When it comes to most crafts, I take it pretty slow. Stitching, latch hook, sewing – all those projects take hours (and hours and hours). That doesn’t mean I don’t like a quick craft once in a while, especially during a busy season. And if that craft is spooky, well, all the better.
That’s where this little spiderweb hoop comes in. I’m sure you can figure this one out just from the photo, but I’ll walk you through it anyways. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Embroidery hoop
- Fabric doily, about two inches larger than your hoop
- Black craft paint
- Plastic spider
- Ribbon
Assembling this all is pretty easy. But before you start putting it together, give your embroidery hoop (the inner and outer hoops) a quick coat of paint. I chose satin black, but orange, pewter or another metallic would be cool, too.
Once that’s dry (I let it dry overnight), fit the doily into the hoop. I like the center to be a bit off kilter. Nature’s not perfect, ya know. Tighten the hoop up and stretch the doily so there are no wrinkles and it’s not all misshapen.
Then flip the hoop over and trim the doily leaving about a half inch around the perimeter. I’ll be honest, this felt unnatural to me cutting up a perfectly good doily, but I know where I can go for some more.
Anyways, once you’ve got that trimmed, just stick the rough edge down with some hot glue. Regular craft glue would would here too, but hot glue is faster. Also, I know my glue gun looks a mess. It gets a lot of use.
Once it’s all fixed together, all you have to do is stick on that spider and tie a ribbon around the top. I had some black lace stuff laying around and I love it, but I think that some black velvet would be very spooky chic.
