More Yo Yos!

 

Happy Monday!  

Louise and Sue sent wonderful things about yo-yo textiles so I decided to do Yo-Yo, part deux today.

Louise first wrote and sent a lot of information!  She had participated in a Yo-yo doll challenge and came in second place.  You can see all the dolls, including Louise's here.

She also made a yo-yo garland with buttons:

She reminded me of the yo-yo clowns that were made mid-century.  It was an aspect that I had intended to write about and then forgot.  When I was  about 6, my Nana Elsie made one for me and I loved it.  Somewhere along the line, it got lost (mom probably tossed it) but I did love the clown.  Did you have one?

What I didn't know was that there was a child's book featuring a yo-yo clown called Jingle Bell Jack and was published in the mid 1950s:

Louise also sent some articles from 1876-1888  that featured yo-yo making and projects:

Then Sue emailed me with some more treasures!  I think this pattern was from the 1970s:

And how about this yo-yo pillow.  It has 414 yo-yos! Check out the scale of the yo-yos--smaller than a penny.  Isn't this lovely?  I love how the backing really sets off the yo-yos:

Another Yo-yo pillow from Sue's collection:

Then there was this lovely coverlet that Sue found at a local flea market.  It was just hanging from a fence and she got it for a whopping $20 (great find Sue!).  It did require some maintenance but so well worth it!

Some of the yo-yos were created with as many as 3 pieces of scrap fabric!  WOW!

Here's the back of the coverlet and you can see how thrifty this maker was.  She wasn't letting any scraps go to the bin!

Thank you Sue and Louise for sharing your knowledge, photos, and examples!

Have a safe and happy day!