Word Garlands

 

 When I was I child I didn't enjoy going into the Imperial Market in Rotherham. In the middle of the building was an antiques stall, presided over by an old stern looking lady with jet black hair and her scarey looking dolls.

 But that terror has gone now, so come inside!

 The old antique shop is still there.

 

 But now it's a vintage craft centre -The Button Tin.

Everywhere you look there are amazing decorations.

 We went to a workshop to make 'Word Garlands'.

 

 To make a word garland, first chose a story.

Then write down three words from the story onto strips of paper.

 

 Chose some material.

Using the paper strip as a template, cut out a fabric strip.

 Write on one of your chosen words onto the strip of fabric.

 Can you guess which story Reuben's words came from?

 Repeat the process with co-ordinating fabric.

 Jemima chose a spotty-pink-strawberry theme.

Once you have made and written on the three strips of fabric,
embroider over the words.

Finally cut out some more strips of fabric, 

to hang between the words and complete the garland.

Ribbon can also be cut to length and used similarly to fill out the garland.

Gemma from the button tin finished off the garlands for us

by sewing the pieces together.

 The finished Gruffalo garland.

 Rosanna's Sleeping Beauty garland.

 For this we used a mixture of fabric and ribbon strips.

Our word birds are also on display.

If you like these ideas, you might also like story in a jar.