Making a Wood and Yarn Centipede

Craft: Wood and Yarn Centipede

ShirleyE
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December 24, 2019

Wood and Yarn Centipede - cute centipede Use a wooden Popsicle/ice lolly stick and scraps of yarn to make this cute centipede. It's a fun rainy day project for children.

And you don't have to use yarn - string, narrow ribbon, embroidery thread, or a mix will do fine and if you don't have wiggle eyes, use beads or just draw them on.

Supplies:

wooden stick
scraps of yarn or similar
wiggle eyes
glue

Steps:

Cut your yarn into equal lengths of about 5 inches (12cm).

Wood and Yarn Centipede - cut yarn into 5" lengths

Take one piece, fold it in half and place the stick on top of it.

Wood and Yarn Centipede - yarn folded in half and placed under the stick with the ends to the right and loop to the left

Fold the ends over the sick and pass them through the loop on the other side.

Wood and Yarn Centipede - bring ends over the stick and put though the loop

Pull it tight.

Wood and Yarn Centipede - yarn ends pulled through the loop

Repeat the other way round.

Wood and Yarn Centipede - add the second piece of yarn tying off to the opposite side

Keep adding yarn until your centipede has plenty of legs.

Wood and Yarn Centipede - continue adding yarn alternating sides

Add a drop of glue at the head end.

Wood and Yarn Centipede - drop of glue on one end for the eyes

Add two wiggle eyes.

Wood and Yarn Centipede - eyes glued in place

Be patient. Leave your centipede to one side to let the glue dry. If you find the legs keep coming undone, add some little drops of glue to the knots.

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