I am adding new metallic thread in my overview of threads I use for micro-macrame. This thread I bought on Aliexpress in Sanbest shop. The link is in the end of the article. According to the manufacture the 4-ply thread is 0.28 mm, 750 m in a bobbin. As stipulated, the thread comprises of 4 […]
From time to time I get messages/questions from macrame beginners who do not know where to start and how to start and feeling late even to begin learning when they see people around making sophisticated things. Here are 4 steps to alleviate those fears: (applicable not only for macrame beginners btw) First, there is nothing […]
What thread do you use? Here is the long version of my answer to this question. Please note, that this is not an Ad. I will describe the cords I use regularly. I do use other cords sometimes, but the characteristics are mostly the same. The photo of the classical macrame leaf illustrates the different […]
Is Imagination indeed such an ephemeral substance? Why do some people generate hundreds of wonderful ideas many of which remain just ideas because of lack of time, while others run circling around the room and spend sleepless nights trying to produce just one original thought? What is a way out for ordinary artisans sitting in front […]
The most challenging was to find the right shade of green for the leaves. To tell the truth the thread on the spill was more greenish, but when knotted it looks just right smoky. Still the small brooch is a failure. The stamens should be more regular. Such comes the bigger one with regular stamens […]
To make a macrame board you will need a corkboard (approx 30×40 cm or 12×16 inches) and styrophorm boards. For styrophorm you can easily use packaging styrophorm. Cut styrophorm in the size of your corkboard. The styrophorm should be thick enough not to let your pins come through. If you have thinner styrophorm, make some […]
Несмотря на то, что популярность рукоделия как хобби последнее время растет, среди не затронутой этим явлением части населения есть скептики. дальнейшее предназначено для сомневающейся части населения :). Среди несомненных плюсов занятий рукоделием: медитация, антисресс. Погружение в себя и работу, обдумывание деталей приносит спокойствие. А члены семьи очень скоро начинают разделять Ваш интерес. Любопытство толкает детей к […]