We got to the stage where we had three very damaged pot stands, and so rather urgently needed some more. One of the pot stands we already had was a fabric one, filled with rice. Well, I decided that we should try doing that as well, so we went through some old clothes we were getting rid of - which we used for fabric - then made some designs. Jarrod used an old skirt, and a 'star' shape. The girls made square, circle, and flower shaped ones. We sewed 'columns' onto the fabric with the machine, then filled them with white rice. We had to push the rice down with a teaspoon to compact it, then sew the opening closed by hand. Here is Jarrod sewing up one of the points on his star. The children really enjoyed the time and effort they put into making their potstands, and we have made good use of them all. This was a good family activity, and it took us quite a long time to make each one. If we do it again, we should add some cloves to the rice, and patterned fabric is better than plain.
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