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Thanks, loriraley! They are really fun and easy to make. They’re great to make for gift wrapping too– it really adds a personal touch to give small gifts in something handmade 🙂
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What size needle did you use, what bobbin thread? Thanks.
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Hi! I used a microtex 80/12 because my cord was relatively soft. If you’re using a stiffer cord, try a heavier jeans needle 🙂
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Also, my bobbin thread matches my top with a 50wt polyester.
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When you are sewing on rope you should be wearing safety glasses because the needle breaks very often and pops up and hits you in the face
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What a great gift idea and a chance to practice a new technique. Thanks.
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And I suppose we could cover the cord with fabric before stitching?
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Taking this one step farther…what about making a rectangular tray…Could start by holding the rope in a long straight line, say 7-8 inches, stitching it like the coil in the round bowl until it reaches the proportions of the bottom of the tray you want. Then, go to one corner and lift the rope up a bit as you sew to turn the first side. Stitch, holding the rope at about a 45* angle to turn up the side, and when you get to the next corner, fold a right angle into the piece as you stitch into the next side, repeating as you reach each corner. When the tray’s sides are as high as you’d like, you could backstitch a bout an inch about 1/4 of the way in. Stitch only the edge of the tray until you get to about the same place on the opposite side of this end piece; bow up the rope to make a handle big enough to hold, and then attach the rope back to the side of the tray and stitch and backstitch to secure it before continuing to the opposite side of the tray to make the other handle. I can see all this in my mind. Does anyone else see it?
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My machine does not have dual feed. Can I still do this? I do not really know what dual feed is.
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Dual feed is a feature of certain machines that essentially moves the top side of the fabric (or in this case, rope) at the same speed as the bottom fabric. It’s really helpful for almost any kind of piecing – it sort of helps move everything along in tandem. That being said, I’ve seen this done without it and with a standard 1 foot and a zig zag stitch. Just go slowly and turn your stitching speed low, so that it will be easy to predict how to shape the bowl.
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What about presser foot pressure? Did any if you change it from 50?
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I have been wanting to make a rope bowl for several years, ever since I first saw one at a craft show, but I was fearful–how would any sewing machine manage to stitch through clothesline? Even my Bernina 790? I bought 100 yards of clothesline, and it sat and sat. When I saw your post about embroidering the center, I figured I should at least give a plain bowl a try. I’ve spent most of the day at my machine, and I finished three bowls, easy peasy. Why did I wait so long? Why was I so afraid? Now I have a laundry basket filled with yard that I’m going to turn into cord and use it for baskets. Fun, fun, fun!
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I just made a rope bowl!! Finally have a use for 1,000 ft of cotton rope! Everyone gets a bowl for Christmas. If they are nice, I might put something in it too. Thanks for a fun and easy project!