Camouflage nets break up the shape of a person, a vehicle or a shelter and hide it from the air. They are cheap to make and they save lives, and the need never stops. We weave them by hand in Wicklow, and to do it we need one everyday thing: bedsheets.
Concealment is protection. If it cannot be seen, it is far harder to hit, and the people underneath it are far more likely to come home.
Nets are woven from strips of matte fabric tied onto a mesh base. They soften hard outlines, scatter shadow and blend equipment into the ground, hiding it from the air and from the naked eye. They wear out, get damaged and get left behind, so the demand never stops.
They are also something anyone can help make. A stack of old sheets and an afternoon of weaving turns into cover for someone who needs it.
The raw material for a net is fabric. Old bedsheets and duvet covers are perfect, if they are the right fabric and colours.
Earth and field tones, plus white for snow. Muddled, mottled and mixed is good, uniform is not needed.
Clean, 100% cotton sheets in the right colours, folded and bagged.
Drop us a line and we'll sort the best way to get them to us: a handover in Wicklow or posting them in.
✉ Arrange handoverWe weave your sheets into camouflage nets and send them east with the vehicles.
Got sheets, fabric by the roll, or a hall we could weave in? Or you'd rather help another way? Get in touch, and share the drive onward.
✉ Offer bedsheets ◈ Donate money