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Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

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Pixie Knuckles

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08-07-2021, 07:47 PM

Re: Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

Originally Posted by Morticia ->

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.

But coasters and placemats should be fine. Unless you have demon babies

Silver Tabby

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08-07-2021, 08:39 PM

Re: Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

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?

Bathsheba

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08-07-2021, 10:19 PM

Re: Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->

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/...?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.

Mups

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08-07-2021, 10:45 PM

Re: Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

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

Mags

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08-07-2021, 11:01 PM

Re: Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

They are beautiful Bathsheba, wonderful as presents.

Another talented lady in our midst!

Bathsheba

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09-07-2021, 08:34 AM

Re: Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

Originally Posted by Mups ->

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

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

Originally Posted by Mags ->

They are beautiful Bathsheba, wonderful as presents.

Another talented lady in our midst!

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.

LongDriver

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09-07-2021, 08:41 AM

Re: Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

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.

Tiffany

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09-07-2021, 03:06 PM

Re: Rope bowls - my latest hobby!

Originally Posted by Bathsheba ->

Something I've wanted to try for a long time, but kept thinking it would be too tricky. Well I made my first one last Friday, and have done a few since, and guess what? It's really rather easy. So here are some of the ones I've made so far:

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.