I never found real cheap clothesline but I did find our Dollar General had it for around 3 dollars. My big bowl has used 200 feet and I am now wrapping the 3rd roll but that will be it. My fingers hurt so bad from rolling the fabric around the clothesline for long periods of time. It's not going to be pretty like Eddie's but it is going to be big!
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Can't wait to see the finished bowl
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Thank you Eddie! What a great tutorial! I know everyone has appreciated your time and thoughtfulness in putting it together!
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These are very pretty and i am going to give them a go with scraps of fabric i have left to try and make a mixed multi coloured bowl ,,Thank you for showing us how to make them
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Your instructions will prove very helpful when I make a fabric bowl.
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Thanks Eddie! now I know what to do with all the large print scraps form my interior decorator friends! Lynn
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Thank You very nice tute
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I had a friend give me some as pot holders. they were awesome. great turorial, ty
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Great tute! Thanks for posting. Been wanting to do one of these but the method I saw looked far more tedious. This looks so much simpler!
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this was great information Eddie, appreciate all of the work that you put into the tutorial.
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it looks like you are using a regular zig zag. Can you use a three step zig zag as well? Racheal
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Thank you for the great instructions.
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Great tutorial, you're a natural at teaching.
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What kind of foot do you use, is it a walking foot!
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Isnt this information from a book Its A Wrap? Looks the same to me. The book is a good investment with many ideas and variations.
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Originally Posted by Pam Perry
What kind of foot do you use, is it a walking foot!
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Originally Posted by lindasidlow
Isnt this information from a book Its A Wrap? Looks the same to me. The book is a good investment with many ideas and variations.
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Thanks, one of these days I will get up enough courage to try it,,,
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Great bowl lesson. I plan to try this soon!
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I never seen that done before. That was great. Thanks,
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I have a bowl started but don't know how to finish, so it will have the sides. Been fun so far!!!!
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Originally Posted by Feathers
Originally Posted by Eddie
I like to finish the cord off on the top edge by cutting it on a diagonal right before the handle so that it is not so obvious and then just zig zag over the end a few times to secure it down.
That's it! Enjoy! Are you a teacher? Your instructions are excellent as are your pictures. If you aren't a teacher, maybe teaching is something to think about. You obviously are a born teacher. Thank you. I don't know about your Wally World, but ours do not carry skeins of clothesline any more. They now sell it on plastic frames (see picture below). I love using batiks (or batik like prints). I make placemats out of scraps (i.e., multicolored). Sometimes I get fancy and put loops all around the outside edge. Pix below. Nita in MI Not the best picture taker - batik bowl [ATTACH=CONFIG]233447[/ATTACH] Place mat with loops around edge - scrappy [ATTACH=CONFIG]233448[/ATTACH] |
Very nice items! I can't wait to do one.
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Thanks - it's the only crafty thing I do, otherwise I quilt.
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Originally Posted by lindasidlow
Isnt this information from a book Its A Wrap? Looks the same to me. The book is a good investment with many ideas and variations.
I also saw one lady who made flowers. Will try to find pix. This is one of two flowers I've made. Need lots more practice to get petals same size. [ATTACH=CONFIG]233562[/ATTACH] Made by vendor at a quilt show. Picture taken with her permission. [ATTACH=CONFIG]233564[/ATTACH] |
I agree with Eddie - just use a regular presser foot.
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Originally Posted by Cyn
I never found real cheap clothesline but I did find our Dollar General had it for around 3 dollars. My big bowl has used 200 feet and I am now wrapping the 3rd roll but that will be it. My fingers hurt so bad from rolling the fabric around the clothesline for long periods of time. It's not going to be pretty like Eddie's but it is going to be big!
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Originally Posted by Lmj1126
Thanks Eddie! now I know what to do with all the large print scraps form my interior decorator friends! Lynn
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Originally Posted by luvngy
it looks like you are using a regular zig zag. Can you use a three step zig zag as well? Racheal
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Originally Posted by Eddie
............ The strips are cut on a bias and are 3/4 inch wide. ................ I then cut my bias strips so that the chisel ends were all facing the same direction as shown below.
Nita in MI |
I love this tutorial. Very clear and easy to understand. Great work.
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Originally Posted by NitaM39
I've never cut my strips on the bias. In my mind I think that's more work than it's worth. I cut them on the cross grain - some stretch a little more than others, some not at all - like batiks, but as long as I start wrapping them on an angle, it works out well. It takes me 2 hours to wrap 100 feet. Nita in MI Inside of basket [ATTACH=CONFIG]233611[/ATTACH] Bottom [ATTACH=CONFIG]233612[/ATTACH] |
Originally Posted by Feathers
Originally Posted by Dawn Hendrix
uuuggghhhh no clothesline at my small town walmart dangit
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Originally Posted by Candy Apple Quilts
Originally Posted by NitaM39
I've never cut my strips on the bias. In my mind I think that's more work than it's worth. I cut them on the cross grain - some stretch a little more than others, some not at all - like batiks, but as long as I start wrapping them on an angle, it works out well. It takes me 2 hours to wrap 100 feet. Nita in MI Nice job on your bowl CandyApple. Nita in MI |
The reason that I cut it on the bias is that I noticed my first attempts the bowls came out "fuzzy" looking with the loose threads, which makes sense if you think about it. When you cut across the WOF you tend to have more loose threads on the cut than if you cut on the bias where the ends are just on the edge and thread is "embedded" in the strip, so you have much less fuzziness that way.
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Nice bowl, I think I missed something I do not know what to do when its time to make the walls of the bowl.
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Originally Posted by Eddie
The reason that I cut it on the bias is that I noticed my first attempts the bowls came out "fuzzy" looking with the loose threads, which makes sense if you think about it. When you cut across the WOF you tend to have more loose threads on the cut than if you cut on the bias where the ends are just on the edge and thread is "embedded" in the strip, so you have much less fuzziness that way.
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Originally Posted by Eddie
The reason that I cut it on the bias is that I noticed my first attempts the bowls came out "fuzzy" looking with the loose threads, which makes sense if you think about it. When you cut across the WOF you tend to have more loose threads on the cut than if you cut on the bias where the ends are just on the edge and thread is "embedded" in the strip, so you have much less fuzziness that way.
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Eddie, as usual,your tutorials are excellent! I like your fabric bowls, and will try making some one of these days. Ronda
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Thanks for this wonderful tute.
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