I finally tried the Clothesline Rope Bowls...quite an interesting project...the large one was my first...I got carried away as it holds a 10.5" dinner plate...then I scaled down to the second bowl which I personalized for a neighbor, has a 7.5" plate and this bowl is just a tad too big for that plate...next one will be a bit smaller... Designs are from Tattered Stitches...these were quite fun to make. Thanks for looking, Cuties!

Your rope bowls are beautiful Kim! Your talent never ceases to amaze me. Hugs, Donna

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by dragonflyer 03 Nov 2020

Thanks, Donna... I filled the with Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese cupcakes and took them to my neighbors on Halloween... They did love the bowls and the cupcakes!

Very neat. Is this the clothesline in the laundry department of Walmart? The ones here look like a big size line, thick. It doesn’t look like one would go very far. How many does it take?

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by dragonflyer 31 Oct 2020

I couldn't find clothes line in the laundry department, this was in the hardware department. The large bowl on the left took 100 feet and the smaller bowl on the right used 50 feet...

by toogie 01 Nov 2020

Thanks Kim

More questions-are these cotton so can use in microwave?
Also, is the round spot the end of rope sewn down?

The clothesline bowl making craft was popular many,many years ago before there was any such thing as a home embroidery machine. Now a beautiful new twist has been added. Bet it gets real popular again Fantastic job Kim!!

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by dragonflyer 31 Oct 2020

Thanks, Miss Lillian...amazing how things come back into fashion!

These are beautiful must try this someday

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by dragonflyer 31 Oct 2020

Thanks, Carol...

Love them. I have been wanting to make one to embroider also but haven't done so yet. Made bowls years ago when oldest was in 4-H.

Gorgeous bowls. I did the cording covered in raw edge fabric years and years ago plus some coasters with the coiling and zigzag stitching. I still use them! I bought rope a long while back but never tried it again. Would have thought trying to embroider on them would be awful but you make it look easy. Pretty sure it has to be the lighter stitch embroideries since rope is so thick. I love them.

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by dragonflyer 31 Oct 2020

Thank you, Patti...

They Look Awesome Kim:):)My plates etc. Are Square

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by dragonflyer 27 Oct 2020

You could do a square bowl... :)

by noah 30 Oct 2020

I never tried because of the Square lol

Beautiful, I have this downloaded but not tried as yet.
For Aussie Cuties window sashing cord from Bunnings is the equivalent here.

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by pennifold 27 Oct 2020

Thanks for that Marian, I was wondering about the thickness of these 'rope' bowls. A very interesting project, which uses metres of rope!!!
I hope you have a great day as I just heard all the shops, etc. are opening in Melbourne today after such a long shut down. Love Chris

The bowls are just wonderful ! I agree with crafter2243: you are very courageous...but talented!! Congratulations!

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by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

Thank you, Bev....good to see you!

Stunning !!!!Love them... Great work done Gorgeous!!!!

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by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

Thanks, Sonja....

You are a courageous lady. I saw the instructions on Emblibrary and was afraid my machine would not like this. These turned out fantastic. So so different. The idea of fitting glass plates is also great. Who would want to cover up the pretty embroidery.

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by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

Thanks, Angie...actually the bowl stitched very similar to a quilt and so did the embroidery... I made no adjustments to my machines....

by crafter2243 26 Oct 2020

I guess I was thinking rope rather then cloth line. I am sure you were not going to jeopardize your machine. Now I might try that some day.

What a fantastic project! I've been intrigued with them at the craft shows (that we used to have before covid), However, I'm too chicken to try to do one myself.
Did you use one of those Scotch Guard products that protect surfaces on them? from getting stained etc.?

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by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

Thanks, Penny...I did not use any Scotch Guard...I put a glass plate in the bottom of the bowls, and I don't know why they couldn't be "washed" upside down in the top rack of the dishwasher...

Oh, these bowls and designs are so lovely. I am so impressed - were they hard to do? I too have seen the Embroidery Library instructions but - it seems so thick for a machine to stitch through. How was it stitching out?

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by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

Actually, Laura, the rope bowl stitch out very similar to stitching a quilt..and the embroidery was about the same...I had no issues with either making the bowl or adding the embroidery...

I'm so glad You showed us this project. Your bowls are lovely. I saw this on Embroidery Library and was intrigued so seeing it done by you. I loved this idea but was unsure if I could do it. Goo idea to use a clear bowl to keep the bowl and embroidery pretty.

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by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

Thank you, Karen...surprisingly, they were really quite easy to make...

Interesting work and thanks for all the information Love what you have taken the photos on

These are so great love them.

They are beautiful! I love how you personalized them. I have seen these for the last month on different sites. I am not sure what they are used for. Enlighten me on their uses. My sister has clear plates so I might make on for her. Another great idea from Dragonflyer.

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by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

They can be used for a number of things...I wanted the glass plate so I could put muffins, cookies, bread or ??? and the plate can be washed...also for fruits, or perhaps yarn or sewing notions or anything you would put in a bowl... See my comments to Chris and Sarah below...

I have never seen anything quite like these. They are simply beautiful.

Embroidery Library have a project on these rope bowls which you can download for free.

Lovely job what size rope did you use.

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by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

I used 3/16" clothesline...

Hi Kim, How did you get the shine on the bowls if they were made out of rope? How did you get the design on the rope etc. etc. etc. I've just looked at the site and cannot find rope bowls! I found some of the pumpkin designs, but where did you get the rope bowl idea? Sorry to ask so many questions, but I've never seen these before. Love Chris

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by pennifold 25 Oct 2020

I enlarged the bowls and I think the shine I'm seeing is that plastic stabiliser, is that right?

by airyfairy 26 Oct 2020

I also have the same questions 😊

by dragonflyer 26 Oct 2020

The "shine" in the bowl is actually a glass plate that fits in the bottom of the bowl...I made the bowls out of cotton clothesline. There are several tutorials on YouTube and one specific to embroidery on Embroidery Library... The large bowl used 100 ft and the smaller one used 50 ft of clothesline. You make the flat part, stop, embroider your design and then go back and finish the "bowl" to the size you need. I wanted to make them to fit a glass plate so I could put muffins or bread or cookies or ??? in them and not muss up the embroidery and the plate could be washed. I believe the bowls can be "washed" by putting them upside down in the top rack of a dishwasher...That's the way i "wash" my baseball caps and they turn out great.

by airyfairy 26 Oct 2020

I also put all sorts of things in the dishwasher

by bevnorris 26 Oct 2020

Well, I never.....! ;-)

by pennifold 27 Oct 2020

Thanks for that detailed instruction Kim. I am still so impressed that you got to do an embroidered design on the rope. They look fantastic. Love Chris