HOW TO - MAKE ROPE BASKETS THE PERFECT SIZE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Using my formula will allow you to get the size of basket you want for your projects.
This rectangle shaped basket with rounded corners will allow for 3 large TP rolls or whatever you want to store in your basket.
This rope basket requires no sewing machine as it is all glued together.
Full step by step video so you can make this basket too.
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Supply list:
-Ace or Buffalo laundry cord. I used 94 ft (28.7m) for basket and 82 ft (25m) for lid.
-Variety of bias 1” (2.5cm) cut strips of pre washed cotton fabric. About 1.5yds (1.4m)
-Cutting mat
-Omnigrid ruler
-Rotary blade cutter
-scissors
-masking tape
-parchment paper
-magic clips
-isopropyl alcohol for cleaning any glue residue on magic clips
-glass container for alcohol for cleaning clips
-Aleene’s Fabric Fusion glue
-Unique Craft Tac glue
-E6000 glue
-measuring tape
-2 heavy books to weigh down rope for gluing
-mod podge for fabric
-foam brush
-12” (30.5cm) dowel or piece of driftwood or whatever you choose for your handle for the lid
-4 thumb tacks
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We use the lengt minus the width for the starting length .
Yes! Exactly.
Excellent! I've been searching the Internet for the right size basket for three rolls of TP to sit on top of my toilet tank with no luck. And here it is... who knew?!! Thank you so much, you have no idea how much I appreciate this tutorial! You're the BEST!
Perfect!
This is so unbelievably adorable. Thank you so much. Also, it’s nice to see a grey haired lady making these items and videos for them. I’m 71 and I appreciate the older makers.
You made me laugh. Glad the grey hair encouraged you to craft away and have fun!
It’s ironic as I was just thinking about how I come off as an artist that is older. So thanks for the encouragement and support.
I may be old but will fill my days with arts and crafts as long as I can. I wonder if viewers will still watch a 90 year old doing crafts. lol.
That is so nice thank you for sharing and please show us more rope baskets that you can glue❤❤❤❤❤❤
Here’s another video I published.
HOW TO MAKE A ROPE BASKET - WITH GLUE - NO SEWING MACHINE NEEDED
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I love your toilet paper holder for on the top of your commode.Beautiful colors of material.
Thank you so much!
very beautiful!! your teaching style is easy to follow. I like that you show every little thing you need to do.
Thanks so much for commenting. My videos are always on the long side as I teach classroom style so you know exactly what to do.
Beautiful bowl! Great tutorial, thank you. 😊
Thank you too!
It seems it might work well to use a piece of foam core board and pins to start the base at least in the beginning. The sides could be pinned as well. You could draw your dimensions/pattern on the foam core.
I haven’t made this as yet, but I definitely will be and I think I will try the straight pins. Your basket is beautiful and I’m anxious to make one for my daughter-in-law.
Yes. You could try that too! Whatever works best for you to get the results you want.
Love it. I would suggest that leave some space for that beautiful driftwood showing in middle of handle though.
I had a couple different designs for the handle. I had just the bare driftwood on top and you will laugh but I thought it looked like a pice of poo. lol. Kind of funny as it was being used to hold TP! Maybe covering only parts of the driftwood would have worked too.
Another video, awesome. I’ve tried to do baskets but for some reason they look weird. I’ll give this one a try, love it.
Well I hope this time it doesn’t look weird but beautiful!
Beautiful project to make. It is a good way to do it a basket without a sewing machine. Beautiful color . Thank you for a nice video and good instructions to make this basket
You are so welcome!
Just simply gorgeous! 🐸🦘🎶💕
Thank you! Cheers!
Love this basket!! I was thinking that a person could sew the bottom and then glue the sides to start the straight edge and then once it’s started you could sew. Just thinking that it would go faster. Not sure if that would work! Thanks for the great video and instructions!!!
Yes! That’s what I was thinking too! But couldn’t show that for a tutorial as anyone without a sewing machine would not be able to do this project. So I had to glue it all. It might look a bit inconsistent if you glue part and sew a part of it but it would go faster for sure.
Yes…..it might look inconsistent.
Great colors!
My fav beachy teal colours too!
Beautiful colors for your basket Patti! Thank you so much- I just subscribed! 🩵
Thanks for subbing! And thanks for watching!
As I am watching this video I was thinking this project would be easy to take with you if you are going on vacation and know you will have some down time. It’s easy to bring your supplies and will fill some of your time and will make for a relaxing vacation. I have always made baskets with a sewing machine. I like this project be cause I can do this in another room and not be in the sewing room by myself.
Sounds great! I love taking projects with me on vacation too!
Good instructions, enjoyed watching it.
Glad to hear it!
Thank you for the advice. I just need to keep practicing I guess. And I love your channel by the way
Thanks so much for watching.
Yup. Practice makes perfect!
I just thought I’d share that my issue with the doming ended up being my presser foot tension was too tight (I didn’t even know there was a tension setting) lol
Aaahh. Yes. That makes sense if it was pulling too much from too much tension from the presser foot. Good detective work!
Awesome job
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks so much!
Great video Patti - was wondering if you considered gluing with a hot glue gun? Would have to be very careful so it doesn't show, but I was thinking that may make the sides firmer, making them stand up and it sets up so fast you wouldn't need clips.. All that gluing would drive me nuts! I think I will definitely sew bottom and top lid and then glue all the vertical portions. Seems like the mod podge would further strengthen the sides. You are the best teacher on TH-cam!!
I used the fabric glue because it is permanent and washable. I find hot glue does not work the best for the rope bowls.
Lots of comments on sewing some parts and gluing some. This will work but for the video I needed to keep it consistent so glued the whole basket. Especially for those that do not own sewing machines. It will be fun to try different methods for sure. Enjoy!
