How Do You Make A Fabric Yo-Yo?
Yo-yos are small discs of fabric with gathered middles that are used most commonly as decoration for sewn or quilted items. Yo-yos can also be sewn together in rows or columns and used as table runners, doilies or bedspreads. Yo-yos were wildly popular in the 1930s and even today, reproduction 1930s fabrics are frequently used to make yo-yos, preserving that Depression-era look. Step 1 Using a plate, plastic lid or other circular object as a pattern, cut a circle of fabric anywhere from 2 to 6 inches in diameter. The finished yo-yo will be roughly half the diameter of the beginning circle of fabric. Step 2 Place the fabric right side down on the table. Fold up approximately 1/4 inch of the fabric from the edge. With the threaded needle, begin sewing a simple running stitch through both thicknesses of fabric, all the way around the circle. Step 3 Pull the thread tight to gather the fabric as tight as it will comfortably go. End off the thread by taking a few small stitches through a few
