By Judith
on September 10, 2018
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Last Saturday was my 2nd Rope Bowl Workshop.
And I’m pleased to say this lot were just as productive as my first group of ladies!!
Once again the feedback from this workshop was a resounding success!
It gives me so much pleasure seeing proudly smiling faces going home with beautiful creations tucked under arms and invigorated inspiration for many future gifts!
Well done ladies!
Interest and enquiries for this workshop continue to grow, so I will be sure to schedule more in next year!
By Judith
on May 31, 2018
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For the third installment in my series of summer workshops, we will be looking at what we can do with cotton clothesline rope and a zig-zag stitch!
The rope bowl making phenomenon hit the online quilting community about 2 years ago, and is still going strong!
When I started making these, I couldn’t believe how easy it was to achieve the variety of 3d shapes. The fiddliest part is getting the rope wound tightly enough at the start, but after that, it’s a doddle!
I experimented with a couple of different ropes, one softer and one coarser. While my machine still coped ok with the coarser rope, it had to work a little harder, and cheaper threads broke more often. However, the softer rope was much more maliable and took both the Aurifil and cheaper threads with ease. I will be supplying the softer rope to the workshops.
There are many different ways to add colour to your baskets – dip-dyeing, painting, coloured thread or adding scraps. Check out my Kitchen Pinterest Board for many more examples of this versatile craft.
Due to the popularity of this project, I am running 2 workshop dates, 18th August and 8th September. All workshops are £30 (includes a non-refundable £15 deposit). Just drop me an email to justjudedesigns@hotmail.co.uk for more information or to register.
