rope baskets

Zig-zag stitch on a plain ol' sewing machine with cotton clothes line...

Awesome and fun bowls!

Owen made the above one himself (after I got it started, those first swirls are tough) and one for Grandma Terri, and one  for Esme, I also have made 3, though that wide dish has wonky handles and a weird shape

They are so much fun!  We use the cone thread for the top one, and each basket takes about 2 bobbins worth of thread (for 100feet of cord).  Sometimes we miss a little section and it is pretty easy to just go back and fix it... or as Owen pointed out... it is not as though we are trying to keep them filled with water, so we let it go.