Thanks both of you for the warm welcome! Yeah, that is plastic bags- not too hard to work with, though cutting the bags to create waht I endearingly call: "plarn" is the not so fun part of the experience, I use a slip-knot method in order to create a double-ply plastic strand. It's definetly different, the scrubbies work great in kitchens/bathrooms/& if you keep a couple in the trunk of your car, they take bugs off windshields, mirrors, & headllamps, they wont scratch the glass! And of course- it's a small way of recycling them.