For the Katies final National Reading Month craft, they’ll be making a bookmark on a purse strap, or what the Katies are calling a “Book to Go!”
The Katies got the idea from this Instagram creator to make one of their own.
This is certainly a unique craft, and something you won’t see anywhere else!
To make your own “Book on the Go!” you’ll need:
- A book
- Plastic canvas sheet
- Scissors
- Yarn
- Needle
- D rings
- Purse strap
Step one: Take your book and your plastic canvas and measure out how long and how wide you want your bookmark to be. Cut out your plastic canvas to make a bookmark.
Step two: Take your yarn and needle and start weaving the yarn through your plastic canvas. You can make a design, or just weave your yarn in and out the holes in your bookmark.
Step three: Once you’ve finished weaving your yarn through your bookmark, take your D rings and estimate where they should go on the end of your bookmark. Then, start a whipstitch around the ends of your bookmark, weaving in your D rings.
Step four: Once your yarn is secured, take your purse straps and attach them to your D rings, and you have your “Book on the Go!”
If there’s a craft you’d like the Katies to try, email them at katywashburn@910mediagroup.com and katiebirecki@910mediagroup.com.