Hair Yo-Yos, Crafty Sunday-St. George, Utah Photographer

I love to make things…sew, knit, crochet, hot glue. I thought it would be fun to share some of the projects I do that are easy and fun. Here goes the first. Let me know if you like them and how they turn out for you!

I call these Hair Yo-Yo’s because they remind me of a quilting technique that they call Yo-Yo’s. These were easy and fun to make. I am going to make more to match all of the little outfits I make for Paige and with other fabric scraps. They really take just a little piece of fabric which is nice. I tried to make them entirely on the sewing machine, but I found that they work better when done by hand. I did sew the side seam on the machine though.

Take a strip of fabric (any size…just a long rectangle) and press it in half the long ways.

Put short ends together and sew the seam together. This is the part I normally do on the machine, but can also easily be done by hand too. You can see on the inside that I did this one by hand.

On the long, raw, inside edge do a long running stitch that starts on one side all the way around to the other.  A running stitch is just an in and out stitch as seen here.

When you get back around to your starting point, gather the stitches to form a circle. Make sure it is nice and tight. Tie both end in four or so overhand knots.

Cut out a piece of felt large enough to slip in a clip and cover the raw middle. Cut a slit in the felt on one end. Slide one of the prongs of an alligator clip into the slit. Cover the bottom of the felt and the bottom of the clip with hot glue. Adhere to the bottom of the yo-yo.

 

Turn yo-yo over to front side. Choose a button you like and either sew it to the middle or hot glue it on. I usually glue mine…much easier!

Voila…done. Easy as pie and cute as can be!

Here is another idea of what you can do with these. I made Miss P a dress (not the one she is wearing) and wanted to have a matching headband. I took a plastic headband from the craft store, covered it in grosgrain ribbon and adhered three little yo-yo’s to it. I will snap a picture of the dress soon too. It is super cute!!

**please excuse my ugly nails and poor photos…I just used my point and shoot**

Hope you enjoy!!

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