Did you know that in the Ukraine it is not unusual for a
family to do a thorough cleaning of their house for the Christ child's visit? But if you come across a spider web, do not
destroy it.
There is a legend that many years ago a woman was cleaning
her house for Christmas and banished even the spiders away. After everyone was in bed, the spiders came
back to see the decorated tree and as they wandered along the branches, they spun
a web.
When the Christ child came to this house, he saw the web and
loved it, for he loved even the lowest creature. He knew the woman of the house wouldn’t like
it and so upon touching the web it turned to silver and gold. So in the Ukraine, you are likely to see a
spider among the decorations of a tree.
I enjoy that legend so much I make fabric yoyo spiders for
my tree. They are quick and easy
ornaments to make.
You need a little fabric; the amount depends on how big you
want the finished yoyo to be. Remember
from my yoyo tutorial, the fabric you cut must be 2 time +1/2” bigger than the
finished yoyo. So cut your fabric to
the size you need and sew it up. Once it is sewn, you now have the body of the spider. The yoyo hole will be the front of the
spider (it makes it look a bit like a mouth).
Turn the yoyo to the flat side; this is where you will glue
the legs. You can use pipe cleaners or
yarn to be the leg. Make them however
long you want them to be. I cut them in one length and sew them across the back
to each end is sticking out the side of the yoyo. You will need 4 pieces so the
spider will have 8 legs.
Turn the yoyo around so the hole is facing up and glue two
tiny beads, buttons or googly eyes above the hole for the eyes.
Add a string loop at the top and you now have a Christmas
yoyo spider.
© 2016 Cheryl
Fillion
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