Project

Feather Cat Toy

What cat wouldn't love this fun feather toy to play with? Made of wool felt, they're simple to create.

Photography: Laura Moss

Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2007

Introduction

Resources: 16mm/5BU Hourai Shine Bell in Silver, and 1-by-7-mm Jump Ring in Silver, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7465. Medium polyester satin cord (SIC-3100, color #34), Shindo, 212-868-9311.

materials

Cat toy template

Scissors

Wool felt

Iron

Jingle bells

Satin cord

steps

Using templates as guides, cut out one large and one small feather from two pieces of different colored medium-weight wool felt.
With a hot iron, press a crease down the center of each feather.
Add a jump ring to a jingle bell.
Slip end of a 1-yard length of satin cord through jump ring. At bell, tie stems of feathers to cord with a square knot. Knot both ends of cord to prevent fraying.