Comments on: Whiptips: recreating yardstick holders http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/ handcraft in a hectic world Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:13:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: towhee http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-165227 towhee Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:00:15 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-165227 i have one that was handed down from my mom that i use. it is felt with pinked edges and colorful felt flowers all over it. it has a felt loop to hang from the wall. i have one that was handed down from my mom that i use. it is felt with pinked edges and colorful felt flowers all over it. it has a felt loop to hang from the wall.

]]> By: Janie http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-164932 Janie Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:30:04 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-164932 Upholstery shops (and some fab. shops) sell a burlap webbing that is about 3" wide. Get 2 yards. Fold the wrong sides together with the one end at least 6 inches longer than the other. Top stitch the two sides to make the holder. Hem the extra 6 inches into a point, loop it around a circular ring and stitch closed. Hang by ring, put yardstick in holder. It's great to use as a craft for young sewers or non-sewers since you can decorate the webbing and even hand stitch (whip, overcast, blanket stitch) the sides. Yarn and burlap are a match made in crafting heaven. Upholstery shops (and some fab. shops) sell a burlap webbing that is about 3″ wide. Get 2 yards. Fold the wrong sides together with the one end at least 6 inches longer than the other. Top stitch the two sides to make the holder. Hem the extra 6 inches into a point, loop it around a circular ring and stitch closed. Hang by ring, put yardstick in holder. It’s great to use as a craft for young sewers or non-sewers since you can decorate the webbing and even hand stitch (whip, overcast, blanket stitch) the sides. Yarn and burlap are a match made in crafting heaven.

]]> By: Penny Sanford Fikes http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-164746 Penny Sanford Fikes Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:07:17 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-164746 I remember those burlap dust catchers! A number of years back, I made a yardstick holder out of pre-quilted pretty fabric. It was one of those with a different print on each side. Some simple seam binding around the edge in a coordinating color was fast and easy. The hanging loop was also made from that bias seam binding. It is large enough to hold three or four yard sticks, and it has been in constant use ever since! It even holds one of those rare square yardsticks. (Goodness, I just love the square kind). When the dust is visible, just throw it in the washer, and it is as good as new! Try doing that with one of those burlap things! You could make a pieced one, an applique one, embroidered...whatever you can think up! Please share what you end up making! penny (at) pennysanford (dot) com Fondly, Penny I remember those burlap dust catchers! A number of years back, I made a yardstick holder out of pre-quilted pretty fabric. It was one of those with a different print on each side. Some simple seam binding around the edge in a coordinating color was fast and easy. The hanging loop was also made from that bias seam binding.

It is large enough to hold three or four yard sticks, and it has been in constant use ever since! It even holds one of those rare square yardsticks. (Goodness, I just love the square kind).

When the dust is visible, just throw it in the washer, and it is as good as new! Try doing that with one of those burlap things!

You could make a pieced one, an applique one, embroidered…whatever you can think up!

Please share what you end up making! penny (at) pennysanford (dot) com

Fondly,
Penny

]]> By: vespabelle http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-164666 vespabelle Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:21:53 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-164666 I have a vintage one made of felt with cute sewing related felt cutouts on it. I don't actually keep a yard stick in it though! I have a vintage one made of felt with cute sewing related felt cutouts on it. I don’t actually keep a yard stick in it though!

]]> By: Jennifer in KS http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-164574 Jennifer in KS Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:58:30 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/07/05/whiptips-recreating-yardstick-holders/#comment-164574 I found one site with instructions: http://www.sewmuch4retirement.com/projects/yardstick/yardstick.html . I found one site with instructions: http://www.sewmuch4retirement.com/projects/yardstick/yardstick.html .

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