Zigzag Rope Sewing Projects

Easy to learn and exciting to experiment with, learn the fast and fun craft of sewing with rope. A complete guide to coiling rope and making 17 durable and decorative bags, bowls, baskets, trivets, and other accessories and home décor items. Sewing projects include step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and helpful tips throughout to ensure success.

A scrap-friendly option for quilters that deviates from their traditional craft, but is still appealing to the general quilting, sewing, and crafting audience to try something fast and fun. If you can sew, you can create rope bowls and other projects. It’s become a guilty pleasure for quilters and a creative way to utilize scraps. Author Katherine Lile is the owner of The Mountain Thread Company, a shop that specializes in coiled rope baskets and high-quality quilting cotton. She is a 4th generation quilter, having started sewing in preschool.