Not really quilting, so I thought I'd better put it under "general Chit-chat".
I've been to Lowe's, Home Depot, Target and Wal-Mart. The only store that sells cotton rope is Wal-Mart and they only have one size. I'm making fabric covered trivets and don't want to use nylon or poly rope - it melts. I want to use natural fibers. As a last ditch effort, I bought some sisal (large twine). That's natural. Thought I was pretty smart until driving home I wondered if my machine will sew through it......sigh. Will let you know.
For those of you who are making the mats and/or bowls, where are you getting your cotton rope?