Bowls, Bowls Bowls

  

More new bowls in the shop.

Yellow and Gray Coiled Fabric Bowl

Many of my coiled fabric bowls have been sold and it is time to make some new ones. I'm not very good at explaining how I make things, so I took some photos while making a Gray and Yellow coiled fabric bowl.
After deciding what colors I'm going to use, I'll cut up a bunch of strips measuring 3/4".

Hmmm, they look kind of pink, but really they are gray. I like to start with a darker color (no particular reason why, just the way I do it), and coil it around the end of cotton rope.

Coil it up and zig zag stitch around.

 

I just keep going, adding different fabrics, around and around, until the coil measures around 5 inches.

 

At this point I lift the whole thing up on an angle, to get it to start looking like a bowl.

 

 

Just keep going around and around while holding the bowl on an angle until it gets to the desired depth.

I've always had trouble finishing it off, until I discovered making a decorative coil finish.

And there you have it. As soon as the sun comes out, I'll take some better photos and add this bowl to my Etsy Shop.

 

 

 

 



Score Part 2

So what have I done with all those fabrics I bought with my Joanns gift certificate? I started out by making some new bowls and table mats.

Some of those Christmas gold fabrics can be found in the middle bowl of all gold fabrics. All the Easter fabrics can be seen in the Easter bowl and it's pretty obvious what was done with the grey and yellow.
Now I just have to figure out if I want to put them in my Etsy shop or my Zibbet shop.
(Yes, some more shameless self promotion)

New in the Shop

There's a panic going on at Etsy due to some policy changes. It happens all the time and everyone jumps ship. I cautiosly followed the mob over to Zibbet but I'm not so sure I'm going to stay. I love Etsy and have had many repeat customers, I'm not leaving. But I'l give Zibbet a try and see what happens. I have made and listed a few new bowls.