Paper Plate Baseball Lacing Craft
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- Paper plate
- Pencil or sharp object to poke holes in the plate
- Cardboard box (to place under the plate while poking holes)
- Red marker
- Red yarn (about 2-3 feet)
- Embroidery needle
Instructions
- Draw the Seams:With the red marker, draw curved lines on the paper plate to resemble the seams of a baseball. You can look at a real baseball for reference or use a template.
- Prepare the Paper Plate:Place your paper plate on top of the cardboard box. This box will protect your surface as you poke holes in the plate.Using a pencil or another sharp object, carefully poke holes on either side of the curved lines. These holes should be evenly spaced and about 1/2 inch apart.
- Thread the Needle:Cut two lengths of red yarn about 1 foot long. Thread one end through the embroidery needle and tie a knot at the other end.
- Lace the "Baseball":Start by pulling the needle and yarn up through one of the holes from the back of the plate, leaving the knot at the back.Lace the yarn across the plate and down through the opposite hole. Pull the yarn through, but not too tight.Continue this process, going back and forth across the plate and creating a laced pattern similar to that on a baseball.
- Finish the Craft:Once you’ve laced through all the holes, tie off the end of the yarn at the back of the plate.Trim any excess yarn.