Making another rope.

 And the day turns into night once more. It's been a lovely afternoon, sunny but also bitter cold. I was well wrapped up when I took Billy dog for a walk. We saw lots of people all doing the same thing, walking dogs around the village, and couples walking without a dog. Cyclists and joggers were getting their daily exercise. It was nice to stop and chat to people. 

I wasn't too keen on how this rope was turning out, the colours were a bit lost within the twisting. In the videos the instructions are to go round and round in a zigzag stitch. I tried that but the needle was struggling to go through it, and it was difficult to hold it together as it was going through the machine. 

So I cheated and put some iron on stabiliser on the back, and stitched across it with straight lines. That made the job a bit easier. It is now a coaster. Not a very successful experiment. 

So now I am trying another one. This time the strips are 2.5 inches wide, instead of the one inch. I already had the pink strips, someone gave them to me, I cut up an old tablecloth for the white strips. This makes a thicker rope, it's easier, quicker, and not so fiddly. I think I will have enough to make a bowl. 

Now it's time to get the dinner on. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona