sewing silliness

"What on earth is on that dog's paw?" you wonder.

Welcome to my Monday morning's bit of silliness, thanks to my long-suffering hound who will tolerate just about anything. He may not be the smartest canine in town, but I've determined that he's the sweetest. Especially since he permitted me to place a yo-yo on his ticklish paw and let it stay there forever. Until he rolled over, that is.

I'm cuckoo for yo-yos at the moment. Not the round things on a string that go up and down, but these adorable cloth whatnot that you can stitch up in a quick even if you don't sew. Any scrap of cloth will do, and although a circle is the easiest shape to use, I like squares as well. Whatever I've got in my stash will do.

Simply knot one end of your thread and run a simple stitch around the circumference of the cloth about a quarter of an inch inside the perimeter. When you return to your starting place, don't tie off the thread. (If you're using a shape other than a circle, now is the time to trim any excess.) Pull the thread gently, causing the fabric to fold and crease until the edges meet at the middle. Like a Chinese dumpling but with cloth. Knot the thread and voila!

Oh I know what you're thinking. You're wondering what one does when the yo-yo is finished. Honestly, I have no freaking idea. I think they're cheerful and cute, and I believe I'm going to experiment with making them into a more elaborate embellishment. I might even use them in an upcoming art project. You'll have to stay tuned.

In the meantime, how would you use them?

Comments

[The Muse of The Day]

BTW I only can envision the tie dye being in shades of denim blue.

[The Muse of The Day]

I have ALWAYS wanted an ankle length duster made out of tie-died yo-yos. Kind of a coat with holes for warmer weather. Ideally the back would be gathered a bit at the waist. I have always stopped short at the thought of making all those yo-yos (mindless as their making may be). Perhaps I will buckle down and make myself one. Then again. Carolina

[Rebecca]

They had a major revival in the "Sleepless in Seattle" 90's. I remember loving Meg Ryan's bungalow interior. I think she had a yo-yo coverlet used as a tablecloth. I make tiny ones to embellish a collar on one of Clara's little dresses.

[Amy O]

I love the  bowl idea, Margo. So would Little Bear. She loves to fling them in the air.

[margo]

I just learned how to make a yo-yo from you! I always admired them, but never tracked down the method.

I've seen them sewn together into decorative coverlets. you can applique them onto things. You could be arty and pile them in a big bowl on your coffe table next to the thick glossy art museum books.