I commented before but need to say it again…you have to be one of the best instructor for teaching that I know. Not only do you show us how but the why you do things. Excellent!! Thank you.
This is great! Thank you for another easy to follow tutorial! I think they will sell. I live in a 65+ neighborhood and think I’ll make a few for our card room.
Thanks Christine. I can buy cheap cutting boards to use for the inserts. My husband has Parkinson’s so holding cards isn’t as easy as it was. This is better for him than the other round card holder you showed. Looking forward to making a few for my friend with a beach house where we have many card games. Thanks for instructing
I really enjoy kistening to you. What a surprise to see you are a production seamstress, too. I was apprenticed many years ago to make doll clothes for the porcelain doll industry. Not many know this industry. What a delight to have found you!
Thank you, and welcome to my channel. I just love production sewing. It's very therapeutic. You're right though. I wouldn't have considered it for the doll industry 😀
Hello Christine, my Sister in law gave me one of these today I was so excited I have such bad arthritis in my hands and this is going to help me immensely her and my brother where teaching me a new card game I have never played before and she was noticing that I had trouble holding my cards and and I was telling her I wanted to buy a card holder and she gave me this card holder not only is it going to help me hold my cards when I'm playing cards but it is very pretty to look at.
I’m just beginning this session but wanted to suggest before I forget . . . I get inexpensive packs of plastic cutting “boards” from kitchen section @ Dollar Tree. They’re perfect for templates. (I’m in Pennsylvania, USA, so don’t know what store would be in Australia or other countries.) This is wonderful! I’m thinking of so many ways to gift, too. A set of 4 for my son’s family would be fun at game time. Some for card playing friends, maybe Bible flash cards for sabbath school, home schoolers, too . . . my mind is reeling. I think these would sell very well at market w/ suggestions. You’re always so generous. Thank you!!
Oh dear dear. We've been playing a new game called Five Crowns. You start with only three cards but then work your way up to thirteen. This will be perfect. Again, another amazing idea💜love it. Gwen/ Indiana USA
Gwen, we play this game all the time and just love it! To make it more interesting, we play all the way up to the kings, then play all the way back down again 😁
Oh wow, we play to kings as well. We will definitely have to try playing back down. Our school goes on spring break last week of March and first week of April (hallelujah) I may have to make this one of my spring break projects.
I just discovered your channel tonight and I love it! It's a bonus that you're in Australia too. A possible thing to use for the plastic is xray films. If using light coloured fabric I think they can be cleaned off, not sure of how at the minute though. 😊
Another great show us how video, with every step explained clearly, my to make list is getting longer, along with baking now!!! where do you find all this time? you are one amazing lady Christine.
If you want to get the ball rolling for selling these, perhaps gift a few to a local retirement community. At many of our Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) groups here in the US, they have regular card-playing events. I’m a Vietnam Era vet, so I think I’m going to make some of these for our local VFW. As most of the members are men, I’ll use neutral fabrics. This is just a great project. As arthritic as my fingers are, they can’t compare to what some of the even older vets have to endure, especially here in the coastal Pacific Northwest where it rains nine months of the year.
What a wonderful tutorial with easy to follow instructions. Thank you! I think I will try the cheapo cutting mats from the Dollar Store for the template plastic.
I love you 🧡 this is the easiest tutorial I've watched on how to make this. I've made a few following another tutorial and it confused me so much. It took me so long to make it that I'd have to charge $100 just for the time alone 🤣🤣🤣. I made 2 and decided to give up, but I now have a new enthusiasm to try again. So thank you Christine for this easy to follow tutorial. 🧡
Wow that is fabulous design. I'm thinking it's a great sales item, especially since you 've had great success with the hand held round ones. Sweet and quickly done. I'm going to make some for my own, as the arthritis has made playing canassta not fun anymore. Maybe I can get back in the game room for a few hours.
Christine, I had a couple of thoughts during this tutorial, which is brilliant by the way :) Firstly. I was in the Op-Shop today and saw a heap of curtain heading, do you think this could be useful instead of iron on interfacing (which I would need to use)? and also, The firm plastic reminded me so much of the flimsy cutting boards that are available very cheaply at a 'dollar store' type place (I am thinking the Remnant Shop - which is the closest one to me) - Would that - or could that be a useful item for that purpose? I think as they are how you have made this one, they will be quite expensive, but I will still make a few and take them to the aged care facility in our town. Thanks so much for the idea :)
Yes, I think the dollar store mats would work perfectly. I like to use the curtain heading tape where I need really stiff interfacing, and also on skirt waists😀
Omg!!! I have been wondering how to make these!!! I have made the handy helpers for my family’s weekly card nite, and this would be perfect for our game board bites ( many more cards to hold!!!) Christine you are just awesome!!! Thank you for just being you!!!❤
Thank you. I can't wait to make these. I have pelltex just waiting for a project. My brother who is starting to have arthritis said he still couldn't use the helping hands. This is a great solution. Thank you so much.
