Spice Ropes
My mama used to make these as gifts. They are nice, and they make your kitchen smell nice.
Materials: Yarn of your choice ; color matching fabric scraps;cotton balls; matching ribbon; pinking shears ; spices (cinnamon, clove,allspice, etc.).
Instructions:
1. Using several strands of yarn, make a 2 1/2 foot braid and tie off ends in knots so they don’t unravel.
2. Cut small pieces of the fabric into squares about 4 1/2″ in.
3. Place cinnamon, clove or other desired spices in center of squares, along with a couple of cotton balls :gather fabric and tie with yarn or matching ribbon.
4. Make several of these spice pouches and evenly spaced, tie them to the braid.
These make wonderful gifts.
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 7th, 2007
[…] I came up a with this idea yesterday, taking a craft my mom used to do to another level. I had an old factory manufactured quilt that was starting to come apart. It has a lot of holiday colors in it, and looks old timey. So, I decided to use the fabric, and batting to make ornaments. The twist is adding cloves, and bits of whole cinnamon inside to make them smell nice. They will make my tree smell so wonderful! I also can use the fabric to do all sorts of other things, including re quilting the pieces into a new design. I didn’t have to buy anything but the spices, and I am making something old into something new. It is always best to reuse if you can. […]