Sunday, September 4, 2011

DIY Bakers Twine

Are you hooked on Bakers Twine? I love that it gives whatever project it touches a funky, retro look. I was so excited when I stumbled across a video from UKMaryanne on how to make it yourself! So I decided to give it a try...

What you'll need:
  • white crochet thread #10 ($3 for 400 yards)
  • markers
  • ruler
  • painters tape
Wrap the thread around the ruler. Slide it all together so there are no gaps, but make sure they don't overlap.

Take your marker and draw 3 lines on the front. You'll need to make sure the ink saturates the thread, so I went over it a couple times. Next turn the ruler over & do the same thing to the back. Remove the thread & hang it to dry. I gave it about 10 minutes before I started working with it.

So quick, simple & cute!
Not exactly the real thing, but much cheaper & I love being able to create any color at my fingertips and in just a few minutes.
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11 comments:

  1. Thank you , thank you, thank you for posting this! I knew there were how-tos on how to make this yourself and you just saved me a ton of looking. Pinning!

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  2. this is such a cute idea for any holiday come see me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

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  4. I've done this the same way--I love all the uses for it!

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  5. ::smack forehead::
    That was so easy! Thank you :)

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  6. Thanks for sharing! I will be doing this for some tags I am making for a craft show! Thanks for linking up at Craft and Tell!

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  7. What a great idea, plus you can get any color you want.

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  8. Oh. My. GOODNESS. You are a genius! The real stuff is so expensive, I'm so excited that you came up with this!

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  9. That's cool and it would be something fun for the kids to do too!

    Tara@Trendy Treehouse

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    XoXo Nicole Mariana

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  11. WOW! i was looking thru internet to buy this, but with hard money time, i found it expensive to pay $16. just for one...thanks a lot for this tutorial.

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