crafty Keli

I made mittens out of sweaters with the "big kids" that I watch in Ashburn,VA.. or correction.. I tried to make mittens out of sweaters...here is a list of what to do.. and what not to do..

DO
 go to a thrift store and ask if they have any sweaters that they don't want that they are just going to give away anyway.. smaller thrift stores have to donate their stuff to bigger thrift stores that have the means to send that stuff to other countries or dispose of it..
so I went to a thrift store in Leesburg and they gave me two large sweaters that they were not going to sell..

DO
Have scissors that will actually cut through a heavy sweater.. I did not.. and well.. that was a problem

DO
have one of those fabric pencils that will mark on fabric.. I did not and that was a problem


Do
make a mitten pattern on a piece of paper and pin it to the sweater and cut it out.. I did not and that was a problem..

Do
have a needle and thread that the kids and you can use that will actually sew through heavy fabric.. I did not and that was a problem

DO NOT
try and hot glue the sweater mittens together.. because they might not fit you and well I did and it was a problem

DO
let the kids continue to think that this project is succesful and let them cut as many things out of the sweater and try and sew as many things for as long as they want to.. I did this and it was not a problem!