Just now i added this comment to Meanqueens brilliant blog about fusing throwaway plastic bags together to create unique strong plastic tote bags. I remembered a mat I made for guide camp !

"Great idea - cannot wait to try.i am reminded of a mat we all made when going on Guide camp as a teen. we folded newspaper into strips about 5cm wide.then we wove them together to make a flat square.the square was then covered in sticky backed plastic.this made a really good mat for sitting on around the campfire.i think i will make another using a pocket made of fused bags rather than sticky backed plastic. Great for gardening!"

Really am going to try her fusing bags together idea and who knows where it will lead!