Tutorial - Small Tags for Handknits
I wanted some small tags to attach to some of the handknits I make for my etsy shop ~
ennadoolf ~ and thought I'd try Shrinky Dinks.
My local Michaels store only had one kind of Shrinky Dinks in stock, so that is what I bought.
They are the "bright white" ones with both sides being shiny - no rough side.
That means I could only use permanent markers on them, not colouring pencils.
I cut out several shapes in various sizes.
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| cut shapes |
All of these photos were taken on my cutting board where you can see the 1 inch squares to give you an idea of sizes.
I figured that the items would shrink to about 30% of their original size.
The Shrinky Dinks sheets were 8 inches wide x 10 inches long, so I cut the sheet into 3 pieces - each 8 inches wide and using 1/3 of the length of the sheet.
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| before - in inches |
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| before - in centimeters |
I shaped many of the corners so that they would not have sharp edges.
And I cut some circular shapes too.
Decorate each piece as you'd like - with pictures, words, etc.
If you plan to punch holes, do that now. Remember the hole will shrink too.
I punched holes using both a 1/4 inch and a 1/8 inch punch.
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| ready for the oven |
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| after the oven |
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| in the oven ... starting to curl and shrink |
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| in the oven ... about half time |
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| after - in inches |
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| after - in centimeters |
