I have two problems.
One, I like fabric. I make my own
clothes, quilts, dolls, pillows and ornaments. I like the feel of fabric and
the color and design of fabrics. All
kinds of fabrics - cotton, fleece, satin, wool - tickle my fancy.
My second problem is that my grandmother was a reuser (if
that is even a word) and recycler before those terms were officially part of
our vocabulary. She would save to use
anything she could. I remember a big
ball of string that had pieces as small as 3” and as large as a couple of feet.
Remember when frozen dinners came in aluminum trays with aluminum foil on
top. She saved those pieces of foil to
reuse somewhere else
So what do those two ‘problems’ have to do with each other? I use every bit of fabric I can, even the
smallest of pieces. My favorite way to
use small pieces is by making fabric yoyos.
Now I am not talking about the toy on a string that many
people (not I) can make do all kinds of tricks. I am talking about circles of
fabric that is sewn around the edge and gathered together to form a little
rosette. Yoyos became popular during the
Victorian age, around the late 1800s.
But they became a fad between 1920-1940, because they were easy for
women to carry around and do anywhere.
They still today are popular for that same reason.
Depending on the size of the yoyo, they can be used to make all
kinds of things. In the 1920s, bed
coverlets were a popular thing to make with yoyos. I haven’t been that ambitious with my yoyos.
As well as…
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ornaments
or fabric pins.
Next week I’ll have a tutorial on how to make yoyos.
Here’s a couple of yoyo items from my etsy shop
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