Tricia Jones helped 36 women to make a thread catcher last night using things found around the home. Well you might need to eat a few Pringles to start with! What great fun was had by all! Some of the ladies were first timers and others who are becoming regulars at our Art and Craft Committee events. We really appreciate your continued support of the Federation events. Why not have a go and let us see what you make?
We can always rely on Lynne Callister from Little Sutton Sapphires to not only have a go but do an excellent job. Well done Lynne. What a brilliant job.
THREAD CATCHER
Materials
1 x fabric Fat Quarter * this will make 2
1 x ½” deep hoop from Pringles tube
Small piece wadding
Matching thread
Needles and straight pins
Card / cereal box from which you cut: 1 circle (Radius 17/8”), 2 circles (radius 13/8”)
*(a fat quarter is about 18” x 22” – basically ½ yard which is then cut across the width of the fabric)
Cutting
Press fabric and cut 8” x 9¾”
Using small card template cut 2 wadding circles
Using large template cut 2 fabric circles
Construction
Base:
Using small running stitches, stitch around fabric circle.
Place right side down – then wadding circle – then small card circle.
Gather running stitches to fit material round wadding and card then fasten off securely. Repeat with second small circle. Sandwich together using a ladder or whip stitch.
Fabric Tube:
Right sides together sew up the 8” side (¼” seam)
Press seam flat.
Finger press ¼” turn back on top & bottom of tube.
Pringles Hoop:
With fabric tube inside out, slide hoop over tube to the middle.
Fold one end of the tube over the hoop matching the edges of fabric.
Pin edges together.
Slide hoop to very top of tube and secure tightly in place with pins.
Using a small running stitch sew round under the hoop. Make the running stitches as close as possible to the hoop as needs to be tight and secure.
Non Hoop End:
Tuck the inside fabric out of the way – hand stitch the base to the outside edge of the fabric tube, easing excess fabric as you stitch.
Push the base through the hoop and hand stitch the remaining edge of the tube to the other side of the base, again easing as you stitch.
Twist and tuck in the hoop to make your collapsible thread catcher.