Clothesline basket

The end of the school year is drawing to a close and I'm always stumped by what to get teachers. We have a lot of teachers in our lives (my son attends 2 different preschools this year) as well as amazing admin staff and his speech therapist. I trolled Pinterest for gift ideas both worthy of the tea

The end of the school year is drawing to a close and I'm always stumped by what to get teachers. We have a lot of teachers in our lives (my son attends 2 different preschools this year) as well as amazing admin staff and his speech therapist. I trolled Pinterest for gift ideas both worthy of the tea

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

I have found a new craft after a fun shopping day with my dear friend Debbie Rempe. We went to a little quilt shop and oh my did I find some great new stuff to play with. These baskets are so fun to make. They are a little time consuming, but so worth it. You can find many videos on line to learn how. But as easy as it is I will tell ya anyway. You take clothes line and wrap scrap fabric 1" strips around the clothes line, pin it to hold it, coil it up and zig-zag the wrapped line together…

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This large round Coiled Clothesline Basket is made by wrapping upcycled selvages from cotton fabrics around cotton clothesline and then shaped and sewn on my domestic sewing machine. It is one of a kind, completely handcrafted by me and ready to ship. This basket is made from a wide variety of upcycled selvages. Many colors are present in this basket including white, brown, green, pinks, blues, and black. However the overall feel is a very low volume, subtle color combination. Many of the…

We are an English speaking group specializing in rope crafts. All items made using cotton clothesline. Plain or wrapped bowls, mats, coasters, vessels etc.

Only read this on the original blog post as it has been pirated. Look for the link on 3/16/11 on my blog at the following address http://nebraskaviews.blogspot.com The last two days I have been working on a project other than my mini quilt. Our quilt guild will be having an auction of small quilts and other items in April so I decided to make a coiled basket, mat to set hot pans/casserole dishes on and 4 coasters. I haven’t made any coiled items for a while and sure hope someone wants to bid…

This fabric basket only looks complex. It's easy to create, you'll find endless uses for it, and you'll have bragging rights to go with it.