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| My Clothesline Basket |
It's been awhile since I have had time to do a craft just for me. I found this DIY for making a
clothesline basket and since I had some extra clothes line left from another project I pinned it. Sometimes I think just white can be a bit boring so for this project I decided to use left over tie dye to add color.
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| Clothes line |
First thing is to lay out the clothes line on a plastic surface. I used garbage bags, but you could use a bin or anything you don't care if it gets stained. Add your color and really let it soak in. Clothesline is synthic fibers so it doesn't take color well. I let my line sit wrapped up in the garbage bag for two days before I rinsed it out with cold water.
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| Dying the line |
After the rinse I let the clothes line completely dry before I started sewing. As you can see the color is very pastel. That is what I expected and wanted. If you want brighter colors I would try a different type of dye.
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| Dyed and Dryed |
All I did to finished the project was follow the tutorial on making a
clothesline basket.
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| Sew ZigZag around |
I really liked the way it turned out and how the colors came together. Now I just need to decide what I'm going to put in my new basket. I'm thinking a new plant might be the best.
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| Basket |
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| Color |
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| Bottom |
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| Clothesline |
This has "Christmas presents" written all over it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Clare, great gift idea! I really like this, *wink wink*
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How did you make sure it would stand up that straight and more basket-like? I saw the other tutorial was more open and like a bowl.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was stitching the basket I really eased it into a stand up shape. Basically when I go to the sides the bottom of the basket was at 90 degrees to the sides as I stitched around. The clothesline is also pretty solid and stands up well. Hope this helps!
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