10/21/10

Make a scrap-yarn-wrapped branch decoration!

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 All you need for this project are some branches/twigs (the size and amount that you want for your vase or other arrangement plan), yarn leftover scraps, glue, and scissors.

To change colors, when you have about 3-4 inches of your first color left, hold the tip of the next color alongside the branch.  Wrap the last 2-3 wraps of the first color around the end of the next color:

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Hold the end of the first color against the branch, and start wrapping with the next color over the first color, wrapping over the tip to hold it down:

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When you reach the end, cut the yarn when it’s wrapped all the way to the top, then unwrap a couple times around, dot some glue on the branch end, and wrap back over the glue.


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By the way, I do recommend doing this project over newspapers – the little twig dust gets everywhere on your workspace, so newspaper makes for easy cleanup!
If you do snap an offshoot after wrapping, like you can see I did below, you can glue it back together, twisting it to get the wrapping back in place as much as possible.

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So, just keep on wrapping until you’ve wrapped all the branches you want…

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yarn branch art piece thing


yarn branch art piece thing


yarn branch art piece thing


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