Sunday, September 27, 2015

A Basket out of Strings.

I have two SCARY big bags of fabric scraps.   I am working on the crumb quilt with fabrics from the bags.  I feel like all I have done is manage to fluff them up and make them look fuller!   I came across strings which really are to narrow to make anything with,  unless. ...... yeah, why not make a basket with wrapped cotton washing line!
I just love this basket!  It is so amazingly colorful.  I tried to pic a good assortment of colors and patterns.  I used 100 ft of washing line, so definitely more than 100 ft of strings since they are wrapped.   This just may become my knitting basket!  Beats a packet from the store!

5 comments:

  1. Cool basket Chantal and great use of strings - who would have thought there were 100 ft of strings in there - very impressive :-)

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  2. oh Chantal that's lovely! That's what I was thinking, a perfect yarn basket. wow!

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  3. Dear Chantal,
    won't be surprised if this becomes your favorite basket in the house, it is so wonderful.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  4. Beautiful array of colours, the basket will be so useful.

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  5. Great way to use those selvages and using it as a knitting bowl is a great idea. If you put a ball of wool in the bowl and run it through the handle it will stay put and not roll around the floor. My daughter has a knitting bowl made of wood and she swears by it!

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