a few of you have asked about the amazing rope swirl tapestries in our new store displays and you’re in luck because one of our display artists put together a tutorial on how to make them! it looks like such a fun rainy day project.
what you need: a large piece of cardboard, black marker, scissors, rope in various sizes and colors, neon twine, pompoms.
use a variety of different colors and textures to create a fun swirl – these purple and orange tassels are just another piece of string woven in with the others!
once you’ve got it down, you can make a whole bunch in different sizes and colors, to create a whole wall tapestry just like the ones in our stores :) i can’t wait to try this!
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cute :) you could also make smaller ones for coasters!
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Thank you for todays DIY! I was captivated by this when you first posted it a few days ago and now I just need to find some of those bright tassels and trims, any ideas on where to order? I think I’ll be using a lot of hemp as well in mine. Very cool, thank you Julia.
i think i may have to try this in an effort to be more crafty. thanks for the tutorial! :)
Well this is effing groovy.
me encanta!!! amo el textil!! y pienso hacer uno!! gracias!!
i might make a few decorative throw rugs for my sunroom!
made one for my room and it looks great! thanks for the instructions! i plan to make smaller ones to use as place mats for the kitchen table!
Wow!!! I’ve posted your article on my blog :-)
Thanks!
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i think i’ll hang this on my wall, one i make it. like the one at the free people nearest me– it’s adorable!
ah i love this! and kids can do this, too, so it’s extraawesome. thanks so much for sharing your creativity!
i really wanna do this but where can i get colored rope from!!!?
Love, love, love this. my house is almost all white so will love the pops of color. Thank you! I’m going to post it on my blog too. I have several quilters who are regulars and i know they’ll love it. Kudos to you!
Barb – The Empty Nest Mom
gostaria de dizer da alegria em ver uma trabalho tão perfeito quanto esse, fiquei maravilhada.
Fiz uma postagem em meu blog, citando esse endereço para eventuais interessadas no tutorial.
Parabéns e Obrigada, Dolly
PERO QUE MARAVILLA DE ALFOMBRA, TE FELICITO
I love this and would love to make one similar. This tutorial is great, but it only shows how to make the large circle in the center. I was wondering about the smaller ones that just seem to be wound together. Also, how are the pom poms attached? And how did you get them all connected?!
I found this thru pinterest and I would definitely make my version of this rug:)
thanks for sharing .
I love this! How did you connect them all together?
It is amazing.beautiful idea.thanks for tutorial
Oh wow.. this is gorgeous. One day when I have more time on my hands I will try my hand at this. Thanks for the tutorial.
Looks like the back has some fabric on it, how are all the circles connected?
This is amazing.. I am hopelessly in love
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amazingly gorgeous execution of detail. looks so simple to do, but …
How do you connect all the circles together securely? Love this idea!!!!
what a wonderful idea!! looks fantastic! Iv only just discovered you today but will definately be giving this a go x
how do you attach the circles together? I Absolutly love it and am going to start one tomarrow.
how do you connect all the different circles???
This is just amazing but I wouldn’t put it on the floor…headboard, maybe? Or, just wall? Maybe studio wall? Just awesome!
look at this neat project
How are they connected?
So wonderfully Estelle! I will have a bathroom wall to wall, thank you!
Yes how do you connect them? Assuming piece of rope at the end when all done connects somehow…..Where do you find the items the twine etc. Could you die the rope or twine?
I just bought some rope and yarn etc from a fabric store and spent $150, and I hardly have enough to make anything grand or even worth the money. (Without the manila/brown rope filler expense too.) I would like to make a suggestion that when you shop for rope, go to the discount scrap bin. Don’t blow off this project because of my experience, just shop smarter. My friend also suggested tearing old clothes into strips which I think would work splendidly! Despite the shocking total, I’m very excited to make it and am hoping to find ways to stretch out the rope for max coverage. It’s definitely going on the wall though. :-)
Yes, please could you post a little bit more detail,for those of us not as crafty? I LOVE the look of the big Pom poms, but they look as though they are sunken into the circle, not just stitched to the top. And it would be nice to see how they are stitched together too! I Want that Rug! Thanks!
