Years ago, I posted a tutorial for homemade display stands that has been one of my most viewed posts. They're easy to make and you can really fancy them up in any way you want. But for my Christmas village I wanted display stands that didn't show and were quick and easy to make. I came up with what I'm calling Caterpillar & Clothes Pin display stands. Let's make some.
All you need is some clothes pins, some pipe cleaners, and a hot glue gun.
Take the clothes pins apart.
Glue the pieces back together as shown. It just so happens that this creates the perfect angle for the stand.
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This is the caterpillar part. Wrap a pipe cleaner around a ruler 1 1/2 times so that you have a double section on one side and a single section on the other. Snip off the remainder.
Line up the bottom of a clothes pin stand with the bottom of the finished piece and make a small mark on either side of the top notch on the stand. Put some hot glue on the double section of the caterpillar and glue it onto the marked spot.
Slide the stand into the caterpillar. You'll feel the notch catch and secure the finished piece to the stand.
And that's it! When you're ready to put away your finished stitching, just slide the stand out of the caterpillar.
Amazing idea. Smart girl. Love it. hugs Lynda Ruth
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