String Nest Bowl for Easter
I've been wanting to make a giant double sided string bowl ever since I made the little ones for Easter a couple of years ago. They came about because our string eggs were squished and I loved the double weave and the little space in between the layers.
Materials:
Cotton yarn skein
Balloon
White glue
Popsicle or craft stick
2-3 Plastic trash bags
Glass bowl
Measuring cup
Get ready:
Protect the table surface with plastic bag (maybe even the floor).
Cut armholes and a neck hole in the other plastic bag and put it on like a smock.
Make:
Add ¼ water to ½ cup glue in the measuring cup –mix well with the craft stick.
Pull the yarn end from the middle of the skein.
Add the cotton yarn skein to the glass bowl.
Pour the glue water straight down into the middle of the skein.
Swish the cotton yarn skein around with the craft stick and let it absorb the glue water.
Pull the string from the middle of the skein and wrap the wet yarn around the balloon.
Cover the whole balloon.
This is messy- that’s why you’re wearing a trash bag to protect your clothes – you'll find that you need to brace the balloon against your tummy to wrap the gluey string around the balloon (notice in the picture my bag is too small).
Set the balloon on the bowl to dry overnight (don’t worry, you can wash the bowl later).
Turn the balloon to make sure all the yarn is COMPLETELY DRY.
Gently check to see if the string is pulling away from the balloon then use a pin to burst the balloon.
Carefully pull the deflated balloon out from the egg.
Push the middle top down into the center and squish the side edges together.
Materials:
I love making these yarn balloons, I hang mine to dry by putting a string across the inside of the shower and my spare bathroom. I take the top of the balloon where you have the little tail from tying the balloon and I clothespin it onto the string. Let it dry overnight and then just run hot water in the tub to dissolve and rinse any of the glue that may have dripped.
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