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Mery Drysdale said the group of six regulars gets together weekly to chat and create, before distributing their mats, and other profits made from selling crocheted plastic totes at the Creswick Market, to The Soup Bus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe meet at the Creswick Neighbourhood Centre free of charge and anyone is welcome to come and learn how to cut the single use plastic bags, to loop them into plarn and be taught how to crochet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hoping to grow the network of makers, Ms Drysdale said no one needs to have any crochet experience to get involved, and people can volunteer from home if they can\u2019t make meetings.<\/p>\n
She also wants to \u201cget the word out\u201d that Creswick Mats for the Homeless is extremely happy to take single use plastic bags, considering the recent ban.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been contacting businesses throughout the region for any old stock before they are sent to landfill,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have had many donations from Toyworld and The Reject Shop, some fruit and vegetable shops and cafes, to name a few, and we now have a huge supply.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the time is running out before other businesses throw their bags away because they cannot be used and we need many more volunteers to cut, loop and crochet to help us get through our current supply.\u201d<\/p>\n