Rag rope baskets

Here's a great basket making tutorial! You can make them in an array of colours and sizes, just experiment a little and see how they turn ...

Use t-shirt yarn & rainbow hued cotton yarn to make a practical crochet basket to store small items. Easy DIY with step-by-step instructions.

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Learn how to sew a rope basket with this easy beginner friendly tutorial. Perfect for gifts and home organization!

Making a new 'End of Day' Quilter's Basket. Happy Mothers Day! These baskets are great fun to make. Whats more, it's using the strings I cut off from quilting, that would normally be thrown away. That really is half the battle. The fabric is already cut. And you could say its free, because for most people it would be just waste. As I cut fabric and straighten the edges on my yardage I just put all these strings into a bag as I go. This bag measuring about 10' x 15'is full of string scraps…

Some of you have asked how to make the Chunky Rope Baskets that I have blogged about in the past...here is a tutorial that I hope will help reveal some of the mystery of constructing them. This is a completely self taught project...so please forgive me if my instructions are unclear. But I say that to say there's no real rules here...just play with it and have fun. Please let me know if you have any questions...I'm happy to help. First start by purchasing 1" Cotton Cording...listed below…

After attempting to learn to crochet, Patford realized it was not for her and instead turned to artists who were working with rope like Doug Johnston, who remains one of her heroes. “I muddled my way through the Internet to find a process that worked with my abilities and with what I had at home. I had a sewing machine and paint — and the baskets were born,” she says.

I've been noticing a lot of rope bowls in my social media feeds and wanted to share some of the information I've gathered. From different ways to begin, end and options to decorate as you go. Using...

Learn how to hand sew your very own coiled rag bowl. The rainbow coiled rag bowl pattern is easy to make and can fit in many decorating schemes by changing the fabric colors. EDIT: Stop by HERE to see another Rag Bowl I was working on. I've already mentioned that Pixie has a birthday coming …