I just cut a 2 inch wide long strip of fleece and tied knots on both ends.
Then I cut about a yard and a half into 1x4 inch sections. This photo is not nearly all the pieces that were needed.
Then you take each strip and tie it on to the long strand - sort of like making a tie blanket. And you just keep tying them on - lots and lots of them. It took so many more than I thought it would and the long strand stretched out alot as I was tying on the little pieces due to all the added weight. So it is actually much longer than I anticipated it would be.
And on our model...
2 comments:
She looks too cute. Love all the colors. Thanks for linking to Things I've Done Thursday!
Melanie
www.bearrabbitbear.com
Nice color choice...made me think of Neapolitan ice cream. :-) I actually made several of these as favors for my daughter's b-day party. Got the fleece on sale on Black Friday so it ended up being about $1.66/boa...not bad!!! Couple suggestions for those who decide to try this...cut the little strips so that they are on the "stretchy" side of the fleece, they are easier to tie if you have stretchy strips. the long cord should be cut so it's non-stretchy...the cord will still stretch some, but it won't be quite as bad. Also to make it more uniform, alternate the side of the boa that you knot it on...back-front-back-front...so that the knots are hidden in the finished project. You can also alternate between two fabrics, say a solid and print...if you chose to do that then go solid-front knot, solid-back knot, then print-front knot, print back knot. I found that four yards of fleece yielded about 7 boas. Have fun!
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