These DIY rope baskets are probably one of my favorite DIYs. It’s so simple, and it looks great and you can do so many things to the bowls to personalise them! Plus I’m all into Home DIY projects at the moment because my new apartment needs some tender loving details! The curtains are almost done, it’s been over 2 months haha.
Watch the video or scroll down for the step by step!
You will need:
- Cord or an old style washing line. 8 metres / 27 feet makes a small bowl.
- Thread.
- A sewing machine with a zig zag stitch.
- Scissors
- Pins
Optional :
- Embroidery thread & needle for decoration.
1. Start by trimming the end of the cord and rolling a flat spiral about 3cm/ 1 inch wide. Insert two pins in a form of a cross. This keeps the work together at the beginning.
2. Now with the work pinned together, place the spiral under the needle of your sewing machine and start slowly zig zag stitching the rope together to form a flat base.
3. Once you have your base sewn, lift it up at a right angle. For a small bowl you want to make a flat surface of about 14 cm / 4-5 inches wide.
4. Keep sewing at the same angle until you get to the end. For the end loop it off to finish going backwards and forwards with the zig zag stitch. That’s it! So easy!
5. Optionally you can add a little embroidery thread to the top to add some color. You could also try painting or using a different color thread on the machine!