Greetings.
The macrame project discussed in my previous post remains unfinished. (Act surprised.)
The actual macrame part is finished, but the finishing is not finished. Here's the deal:
The instructions suggested un-twisting the long, dangling ends of the cords. I liked the look, so I pulled a chair up to the project and picked up a cord - one of the short ones, about 6" long. To my surprise, I discovered that the cotton rope I had used was actually braided, not twisted, over a nylon cord. I was able to un-braid it with a tiny crochet hook. As you might imagine, this took a while, and I pondered whether or not I had the staying power to do all the ropes. I liked the look of the un-braided strings, though, and decided to go for it. I snipped out the nylon cord and moved to the next braid. To cut to the chase, this un-braiding process created a myriad of problems. The longest cords (of which there are many) are LONG; they don't un-braid in a minute, like the short ones do. The nylon core "stumps" that remain in the knotted part cause problems; some of them slid out on their own initiative, while others stubbornedly refused to budge.
The project remains half-un-braided, and draped over a chair (with a bunch of other junk) in a spare bedroom. It can be salvaged, I think, but I am not in the mood to fool with it.
Besides, I have another project I need to do.
I must make quilts for two granddaughters.
Granddaughter McKenzie's quilt is up next. I took her to the fabric store and asked her to pick ONE fabric for her quilt. She picked a bold neon stripe on a black background. Since then, I have been pondering how to use it. Inspiration struck Thursday afternoon. I shopped for complementary fabrics yesterday. The fabrics have been washed, dried, starched and iron. Let the sewing begin!
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