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Valentine's Day Cootie Bug What you need: -yarn, I used 25 gram mini balls, which worked perfect! -pipe cleaner -googly eyes -colored construction paper or felt paper -scissors -hot glue gun Begin making a pom pom by wrapping the yarn around your index and middle fingers. Do so at least 60 times. The more times you wrap, the more poof your cootie will have. Use 3 fingers if you want to create a larger bug. Once you have your desired amount of yarn around your fingers, cut the yarn off the skein, leaving about 6" of extra yarn hanging off. Slide the yarn from your fingers carefully. Tightly tie the excess yarn around the middle of the loop. Take a scissors to cut the individual loops created on either side of the knot.  Your pom pom is now complete! Shape it down as desired, to make it more circular, by trimming the strings.  Using the construction paper (or felt), cut out a heart that is about the size of the cootie, or smaller. Use ...

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BAMBOO YARN  As the world's fastest growing plant, bamboo is a naturally occurring resource with a plethora of practical applications. It can be manipulated into becoming most anything; fabric now as one of them. With a late start in its history, bamboo yarn has finally come to be, via bamboo's intrinsic nature within a civilization in need of sustainability. This article covers the historical background of bamboo textiles coming to fruition, as well as the developmental process bamboo undergoes in order to be strung into yarn. Subsequently, the best practices of bamboo yarn usage will be revealed, as well as it's inherent traits, followed by a list of the drawbacks of using bamboo for clothing.  HISTORY   For almost 150 years, bamboo textiles struggled to be a forerunner in the manufacturing world. For hundreds of years prior, one of the few ways bamboo was used to make garments was by stripping the wood and fashioni...

Bamboo knitting needles are a favorite choice of many knitters both beginners and experts alike. Bamboo needles have the warmth and comforting feel of wooden needles but are usually more affordable and durable. Why Bamboo? Bamboo is a highly renewable resource. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world, which is why it is so highly regarded as being eco-friendly. Bamboo can also be harvested without damaging the plant which means it’s great for producing eco friendly products. How are Bamboo Knitting Needles Made? Bamboo is harvested from the wood of bamboo grass to make knitting needles. The bamboo is harvested, dried, cut, cured, and sanded to make the needles. What are the Benefits of Bamboo Knitting Needles? Bamboo knitting needles are great for working with slippery yarns like silk. Yarn is a lot less likely to slip off of bamboo needles. Metal needles and plastic needles have issues when working with slippery yarns. Bamboo needles are also pri...