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The document provides instructions for making personalized kids' lacing cards to practice sewing skills. It describes using cardboard, paper, string, a hole punch, and Mod Podge glue to create cards with a child's name, photo or artwork. Holes are punched throughout and string is laced through for interactive learning. The tutorial is meant to be easy to follow with common materials and customizable for each child.

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Kids Lacing Cards Tutorial Public

The document provides instructions for making personalized kids' lacing cards to practice sewing skills. It describes using cardboard, paper, string, a hole punch, and Mod Podge glue to create cards with a child's name, photo or artwork. Holes are punched throughout and string is laced through for interactive learning. The tutorial is meant to be easy to follow with common materials and customizable for each child.

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Kids Lacing Cards Tutorial


(‘learn to sew’ cards for kiddos)

Do you remember having those little cardboard figures with the holes punched out that
you could practice ‘sewing’ with shoelaces? I looked everywhere for them for my
daughter’s class and had no luck, so figured I’d better make my own. The beauty of this
project is that it’s easily personalized. Use a name, a photo, a bit of original artwork…
whatever you have on hand!

Materials: Mod Podge and paint brush, hole punch, paper for the background, thin
cardboard (such as a Yoplait box or the cardboard backing of a notepad), shoelace or
thick string, scissors or rotary cutter.
Optional: photo or letters or artwork (to make the project personal!), bead, brayer

Let’s Do It!
1. Using the paint brush, apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the cardboard. Place
the background paper on the cardboard and flatten. Do your best to work out all
the air bubbles. Use a brayer if you have one (not required). Allow to dry.
2. Repeat with the opposite side of the cardboard. Allow to dry.

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3. Using the paint brush, apply a thin layer of Mod Podge on top of the background
paper. Lay the photo/letters/artwork as desired and smooth with your fingers,
working out all air bubbles. Allow to dry.

4. Using the paint brush, apply a final layer of Mod Podge over the entire top.
Allow to dry.
5. Cut out your design as desired. Mine were all straight names so I used my rotary
cutter (yup, definitely needed a new blade after this project).

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6. Punch holes as desired throughout the project.

7. Knot the end of the shoelace several times to keep the lace from pulling through
the project. If you want to add a bead (not required), add the bead and then knot

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again in front of the bead so the bead will not come off. I thought having the bead
made it a bit more fun and would also help the string not pull through the project.

8. Have at it!

9. And if you’re like me…if one is good, fifteen is better. Mama went a little
overboard on this one, eh?

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If you make any lacing cards, I would LOVE to see them! Please take a moment to
upload photos on my Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/betweenthetoys/

Feel free to make as many of these as you’d like for personal use only, and give credit
where credit is due.

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