Yarn Numbers

I created these yarn table numbers for my own wedding back in October last year. What with it being an autumn wedding I liked the idea of using yarn to create the numbers as a nod to the cooler weather and a good excuse to play around with creating fab woolly table numbers.

It is a very simple idea and an easy thing to do if you want to create something a bit different. And I don't think they have to be limited to table decorations!

Materials that you need: card, scissors or scalpel, yarn (colour of your choice), glue (I used a glue gun), tape, pen (if you're hand drawing your number), wooden skewers

Start by setting out your numbers, I roughly sized them to be 10cm high. Either draw freehand on the card or print out a number in a font of your choice. I choose a bolder sans font as you want them to be quite chunky. Cut out a pair, stick the two together leaving a gap at the base for the skewer to slide into place. Then you can start to bind the yarn around the number. Using tape to help stick the yarn in place, slowly wind the yarn around. It can be a bit fiddly and don't worry if it starts to look a bit messy, you can smooth the yarn out as you go. When you get to the very end weave the remaining yarn through the back, pull tight and snip off. Then slide the skewer into the gap at the base of the number and you're done!