Cloth Candy Canes
Total Time Needed:
2-3 Hours
Fashioned from colorful fabrics, this sweet Christmas icon will last season after season.
Materials
* 3 strips of cotton fabric (we recommend using different colors and/or prints), 3 by 12 inches
* Waxed paper
* White glue
* Small paintbrush
* 3 pipe cleaners
* Wire cutters (optional)
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Instructions
1.
Step 1 One at a time, lay each fabric strip, printed side down, on a waxed paper-covered surface and use a paintbrush to coat it with a thin layer of glue. Place a pipe cleaner along one long edge.
2.
Cloth Candy Canes - Step 2 Roll the fabric around it as tightly as possible. Smooth down the outer edge.
3.
Cloth Candy Canes - Step 3 Pinch together the tops of the 3 wrapped pipe cleaners. Tightly twist them into a spiral and bend the top into a candy cane shape.
4.
spacer Set the cane in a short drinking glass to dry (it can take several hours, depending on the humidity). Then neaten the ends by trimming them with wire cutters, if needed.
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