Materials Needed:
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One 1000 ft spool of 3/16th inch rope from The Mountain Thread Company (Not an affiliate link. I just love their products)
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1/4” scraps in your chosen colors
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Thread in your chosen colors
Basic How-To Steps for the Skirt:
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I have a fake tree, so I started with a circle because I can put the skirt over the tree stand before I put the fake tree on it. I made the opening about 6” in diameter.
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Keeping the new row of rope next to the previous one, I set my stitches to ZigZag. I made the stitch wide enough on my machine to go from the center on one piece of rope to the center of the next. I like my zigs and zags to be a bit stretched out also so that it doesn’t take so long to sew it, but close enough that it holds it together.
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When I felt like it, I used the 1/4” strips and wrapped them around the rope like a candy cane to add color.
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I switched up the color of thread I used to add some depth to it.
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The full skirt measures 4’ in diameter.
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I back stitched at the end and covered the end with a piece of ribbon that I hand stitched on.
Basic How-To Steps for the Ornaments:
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First, I cut the remaining rope into 3 yard pieces. If you want your ornaments to be different sizes, that is fine to.
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Use the Moutain Thread Company’s tutorial on making rope bowls, but keep the “bowl” flat. https://www.themountainthreadcompany.com/videos
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Add some 1/4” strips for color like above.
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Before you get to the end, about a fingers width away, add a little hanging rope.
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Backstitch at the end of the ornament.
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