Plastic recycling tool Construction and application
Materials
Tool: Construction
PROCESS Gather a plastic bottles, cut it in both ends.
Put the bottle on top of the wood to mark the bottle wide.
Process Cut with a saw the mark previously done in step three
Put the blade in horizontal slit and fix it by pushing the blade with pressure into the wood block
PROCESS SUPPORT THE BLADE WITH RUBBER BANDS
Put the bottle in the gap then rotate the bottle and start cutting!
Process
*The thickness may vary depends on the blade position
APPLICATIONS
The plastic can be introduced as raw material for the floor mats they are currently making, incorporating it into the original technique.
GLAUI
A Moroccan rug-making method that uses three techniques: knotting, flat-weave and embroidery. It requires special looms that can handle all three techniques simultaneously
Hand loomed
Hand operated looms. In some cases the yarn is held to the warp rolled around a rod that determines the height of the pile of the rug. In others it is simply crossed over. This technique can be used to create numerous finishes, from flat pieces with Thick yarn which is knotted, cut, braided or looped.
NEEDLE FELT
Needle felted, water and pressure. This technique has been used by nomads for centuries. These rugs are prized for their insulating properties. You can play with designs and colors, add embroidery, appliquĂŠs or use punching techniques. This means the collections are very different from each other in spite of sharing a common technique.
NEEDLE FELT