Creative Cat Crafts

Creative Cat Crafts — page 3
Techniques These projects are great for cat lovers whether you have a cat or hope to have a cat in the future make the toys and save them in a cat hope chest They also make great gifts for someone you know who has a cat Most of the materials in this book can be easily found You may have some already Others can can be purchased at craft or dollar stores Use the following techniques to create your crafts PaPer-maChe glue Add equal amounts of white glue and water in a bowl Mix the glue and water together with a spoon If you have leftover glue put it in a container with a lid and use it later An empty yogurt container works well threading a needle Use a tapestry needle for working with yarn Use a needle with a smaller opening for working with thread Wet one end of the thread in your mouth Poke it through the needle opening Pull some of the thread through until you have an even amount and make a double knot For yarn fold a piece of yarn over then push the fold through the opening This is easier than using a single thread a note about measurements Measurements are given in U S form with metric in parentheses For fractions like ¼ inch a less-than-whole metric number is given to make it easier to measure 6 Put the thread through the loop Fold the yarn then feed it through the loop