A not-so-simple thing for me:

I bought fabric.

I taped three sheets of paper together and then measured and cut out a pattern.

I cut the fabric along the pattern.

I wrestled with my sewing machine and emerged victorious. It was quite the battle.

I sewed the fabric.

And I now have two homemade shiny yellow fabric "sock" (or sock-less) poi--my first ever! Just in time for some sunshine spinning down at Folklife Festival in Seattle!

Next time I just have to buy the right kind of fabric. And make the hole bigger for the weight. And tie the thread off properly.