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Fabric Ball Necklace

Use up your old fabric scraps to make a cute necklace.
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Take, or cut, a long strip of fabric.
Take it in your hand and crush it up, folding the tail of the fabric over and over.

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Roll it up in to a ball.
Take a length of wire and wrap it around the ball, securing the fabric's shape. Snip off any excess wire and tuck the pointy edges down in to the fabric ball.

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Make a big pile of fabric balls, about 10.
Thread a needle with some embroidery thread.
Take two balls and stitch them together. Snip off any excess thread.
Repeat this with the remaining balls.
Cut two lengths of ribbon and sew them to either end of your ball necklace.
Tie the two lengths of ribbon together and you've made a cute necklace.

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Fern R

Jun 7, 2007 12:30am ago

Very cool!

celeste

Jul 3, 2007 11:23am ago

ooooohh neato!

Lauren Shess

Jul 7, 2007 11:58pm ago

Really cute idea. Am going to def. try it this summer.

Silver_Duckie

July 16th, 2007 03:31

Cute idea...great for all that extra fabric scraps I have :)

Jaime is Crafty

September 9th, 2007 06:45

Oh. I want to make that!!

Megan A.

September 28th, 2007 03:21

I love it!!! I'm going to try :)

Robin Lynne

November 18th, 2007 14:25

Love, love, love it. Definitely a do'er!

Enthusia

November 20th, 2007 14:27

I love this idea! Using up scraps, check. Easy to embellish, check!

Courtney Couture

December 17th, 2007 23:48

i wish i had fabric scraps, only have felt scraps....but this is a really cool project!

Janet

December 30th, 2007 03:14

I love how this can go with any outfit

Cecille S.

January 3rd, 2008 07:15

Yay! I love this. But I'm having a hard time making the balls properly round, though. When I try to make it, it ends up becoming more triangular than round. Any tips?

Hmm, your perhaps being a little too delicate with the fabric, scrunch it up at one end and then roll it up. The wire can help you reinforce it's shape, so don't worry too much about making the ball quite loose!

Anita G.

January 15th, 2008 22:31

very funky

Nanzaa LOW

April 10th, 2008 09:29

really nice..i love it

euapap p.

April 12th, 2008 17:15

Thank you for the tut.
I can't make the ball round. it comes out like a cylinder. hOw do you make it that round? It seems too delicate! and not just making it rolls in any way
Do you stitch it in place after you are finished with rolling?