How to Make a Pincushion Ring from a Plastic Bottle Cap


	How to Make a Pincushion Ring from a Plastic Bottle Cap
cosmic_kitten1
10-15-2009 8:22 PM
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sewing, sew, pins, pincusion, cool, rings, useful, crafts
cosmic_kitten1 says:
Thought this was rather cool, for the sewing types. Couldn't clip the whole thing so I'll assume you know what to do.
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10-15-2009 11:49 PM
tanyamm
I really like this idea. thanks.
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<B>Pass a string through the holes.</B> Instead of a string, you can use a rigid line of plastic cut from a <A title="Widen the End of a Plastic Straw" href="http://www.wikihow.com/Widen-the-End-of-a-Plastic-Straw">straw</A> or <A title="Make a Wire from a Plastic Bottle" href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Wire-from-a-Plastic-Bottle">plastic bottle</A>. The important thing is that it is secured on the inside of the cap so that on the outside, the loop fits snugly on your finger like a ring.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wikihow.com/img/88985710-9ACA-4771-B167-47D95E9E9697" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wikihow.com/img/17BFA497-CB0C-4036-B593-0989EC3481B9" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">
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<B>Cut cloth into a circle</B> of about 2.5 times of diameter of cap's diameter. (Diameter is the length of a line from one edge of the circle to the other, and this line must pass through the center point.)</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wikihow.com/img/6762882A-8538-46CA-8B9C-1D97FA3A61A3" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wikihow.com/img/3DE2039F-BA45-4AA2-879C-2ECBE393F403" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wikihow.com/img/FDBDB471-5BC8-44EE-8D2D-853BA28494E0" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wikihow.com/img/6410B152-BF75-4C38-8D2D-480DB39680DE" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wikihow.com/img/AE019204-B020-4412-B88C-00E936C3164A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pincushion-Ring-from-a-Plastic-Bottle-Cap"><DIV class="thumb tright">
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