Over the next few days I'll be posting some tutorials on what you can do using circles of fabric, this is the first of the series and I'm going to show you how to make yo-yos. These can then be used in a variety of projects. For example, you can use them to make necklaces, bags (by sewing lots of yo-yos together), as embellishments for hair clips and headbands, as brooches, etc.
Let's start:
1 - Choose your fabric and cut the number of circles you need for your project. As template I used my Fiskars Circles plate.
2 - Turn the fabric so the right side is facing down and stitch all the way around as you can see in this photo. The length of your stitches will make the yo-yo more or less frilly. The closer the stitches are the more frilly it will be.
3 - When you finish the step above, pull the end of the thread to make the circle sort of "curl" up as shown in this photo.
4 - Flatten it a little and then cover the hole in the middle by sewing a button or any other embellishment of your choice. Click here to see my finished yo-yo.
I hope you enjoy this project and don't forget that I'll be posting some more using circles of fabric.