@@CraftyPattiArtsCraftsthank you , I do not own a sewing machine. And I like that if I use this glue that you used that I can do this slowly. And wash the bowls. As they can get dusty. And also I am good with using these clips as I go. Also and wondering the cost of this craft? And what other fabric maybe we can use, that is the cost that I am worried about, crafting can get pricey when living on a fixed income. Anyways thank you for taking time to slowly show us how to make things. I’ve watched two of your videos so far. Cloth paper one and thus one.
The rope is anywhere from $10-$20 depending on where you live and where you buy it.
Try going to second hand stores for the fabric to save money.
All crafts have some expense to them but of course it’s the fun in making something homemade.
@@LoverofSunflowernBeesyou can try to dollar tree for your cord. They have different types of cord some is even colored so you can do without the fabric so it's even less expensive.
Happy crafting.
thank you for this video. Is there way that instruction can be printed out?
No, sorry. You have to watch the video.
I’m wondering if the tackiness of the mod podge and fabric fusion lessened or went away after a few days. Can you let us know please?
Love your tutorials! Very clear and thorough instructions. Thank you so much!
Also, I see your videos are recommended to watch in the rope bowl groups I’ve joined. I recommend your videos often as well. In my opinion, you make the absolute best tutorials. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise. ❤
The Aleene’s fabric fusion is good to go. The Mod Podge will take a bit longer. I put on a pretty thick coat.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts thank you 😊
This is genius! Thanks for explaining how to make the size you want. It makes total sense! I love that fabric glue. I use this and beacon fabric-tac glue and am wondering if you’ve tried it. It’s kinda my go to and dries much faster than aleens fabric glue and is just as strong…..though doesn’t dry shiny. Just curious?
Haven’t tried that brand yet so thanks for letting us know.
It’s a bag makers absolute favorite! ❤ not tacky at all!
Good to know. Thanks!
I love the basket. It's been a few days since you posted, any update on the stickiness?
It’s less sticky everyday. Confident that it will be fine.
Patti, I love your bowl and the great video. Can these glued bowls hold much weight?
I think so! I’ve tried a couple of glued rope bowls and they are staying together nicely.
@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts I’m making my first this week! Thank you!
Beautiful Basket - I have to ask - how did you get the glue off your cutting mat ? And - did the tackiness go away on the basket. AND - have you tried to make this sewing it together? Thanks for the wonderful Video !!!
The glue was still wet so just wiped it off with with soap and water.
The tackiness is gone now.
As I mentioned in the video I wanted straight up sides right from the bottom and with this shape of basket it is more challenging to sew this shape.
I did try and it was angling out too much for my liking.
This is so cool. I can’t wait to be that advanced to actually make something in a certain size. I have a question. I’m just trying to make a flat trivet and the center of the trivet is doming upwards. I do have a completely flat sewing area. I have one of those quilters things that sits up against my sewing machine. I’ve restarted it twice so far and now I’m gonna have to restart it again cause it’s doming up in the middle and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. are my stitches too tight, I’m on 5.5 zigzag, 3 stitch length and I’m using quarter inch 100% cotton rope.
If it’s doming than you might be pulling on the cord. Just let it slide between your fingers and just help guide it to the cord beside it. Keep your left hand flat on the rounds on the left while you are sewing.
Question, do you think it would work if you sewed the bottom, then glued only one or two rows to get you started on the correct angle and then sew again for the rest of the height?
You can but for this video kept it all glued for those that do not have sewing machines.
Could you sew until you get to sides? Glue the next few and then sew the rest one the correct angle is obtained.
You can sew the base if you want and see how it goes for you. I glued the whole basket for those that do not have sewing machines.
Linda ❤👏👏👏👏🇧🇷
Thanks!
There is a product called Stiffen, a spray on. I habe used it on 2 of my bowls and like the results. The sides of the rope bowls get firm. might want to compare the 2 products. I will make this hold. Great idea.
I will check it out. Thanks for letting everyone know!
I know you’re cutting on the bias but how do you keep your fabric from fraying?
Cutting on the bias eliminates some fraying but not all of it. For this type of wrap you will get some fraying if you are sewing the basket but next to none if you are gluing the basket.
Can you use waxed paper
Yes you can use waxed paper instead of the parchment paper I used.
I'm very patient, but i don't think patient enough for the glue. I'm thinking i would sew the separate parts and then glue the bottom and side piece together only in that spot.
I've not made one of these baskets yet, but couldn't you just do your outer loop to the final size and then work spiraling inward to the center, instead of center outward?
I'll have to experiment.
I just read comments, so yeah, i see you continued the entire project in glue for those who don't sew, and it's possible to sew these bottom and side shapes.
I used to do this sort of thing years ago for rugs and i crocheted it together with thin string.
Sometimes it is more difficult to get a tighter curved edge on the sides and I also wanted the sides to go straight up. But yes. Experiment for sure and see how you do.
Since its glued, how would you be able to clean it?
I would vacuum any collected dust and use a wet cloth to wipe off any dirt. Or gentle hand wash as I did use fabric glue which is washable.
you reply to every comment!!!!!! 💗
I try
holy cow using glue?! better yet! im finding that sewing the bowls is jamming my machine
For those that don’t have sewing machines it’s the next best thing.
How much practice should someone that has NEVER done this craft do before trying this basket.
I give lots of instructions to be successful. It is easier to glue a rope basket than sew it so you should be okay.
Thanks!
Can you use a glue gun? This looks like fun!!!
I find glue guns are harder to control for the amount of glue coming out and the glue I used will hold up better as well.
😚 P r o m o s m
Thanks for comment