Description:
Start your Halloween early with this cute 12” braided spider & web trivet or 16” chair pad! The smaller trivet project is designed for beginners, while the larger chair pad project is designed for those who already have some basic braiding experience.
Trivet --- Using a kit of pre-folded strips, braid a trivet and learn the basics of braiding round rugs as well. The Sizzix-cut spider is glued onto the braids at the end.
The web’s center is braided with hand-dyed wool in a variety of Halloween colors. The braiding strips are pre-pressed to make the braiding process easy, even for beginner braiders. Learn how to braid a round rug – which starts the same, whether trivet, chair pad, or room-sized rug – as you braid the center of the trivet.
The web is created by adding an additional black braid, and the spikes of the web are made by braiding corners. Finish both braids with a simple blunt ending.
Glue on the web from which the spider dangles and the Sizzix-cut spider with fabric glue.
Chair Pad --- while this project starts the same as the trivet, it then has 5 butted rows to make a spider web chair pad. This project requires some basic prior braiding experience, and the teacher will assist with butting the braids via the Triangle Butt.
When students are contacted by Christine, they will be asked which project (trivet-beginner or chair pad-basic) is appropriate for their level of experience.
You can expect to finish – or almost finish -- the trivet in class & it’s ready for the Halloween season! The chair pad will probably require a few more hours of work.