Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

Yes, it’s a great word!

You’ve got me wondering, with mentioning keeping them clean.

I wonder if you could spray some kind of matt sealant on them. Not varnish.

You probably could…I used to make paper beads and seal them with a matt finish. Can’t for the life of me recall the name just now, (10+ years ago) but I remember I had to be really careful due to skin contact and the possibility of them being chewed by babies. :shock: But coasters and placemats should be fine. Unless you have demon babies :twisted:

Those are really lovely, Bathsheba, anyone would be happy to have one as gift. Do you buy the rope or do you make your own?

Thanks Tabby. I buy clothesline/sash cord rope from Amazon, this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CSMH6T6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I started off with this 30m hank, but I’ve since bought a 100m of it, because it really gets used up quickly.

They are so good, Sheba.
Love the pink one, so pretty.

They are beautiful Bathsheba, wonderful as presents.

Another talented lady in our midst! :023:

Thanks Mups, yeah I rather like the fabric wrapped one, and will be doing more of them.

Aw thanks Mags. Yes, we have several creative members on here - I think once we retire, we find that at last we have time to dabble in all those arty crafty things we’d only dreamt of doing. I’ve always sewn, knitted, crocheted, done cross stitch, card making etc, but now I can really get involved in new ideas, and I think that’s probably true for a lot of us.

They look good and the idea is great, but, from an engineer’s point of view, what if the rope used was a polypropylene or similar made from recycled bottles? That way the rope would be completely waterproof and could be water washed at any time and still keep it’s shape.

I just bought a rope one from a supermarket, it has an artificial plant in it, so no ruining it with watering etc. It’s just a plain off white colour. Don’t like imitation plants, but I have a planter given to me & it’s a funny shape, the rope plant pot was easy to insert into the planter as I could push it around inside, a ridged plant pot wouldn’t have worked. It’ll live in the sun lounge.

Yours, Bathsheba, are so much nicer though.:slight_smile:

I’m impressed. well done.

You are very talented. I really like the resurgence of old fashioned crafts.

Well done these are beautifully made :slight_smile:

Well that sounds like a good plan LongDriver, but I don’t think I’d want to use my domestic sewing machine to sew something like polypropylene rope - I might end up with lots of broken needles. Maybe, maybe not. But that apart, I really wouldn’t like the look or feel of it.

Thank you Tiffany, though I have to say I do love the ducks on yours!
Oh wait though - is that the planter you were given, the white thing with ducks heads? And you’ve pushed the rope basket inside? Yeah, think I may have got that wrong originally!!!

Thank you Longdogs :slight_smile:

Thank you Fruitcake - yes there definitely seems to be a resurgence, doesn’t there? I think it’s possibly because of the internet - lots of online videos and tutorials showing us ideas that we would never have thought of years ago.

Thank you Muddy. It is such fun making them, and so quick and easy!

Yes, I put the rope planter inside the duck planter. Didn’t want to fill it with compost & ordinary plant pots wouldn’t have fitted. I collect duck related items.

oh my goodness sheba those are FABULOUS love, love, love them. wow

Thank you, that’s praise indeed from someone as creative as you! And sorry I didn’t pick this up and respond earlier :blush:

Lovely work so many talented folks here.

Including yourself!:-D:-D

Aw thanks Tabby :wink: