Yo Yo's?
#12
One other thing to consider by hand vs. by machine. By hand you can use a
single thread but by machine it will be two threads and a little more tricky to
pull the thread. Just a thought. I bought the Clover yoyo makers but haven't
tried them yet.
single thread but by machine it will be two threads and a little more tricky to
pull the thread. Just a thought. I bought the Clover yoyo makers but haven't
tried them yet.
#13
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Is using the clover tool faster than doing them by hand?
(Hand-sewing does pick up speed, with practice...)
(Hand-sewing does pick up speed, with practice...)
#14
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 502
Type Fabric yo yos into google and you will find many ideas to use them, some of them are just for fun.
I have machine sewed around the circles by zig zagging over crochet cotton and pulled the crochet cotton tight, this will work good on large ones. I used big yo yos to decorate a purse and a quilt square, using them as flowers. They are a fun thing to make and satisfies the desire to do something absolutely worthless and fun. I have seen quilt tops made with them as flowers with appliqued stems and leaves, ornaments, and whatever.
The Clover tools are great, I have one that makes heart shaped yo yos, adorable.
Carol J.
I have machine sewed around the circles by zig zagging over crochet cotton and pulled the crochet cotton tight, this will work good on large ones. I used big yo yos to decorate a purse and a quilt square, using them as flowers. They are a fun thing to make and satisfies the desire to do something absolutely worthless and fun. I have seen quilt tops made with them as flowers with appliqued stems and leaves, ornaments, and whatever.
The Clover tools are great, I have one that makes heart shaped yo yos, adorable.
Carol J.
#17
Originally Posted by ohiobuckeye
You know, you can buy these ALREADY MADE on ebay and etsy. I found that out after I had made 800 for a coverlet.....Still working on sewing them together....by hand.
Jean
#19
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3
I just started making yo-yos last month and have all the Clover sizes. Joann coupons or sales for all but jumbo. I have glued them on to stretched canvas for wall art. Now I want to make really large ones, like 7" finished. Anyone done that. Check out Amy Butler yoyo quilt and see what I am aiming for. It is wild.
#20
I made a 14" one and stuffed it with a round pillow form. Gathered it up to make it fit around the form. I used 1/4" ribbon as the thread making a bow to hold it closed. Very nice for pretty bed pillows.