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11-11-2011, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pdunn56

The first one I left the whole tube but was difficult to stuff so I left 3 four inch openings on the others then hand sewed
them closed . Also with the openings I was able to hand stuff the larger tubes, we got progressively smaller , the
smallest one was about 6 1/2 inches by the 44 inch WOF, just had to braid it tight but I liked the smaller one the best.
I learn best by trial and error. ;-)

Thanks for all the extra info. I was thinking the 10" widths seemed a little too jumbo! The smaller ones would be nicer.

Since posting earlier, I remember doing a similar thing ..... using cording and braiding to make a wreath for tree ornaments. Or turning fabric on cording for the braids.

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