Baa Badge

Step 1

• Collect different kinds of yarns and different colours of yarns you would want to use for this project.
• We have taken woolen yarns as seen in the image.

Step 2

• Take a big scotch tape ring as seen in the image above.

Step 3

• Take the yarns that you have chosen and start wrapping them around the ring as seen in the image
• Go in the sequence of white-colour-white
• Wrap more white yarn than the colour yarn.

Step 4

• Remove the wrapped yarns, fold it in to half

Step 5

• Tie the folded yarns in the middle as seen in the image.

Step 6

• Tie the folded yarns in the middle as seen in the image.

Step 7

• Cut the edges using fabric scissors.

Step 8

• Take small piece of buckram and casement fabric.
• Draw a circle measuring 1.25inch
• Cut them using fabric scissors
• To avoid fraying of the fabric, apply Fevicryl Fabric Glue around the circle as seen in the image

Step 9

• Stick both the circles on top of each other.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 10

• Cut the face using paper scissors.  

Step 11

• Knot them together on one side and push in a wooden bead after the knot as seen in the image.

Step 12

• Secure the yarns on to a surface with a tape and start braiding as seen in the image.

Step 13

• It is up to you how long you want the legs to be.
• Make sure to trim the edges on both sides once braiding is done.
• Tie the edges with a strand of woolen yarn.

Step 14

• Stick the face on to the pompom as seen in the image
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 15

• Take googly eyes and three small pieces of white wool

Step 16

• Stick the eyes, nose and mouth as shown in the image.
• Stick it using fevicryl Fabric glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 17

• Take the yarns used to make the pompom and measure about 7-8 inch.
• Take many strands as we need to add thickness to the dangling legs

Step 18

• Trimming of pom-pom.
• Trim the wild looking pompom to make it look neat and almost round as seen in the image.

Step 19

• Take the foam sheet and draw the outline of the bakri’s face on it as seen in the image.

Step 20

• Take the pompom created and stick it on to the fabric circle which was made previously
• Now take the pompom with the base and stick it on to the braids
• Make sure the beaded part of the braid is downwards and seen
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 21

• Take another piece of casement fabric, cut it into a circle and paste it at the back as seen.
• This covers the yarn and gives it a good finish.
• Take the badge pin/saree pin and stick it at the back as seen in the image.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 22

This cute and fun looking baa badge is ready to be given out to your near and dear ones on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.