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DIY Yarn Wrapped Monograms

January 24, 2011

Categories: DIY | 41 comments

I’ve got a lovely project to share with you. I used this monogram for a sweet friend’s baby shower. I love making party decorations that they can bring home and use as part of their decor. A word of warning though, this is not for the faint of heart. It took a loooong time to wrap this letter. But the results…so worth it!!

Step 1: Print out your monogram using a rounded font in your desired size. I used St. Ryde. Rounded corners make it easier to work around.

Step 2: Cut out the letter and trace onto cardboard. I used a Cheerio box!

Step 3: Wrap away! You can wind some yarn off a skein or ball to make a smaller ball – this is more manageable. Make as many balls as you need. I also recommend a thick yarn, which would make your job a lot easier and faster. I probably wrapped the whole letter at least 3 times with mine to get everything covered and nice and thick.

Step 4: A bajillion wraps later, and you’re done! Hot glue the ends down in the back of the letter.

You can leave it as is for a more modern look, or you can have fun with it and embellish with buttons, fabric flowers, ribbon, bows, whatever! That’s the fun part. I made up some fabric yo-yos and embellished with some pretty beads in the center.

I made mine pretty big – about 7 inches tall, but you can make smaller ones too. I think that a little one would be super cute.

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Comments (41)

  1. Casa e Cose says January 24, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Oh I have to make an S and an G and an H :)
    Love this idea!

  2. Jasmine says January 24, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    What an awesome little project! Would be so cute as a prop for wedding photos or decorations! ♥!
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  3. evie s. says January 24, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    Thanks ladies! Let me know if try them! I’d love to see yours!

  4. Jami says January 25, 2011 at 10:17 am

    LOVE this! I will definitely be doing this! Thanks for sharing this beautiful idea!!!

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  6. Justine says January 27, 2011 at 7:46 am

    Just one question. How would you do a letter with ends. Like a J, how do you keep the yarn from not falling off?

  7. evie s. says January 27, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Justine – you can wind some yarn off a ball or skein to make smaller balls – as many as you need. Then you can hot glue the ends down when your yarn runs out to hold it in place. Does that makes sense?

  8. Justine says January 27, 2011 at 8:52 am

    Ah that makes sense. Thanks Evie, I’ll give this a go at the weekend. I doubt it will look as nice as yours!

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  10. evie s. says January 27, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    Oh and one other thing, to cover the ends of the J you could wrap the yarn horizontally instead of vertically.

  11. Alison says January 27, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    This is so fabulous! I love it. Thanks for the great tutorial. xo

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  13. alyssa says January 28, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    So cute! I foresee myself trying this out in the near future :)

  14. Camilla says January 31, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    Just gorgeous! I can’t wait to try this out. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.

  15. Tang says January 31, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    I love this! Can’t wait to try it out with different fonts!

  16. Sarah Jane says February 2, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    Love it! Something easy to do while I wait for baby to arrive! Shared it on my blog.

  17. Sarah Jane says February 3, 2011 at 10:58 am

    Just made an “L” for my Lula. The ends were not easy, but I managed and it turned out pretty cute! Will probably use some hot glue next time around to do the ends. I have an idea for my kids’ room using these. Once I’m finished I’ll post on my blog and let you know! Thanks!

  18. ??????? says February 4, 2011 at 7:14 am

    thank you for sharing , I love that and can’t wait to try one

  19. Becca says February 4, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    I shared this on my facebook/twitter! Lovely idea!

    <3 Becca @ The Indie Image

  20. Trendy Bride says February 5, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    This is a really neat DIY project. I love the yarn monogram idea for weddings !

  21. Bethany says February 6, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    Fab idea! Made the “G” tonight & love it.

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  23. evie s. says February 10, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    Yay Bethany! I’d love to see it…if you post about it, let me know!

  24. Emily says February 14, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    I love finding craft ideas that are lovely, inexpensive, and something I could actually do! I will try to do an “@” symbol in addition to letters and can’t wait. Thanks!

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  26. Kelly says February 25, 2011 at 7:07 am

    How did you make the flowers on the yarn letter?

  27. evie s. says February 25, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    Kelly, they are called yo yo’s. You can see a tutorial how to make them here:
    http://www.heatherbailey.typepad.com/photos/how_to_make_a_yoyo/hbyoyotutorial1.html

  28. Paige says February 26, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    How did you attach the beads to the yo yo’s? I have seen them done with buttons and attaching them by sewing through the holes, but did you just glue the beads on?

  29. evie s. says February 27, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    Hi Paige! Yes, I just sewed them on.

  30. Rhea says March 4, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    What if you used this as a picture frame! :D It won’t work with all letters but a “B” for example would be great. Maybe a young picture of yourself in the smaller space, and a recent photo of yourself in the larger..? :)

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  37. brooke fischer says August 31, 2011 at 6:03 am

    hellooooooooooooo! i made the letter F last night. it was my first attempt at a craft! it turned out pretty well. but my cardboard is too “bendy” and i cant get it to stand up well on my mantel.
    any tips?

    Thanks!

  38. evie s. says September 4, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    Hi Brooke! You could always cut another cardboard piece (smaller than your letter) and hot glue it on the back for support. Hope that helps! Glad you tried the project. :)

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  40. Kimberly Temple says November 12, 2011 at 5:02 am

    I covered some small florist’s foam with yarn and small sunflowers for my Mum’s super simplistic wedding that’s coming up. . Not something I recommend, btw, the foam kept falling apart. XD But that was my fault, they were cheap and they still look adorable. I’d love to do this for her! A ‘C’ and a ‘K’….adorable! Thanks for the idea. ^_^

  41. caroline @ c.w.frosting says January 21, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Great idea to print out and trace the letter! I made an “&” but didn’t want to deal with all the corners. So I cut it into pieces and hot glued it back together!

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