Want to make a snippet roll too?

There have been lots of lovely comments about my 

snippet rolls - the ones I made for Linda, Margaret, Nathalie and Patty, 

so I thought I'd share with you how to make your very own.

Do you remember these?

well you'll need some cotton reels. I soaked these ones in some walnut ink, but you

can use coffee or tea to dye them.

And you will need some scraps of fabric. Do you remember when I dyed this and 

rubbed it around the concrete to age it?

Measure out how long you want your snippet rolls to be and tear fabric into lengths.

I had to cut the lace, but I rubbed the ends to fray them slightly.

Start layering the fabrics. When you have 2 or 3 layers, start layering

snippets of anything you may have.

I used postage stamps, bits of paper, photos, text from books, anything!

Then when you have all your snippets in place lay a piece of organza 

ribbon over top, making sure it hangs just a little longer than your fabric pieces.

Then pin all the layers together and take it to the sewing machine and stitch down the length of it.

I sewed a vine with leaves. 

However you choose to sew it, make sure you catch all the snippets under 

the ribbon.

Then I attached the top end of the ribbon to the cotton reel with a furniture tack 

which is small tack with a pretty head.

Almost finished...

Just roll it up and thread a ribbon through the cotton reel and tie it up.

These would be great to make with a theme, 

a birthday,

Mother's Day,

Valentines Day with lots of little love snippets.

What different ideas can you think of for snippet rolls?

Have fun!

Carole :)