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How to Make a Walking Rope

Walking ropes are one tool that no preschool teacher should be without. This creative invention teaches young children how to walk in a straight line by supplying loop pieces for holding onto. The front end has a loop for the teacher to hold as she leads her class in a line.

Things You'll Need

1 yard denim fabric
Measuring tape
Disappearing ink pen
Scissors
Iron
Pins
Sewing machine
Thread

Instructions

- 1
  Measure a strip from the denim fabric that is 1 yard long and 4 inches wide. Mark the measurements onto the fabric with a disappearing ink pen and then cut out the fabric strip.
- 2
  Place the fabric right side down on an iron-safe surface and fold the edges inward by 1/8 inch. Press the fold with the iron.
- 3
  Fold the strip in half, lengthwise, so you have a 1 yard long, 1 3/4-inch thick strip. Press the fold into the strip and place a pin every 6 inches to better hold it in place.
- 4
  Sew the strip's edges closed all the way around with a straight stitch.
- 5
  Fold one end of the rope down 4 inches and pin it in place.
- 6
  Stitch the loop into place with a 1-inch straight stitch box, placing an "X" in the box for extra reinforcement.
- 7
  Cut out three 12-inch long strips that are 3 inches wide. Fold, press and stitch the edges the same as you did for the rope.
- 8
  Position the strips along the rope in a figure-8 pattern so that you have one loop on each side of the rope. Pin the strips in place.
- 9
  Secure each loop with a box stitch placed where the rope and loops meet.

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