I was hunting for ornaments and came upon this:

http://www.sullivanrealm.net/2009/11...chain-garland/

Just curious though...how do you turn something so narrow right side out?

Great tute. Thanks for sharing. I turn strip with a pencil.

They have tools for this, makes it easy and quick to do the turning :D:D:D

That's so cute. I have seen these made from cutter quilts too, and when they cut them from the cutter quilts, they are just cut... no finiing the edges or anything. I always loved the paper chains as a kid. I might have to try this too!

I have fabric turners of several different sizes. got them at Joann's. They really work well and turn fabric in no time.

You could do the Advent countdown by putting them together with Velcro that way you could take one off each day! Also in bright colors for little kids with Velcro so they could make their own designs and necklaces.

Thanks!

Great minds think alike. As I was reading the directions I kept wondering how to take it apart. As I got to the last and saw the button I too realized velcro would make it reusable. :-)

Can you share these? I looked on the website, but I'm not sure which ones really work. Thanks.

Eleanor Burns uses a straw and a bodkin to turn narrow or small pieces of fabric. She makes it look easy. You may be able to find a tute on her website. I've seen her do it on her shows that come on our local PBS Station.

nice idea and different.

Fasturn sets are metal tubes that you put the long thin wire "grabber" into and your fabric over the tube. the thin wire has a curled end and you twist that into the fabric and gently pull it into the tube until it comes out the end you are holding. love mine, have had my set for years.
shirleysewingstuff.com has them. couldn't copy past the link.
if the tube isn't long i use a bodkin to do them.

Haven't looked at the pattern yet but you might be able to use a chopstick if you have some at home???

I would just fold wrong sides together, turn in one end and sew. Turing these little chains inside out would be so time consuing, even witht he rught tool,

I would press them with an overlap in the center, then just topstitch. No turning that way