Beginner's Guide to Macrame
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The essential beginner's guide to macrame, with 8 simple, inspiring projects from macrame teacher and best-selling author Isabella Strambio (@_twome).
This fully illustrated, explain-all guide to macrame contains all the necessary knots and techniques you need, whether you're a complete beginner or simply looking for fresh ideas.
In this complete course, popular macrame artist Isabella Strambio starts with the complete basics, covering everything you need to get going: discover the essential tools and materials, learn how to hold and tension your strings, and discover how to set up a good working space.
The 8 projects are carefully chosen by Isabella so that you can build up your confidence through practice. Each of the stunning projects will teach you new knots and techniques, and will gradually develop your skills as you work through the book.
Choose from 8 must-have contemporary projects:
a stylish keychain (with gathering, lark's head and half square knots)
a handy bottle holder (featuring an alternating square knot pattern)
a stylish hat decoration (with a stylish wave knot)
a stunning clutch bag (featuring double half hitch knots and decreasing square knots)
a cute owl hanging decoration (with vertical lark's head knots)
a statement lampshade (featuring berry knots)
a gorgeous mini wreath (with waterfall knots)
a contemporary wall hanging (featuring alternating half hitch knots).
The book also contains an inspiring 'Moving On' section, with advice on subjects including adding colour, working in 3D, and adding lace detail. So embark on your macrame journey today, and have fun creating your own pieces of wall art and home decor items using simple macrame knots in natural materials.
This is the third title in the best-selling The Beginner's Guide series.
Additional information
| ISBN | 9781800923652 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 204 x 260 mm |
| Book Type | Paperback / softback |
| Author | Isabella Strambio |
| Author Bio | Isabella is a macrame artist and author who turned her love for knotting into a business after the success of her blog, which followed her journey to learn 12 crafts in 12 months. She is inspired by design, natural materials and textures, and her passions are reflected in her work. Her mission is to share her macrame knowledge and encourage people to explore their creativity through the art of knotting as well as promoting macrame as a form of mindfulness. Isabella runs online macrame courses, live events and retreats, and regularly contributes to international craft magazines and blogs with easy-to-follow macrame patterns, knots and crafting inspiration. Her website http://www.isabellastrambio.com is packed with 'all things macrame' as well as information on how to turn a craft passion into a successful business. Isabella currently lives in Sweden with her family. Her previous titles, Macrame for the Modern Home (2020), Macrame Christmas (2023), Macrame Jewellery (2022) and Mindful Macrame (2024) have collective sales in excess of 70k copies. Follow her on Instagram @_twome |
| Number of Pages | 128 |
