Adding a New Fabric Strip to a Coiled Project

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adding a new fabric strip When making a fabric covered coiled project such as a bowl, basket, coaster, or rug you need to continuously add additional fabric strips as you wrap your cordage. This tip explains one way to do this. Click here for the bowl craft Coiled Rag Bow

Supplies:

upholstery cord
fabric strips
embroidery floss
embroidery needle
scissors

Steps:

Lay your next strip over the tail end (1-2 inches) of the strip in use, with right side of new against wrong side of last.
Begin wrapping holding the two pieces together. You will make 1 or 2 wraps.

Adding a New Fabric Strip to a Coiled Project

Once you reach the end of the last strip adjust it to minimize the flap showing in your coil and tack it down by making a small stitch through both layers of fabric and the cotton upholstery cord. Snip your thread, tie, and clip ends.

Continue wrapping with your new strip. Follow this same process for adding each new strip.

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