I was thinking -- oh that's pretty material -- and completely forgot about commenting it was my favorite of the fabrics you showed us. We played Canasta with my mom and aunts and grandma and girl cousins on Sunday afternoon. The men and boys were outside telling stories. Customs in the 60's were different. I would never dream of separating like that now. Thanks for sharing.
I actually made something else with some of this fabric several months ago, but the video had sound issues. I'll get back to it one day. I used to play Canasta a lot when younger. It's always been one of my favourite card games🙂
I need something similar for rummy O ( also called rummikin) with tiles. The tiles would be lost in pockets but maybe clear thick plastic ( like use for see thru project bags) may work. What do u think - narrower pockets might help as well . The original plastic holders broke
I think these will go over well in our senior community. I have made 3 so far. they seem bulky where the card holder part is. I don't know what (bactrum) is that what you put inbetween the 5.1/2" piece of fabric. where could one purchase that. it looks thinner then what I used. Thanks for doing these viedo's I enjoy them and I have made your shoe bags too I love them.
Thanks Joan. I think the product you mean is "Buckram". It's a very stiff cotton product often put in ties or suits. Available fusible or sew in. I used Peltex for mine, but Decovil would also be perfect for it. As for the pockets, I'd just use a light weight fusible interfacing so there isn't too much bulk. 😀
@@ChristinesHomeAffairs Thanks so much I think they are really nice for the seniors here with arthritis. Some don't play cards anymore because they can't hold the cards.
I just made this for my mom. She'll love it! Thank you for such clear instructions. I alternated colors for my mom's vision impairment. Thank you again, Christine! 💗
Excellent Tutorial: you’ve spent time to explain each step to achieve a great item to gift. I’m looking forward to making one. Appreciate your time given to share this. Thank you.
Thank you for this tutorial. I make and sell helpings hands at my market stalls. I wanted something similar but freestanding for my sister-in-law who has only one functional arm/hand following a stroke. This was perfect! I made her one for Christmas and she was very happy once she tested it out and she saw she could play cards independently. So again, thank you!
I came across this tutorial quite by accident, but glad I did! Useful it it's own right, but with slight modifications, would make a dandy recipe card holder!
Brilliant tutorial. I have made this for my 7 year old granddaughter who love to play Uno, using fabric of her favourite themes…dinosaurs and Harry Potter. So pleased with the results.
I use a cheap flimsy plastic cutting board (you can bend these to dump vegetables into the pot) for template plastic and I find these in the grocery store. I am making the card holders you demonstrated made from cottage cheese carton lids for a nursing home. These demonstrated in this video will be perfect for those with arthritis in their hands that can’t hold cards. Thank you SO much! I enjoy your videos and their succinct instructions and demonstration of construction without the distracting chit chat that others do! And I really enjoy learning from you! Thanks for what you do!I
waw... what a perfect idea... My dad had very bad eyes... but he likes playing with cards... we bought big cards for visually impaired ... and with this beautifull card holder he can play easily
I made one of these for my bingo pals and followed you step by step and it came out perfect now I am making one for myself and sister. Thanks for the tutorial you are one of the best teachers in my book!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for this video. Loved the tip on using double-sided tape to hold the velcro in place, before machine-stitching the velcro. Does the stickiness of the double-sided tape affect the sewing machine thread tension? Also what pellon product are you using? I have some medium weight iron on interfacing - if I apply 2 layers of the interfacing to one of the main pieces (the paisely fabric), can this replace the pellon?
Rosa the double sided tape is very thin and won't have any effect on your sewing. Just use a good quality tape specific for sewing so it doesn't gum up your needles. You can use any interfacing, but test someone a small piece of fabric first
@@ChristinesHomeAffairs Thank you Christine. May I ask what price you have on it? I have made some and it take at least 2.5 hours each - so labour intensive. Materials, including quilting cotton, come to approx $20 per item.
Great idea Giovanna. I do lots of the round card holders with upholstery fabric too. I have loads of very long pieces as well, so might just do them again in one piece😁
@Christine's Home Affairs awe beautiful 😍 Wasn't sure and saw some people saying, they would pop into your shop. Bit far from me, I'm in scotland😆 Videos are great Christine and you have so many skills. Thanks for replying.
