Make a mini yarn rainbow keychain or wall hanging! We'll show you how to make a 3" or 4" rainbow. Add a keychain or glue a piece of yarn to the back to hang!
Cut 3 pieces of rope for the smaller rainbow, 7.25", 6.5" and 5.5".OR Cut 4 pieces of rope for a larger rainbow 8.25", 7.25", 6.5" and 5.5".Cut a 62" piece of yarn for each piece of rope.
Wrapping The Rope
Tape the longest piece of rope to the table using a piece of masking tape. Line the edge of the masking tape with the edge of the rope. This is important. You only want an inch of the rope covered by tape.
Wrap the yarn around the rope and tie a knot just below the masking tape. Do not cut off the excess yarn. Hold it against the rope as you wrap the rope in yarn (it will get wrapped as you go).
Wrap the yarn tightly around the rope.
Continue wrapping until you only have an inch of rope left. Tie knot at the end and trim off any excess.
Cover the knot in a small dot of hot glue. This will reinforce the end and keep it from unraveling.
Repeat the steps above for the second piece of rope.
And the third piece of rope.
Keychain Fittings
Open the jump ring with a pair of jewelry pliers.Slide it onto the center of the longest piece of yarn-covered rope.
Slide the keychain onto the jump ring. Use the jewelry pliers to close the jump ring.
Creating a Rope Rainbow
Add a line of hot glue along the inner edge of the rainbow shaped piece of felt.
Glue the shortest rope to the inner edge. Make sure the frayed edges are not glued to the felt. They should hang down.
Glue the other two ropes to the felt, making sure to add the longest rope last.
Trim away any excess felt. Be careful to NOT cut the yarn!Note: if you are making a 4 strand rainbow the felt may not completely cover the back of the rainbow and that's totally fine. It's just a base to help shape the rainbow as you glue.
Unravel the unwrapped edges of the rope to create a fringe edge (to look like clouds).
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Notes
If you'd rather make a wall hanging, glue a loop of yarn for a hanger on the back instead of adding the keychain fittings.