[Nfb-krafters-korner] Dog ropes from old t-shirts?

[Kendra Schaber]

Hi, I was the one who said that I made dog ropes out of old T-shirts. You 
need two T-shirts; one usually dark and the other a light color. First, I 
cut the tops of the T-shirt off and only use the main part without the arms. 
I usually also cut off the seam at the bottom too. I then cut down one side 
of the main part of the T-shirt. Once I have done that, then I cut it into 
no less than three to four inche strips. I do the very same thing to my 
sedcond T-shirt. I know that you can make rags out of the T-shirt tops. I 
don't make the rags. I donate them to a member of my guild who does make the 
rags with the T-shirt tops. Well anyway, I take two strips of the lighter 
color and one of the darker color and I make a not at one end. You can make 
a loop but that's your choice. I then braid the strips together until there 
is about two inches to spair. Once I get there, I then make another not at 
the end. The nots have to be so tite that you can't easily take them apart. 
I then artfully strip up the extra metereal which adds beauty to the dog 
rope. If the rope is thinner than a half an inch in with, then you make two 
more nots in the main rope which makes it shorter for the smaller dogs. I 
hope that this will help you out!
Kendra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dixie" <cobaltblueheron at gmail.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:37 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Dog ropes from old t-shirts?


> Did someone mention they make dog tug ropes out of old t-shirts?  I am a 
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