Many of the homeless have dogs as traveling companions and they need a place to sleep as well.
Rugs for homeless.
The mats are used to keep the homeless off of the wet cold hot hard ground.
Though they may live under a bridge when it rains the ground still gets wet.
A smaller version of the mat say 3 3 or small mat that didn t get finished would be perfect.
The ground can get very hot or cold to sleep on and just having a little bit of separation between the wet ground and the body can mean a lot.
In particular plarn can be used as sleeping mats for people without access to shelter.
How to make a bed roll from plarn plastic bag yarn.
It keeps them dry.
Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.
The mat is made of plastic and is about a 1 2 inch thick.
As sleeping mats they re more hygienic water proof easily transportable and provide protection from the cold concrete.