda as well as for the Segner family.

Currently we are working to provide sleeping mats for pregnant women, mother's with young infants and small children as well as orphans that Kari and Jason will see and meet the needs for on a daily basis in Uganda.  Plastic bag sleep mats are very desireable as they offer padding and are more comfortable than a bare floor or other mats.  They roll up and can travel well.  These mats can be sanitized quickly, they are bug, and disease resistant and because of their health benefits some places in Africa are using them as hospital beds as they last for a very long time and can be adequately cleaned between patients.  They are made from 100% recycled material.

We are commiting at this time to have 250 mats made by June 2012.  We are looking for

Crocheters who will make the 4ft x 6 ft mats

People who will save plastic bags (we will need 200-300 mat)

Plarn workers (workers who make the plastic into yarn)

Financers who may not have the time but would send funds to get these mats to the pregnant women and young children in Uganda.

This is such a little luxury to give to a pregnant mother and/or child.
Please contact us if you'd like to work on a mat individually or you'd like to organize your own group such as a church group or group of students would like to have a Mat for Moms Crochet Party.  We can arrange for pick up when you are finished.

Thank you for your time for more information or questions please direct them to Jo Wheeler at 660-457-3184  or jodoula@yahoo.com

Be sure to check out Fruitful Vineyard Childbirth Ministries on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fruitful-Vineyard-Childbirth-Ministries/244491865576891

For more information about the Segners and their upcoming Uganda Mission please visit them right here on Facebook.  Healing Faith  https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Healing-Faith/179693938753130

Mats 4 Uganda: Pregnant Women & Children


For a tutorial on how these mats are made here is a very good one.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQtcpPBJc70&feature=related