Do you remember the old craft of braiding long strips to make a cover for a wire coat hanger? The original material was Nylotex or Phentex, a stretchy, nylon material. I'm not available in stores, but it does turn up in thrift stores from time to time. You could use long strips of material or even extra wide ribbon.
This has proved to be one of the most popular posts on my site ... an old craft that is becoming popular again. I have a pattern available to print that is my version of a pattern shared with me many years ago on a crafting bulletin board. I never knew where the original pattern came from but then a visitor to my site let me know it was originally by Qualicraft.
This is the original pattern. Even though out of print, you can still find the original pattern book for sale, you just have to use a search engine to find one. The instructions I use were shared by SusieQ on a crafting bulletin board a long time ago. This is not my original pattern but I did adapted the wording a bit to make it more clear. I hope you can figure it out. If you don’t get it the first time, keep trying, as it does get easier.
Find the full pattern here.
