I'm tired of insects finding their way into my wine glass! I made a set of 10 cloths in various shades of green, yellow, and blue yarns that I got from Lunatic Fringe's Tubular Spectrum. To accommodate even the largest of my wine glasses (which are truly huge as you can see in the photo), I made these approximately 10" square. I hemstitched the ends and left a short fringe.
Then I got out my beads and put some black glass, small jade, and green pearl or shell beads together to make weights for each corner. I used a nylon coated thin beading wire (Beadalon maybe?) and some crimping beads to finish. I didn't want to use copper or steel because these will be going in the wash occasionally.
I have tested them thoroughly and the beads work wonderfully to keep the cloth in place, and they make a nice musical ting as they clink on the wine glass. I'm quite pleased! 4 of these will be going to a friend since they match her dining room colors nicely. The rest will be staying here for us and our guests :)
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