DIY Christmas gifts with fabric yo-yo
Bring back the retro look of fabric yo-yo with these simple, inexpensive Christmas gifts and crafts. I learned to back of fabric yo-yo in the 1950s, when I was a child. They are easy - given that even a child can do. DIY Christmas fabric yo-yos are cheap to make because you do not need to buy many materials.You can reuse old clothes, sheets, any fabric from lightweight cotton. Find a fabric, a needle, thread, scissors, pencils, and paper and you're ready to go! I "cheat" using Clover's Quick Yo-Yo Maker. This model plastic disk will save you time to make the fabric yo-yo. You can find these Quick Yo-Yo Makers to www.clover-usa.com for a reasonable price. The company has various sizes and shapes of Quick Yo-Yo Makers.If you do not want to buy a quick Yo-Yo Maker, you can make fabric yo-yo in the traditional way. Using card stock, trace around a round object (bowl or dish). Cut the cardboard model. Your model must be twice the size of the finished fabric yo-yo. Mine are just under 2.5 ". Lay the cardboard template on the wrong side of your fabric. Trace around it with a pencil. Cut the fabric circle.Fold the raw edge of your circle of fabric under about 1 / 8 ". Stitch using a frame near the barn. (A point is a mount point of great length which can be collected.) It may be helpful to iron the fabric before sewing. Finish sewing. Pull the thread gently to gather. Knot your thread. Take the thread through the fabric yo-yo back. Sew a couple of things to fix. You made your first fabric yo-yo! Now it's time to make Christmas crafts with fabric yo-yo. To use an area rug 7 fabric yo-yo. Start with a fabric center and stitch yo-yo yo-yo 6 tissue around it. Sewn together by stitching the edges of fabric yo-yo to the point where they touch other.Last year, I bought inexpensive tote bag at Wal-Mart. I decorated tote bags for my sisters with fabric yo-yos, buttons and antique jewelry, pins, and ribbon. They used these simple, cheap DIY Christmas gifts often in the past year.Use your imagination with fabric yo-yo. Buy a denim shirt and decorate it. Create jewelry pins or hair scunchies. Make or buy a cushion to decorate with fabric yo-yo. Make a garland for your Christmas tree. Decorate curtains. The list of ideas is endless. Think about the people you need for DIY Christmas gifts. Create special Christmas craft fair for them! For other DIY Christmas Gifts visit: DIY Christmas gifts with Fabric Yo Yos PurseSources slideshowDIY felted felted Christmas PillowDIY: Personal Experiencewww.clover-usa.com
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