I agree, this is gorgeous! Belongs on a wall for art! Will you be putting instructions on how to assemble?
Thank you!
beautiful, thanks!
you need to seel this for people like myself who LOVE this but have no skills in that department!
I am working on this right now and the way that I am connecting them is by taking the extra yarn length from cutting it off the cardboard and tying them together. Any extra pieces that I can’t tie to anything, I tie a little knot as close as I can to the pattern and snip the rest. I also bought twine at a local hardware store (big chain home improvement store) for $13.38 and it’s 2250′. I am filling in the pattern with extra fabric I have from other projects. To get them to be long I just hand stitch them quickly together. This helps cut the cost of all the yarn.
is this backed on anything? looks like there is a backing?
Looking at the pics I am thinking that the circles were all sewn onto a large piece of fabric and that they then cut out the gaps between the circles leaving enough fabric to do a small hem to stop the fabric from fraying……Just a thought…
Wait, this doesn’t make sense ! Wouldn’t you need an odd number of warps in order for the weft to go over/under/over/under and form alternating over and under loops?
I just tried this and it became the same over and over again as opposed to alternating. (IE always going over on a certain neon yarn and then always going under the next neon yarn and then always over the next one)
Am I missing something here? Or making some sort of a very simple, very stupid mistake? Mathematically it would make sense that you need an odd number but that doesn’t work w/ a radial base since 2x any odd number is still even…. help?
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I’m considering just combining 2 of the strands? Lemme know if you figured anything out?
Thanks!!
amazing!! i love it!!
regards from spain!
gorgious!!!!!!!!!!!!
How much do I have to pay to get one like this ?!
I’m serious about buying it .. If anyone’s interested or the maker of it pleaaaaase contact me at sam_fageeh@hotmail.com
It’s the most beautiful artistic colorful thing I’ve seen so far ❤❤
Muito lindo!!! Magnifico!!!
When I made this I got a large thick needle and handsewed the circles together. I also bought fabric that matched the colors I used and I glued it to the back side using E-6000 glue. You can buy it at micheals or any other craft store. I bought different sizes twine and rope at hardware store. I also bought small amounts of coordinating fabric and cut them into strips. I twisted them and wove then in. I got the Pom poms and sewed them to the twine or fabric. I bought handspun yarn off etsy. I also made smaller ones by cutting a small circle out of fabric. I took the twine and slowly started circling from the middle out. I used the glue mentioned above to secure it. I also made smaller ones the same way the big one was made. Hope this helps anyone.
Wow! I can`t wait to try making one!
OHHHHH I CANT WAIT TO GET STARTED!!! Looking around house for cardboard right now, loading up on all my craft stuff and about ready to head out to the husbands garage to find MORE!!!!
Thank you very much for sharing! I’m so excited to make own(*^^*)
I’m with Ella–it doesn’t work out quite right
If you look closely at the pictures above, you will see that they in fact at one place always took two wines together – I marked the place on the cardboard where you always go over or under two of them, then it comes out great. You won’t notice the small weaving mistake in the end.
“Twines” not “wines”. Wine might help as well, though.. ;-)
Rope swirl tapestry, really very very beautiful, wanna try this. But the DIY rope rug from freepeople is much more attractive for me.
yes, it has to be an odd number, none of the tutorials on line say this for this project, but after making them with 30 3rd graders I have found that it is definitely true.
I’ve been trying to get this to work for me but I always seem to come out with ridges after I cut the skeleton strings. The rug just bunches together, any advice on how to prevent this?
thnx alot but how can i wash it ?
I found cheap rope! Hope this helps someone else out. I can’t wait to try this!!!
http://www.waresdirect.com/products/Commercial-Products/Manila-Rope/Manila-Ropes201798?trackURL=froogle&gclid=CIvvp8ej2LQCFQcHnQodDyYASQ
Anyone have ideas on where to get the cardboard?
Will someone tell me how many sections they did? 32 does not work!!!
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