A relatively recent invention, the yo-yo maker
What does a yo-yo maker do? It helps you sew a piece of fabric into a cute little fabric yo-yo by helping you line up stitches and making it easier to turn the hem under. I used a marker to mark the holes and a hole punch to punch them out of the plastic lids. It wasn’t that hard, as processes go, but the resulting yo-yos were far from attractive. I can’t say that my homemade yo-yo maker made the process simpler or better. I’d wager to say it made the process harder and more annoying. Making it seemed like such a brilliant idea at the outset, but after I made it, I kinda thought, “hmmm, why did I bother?”
My recommendation is that if you can’t live without a yo-yo maker (although people have been doing it for a century or more), you pony up the less-than eight bucks needed to pick one up from Amazon or your local quilt shop.
(by Heather at Dollar Store Crafts)
I love my yo-yo maker ($5) and I love yo-yos. But I absolutely can’t think of anything to do with them. I’d live to do something in my studio – but what?
This was a really confusing post until I realised that you weren’t talking about the kids toy.
Glad to know this is not a good investment of time. We’ve got a family member who is just wild about yo-yo and all things yo-yo-ish, so I might have been tempted to save money with this yo yo maker idea. Think I’ll just skip on over to the yo-yo aisle instead.
This is my first visit to your site, LOVE IT! This is a great example, I’ve made yo-yo’s before and never found them to be that difficult. I can’t imagine a big plastic lid making them any easier. Thanks for sharing!
This is my first visit to your site, LOVE IT! This is a great example, I’ve made yo-yo’s before and never found them to be that difficult. I can’t imagine a big plastic lid making them any easier. Thanks for sharing
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Whenever I see my growing collection of round plastic lids, I get a little anxious trying to come up with a craft that utilizes them. Still can’t think of anything crafty. But I’ll be sure to NOT make a yo-yo maker! Thanks for your post.