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Macrame Angel

Shana — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:43:26 +0000

Around 10cms tall, this little angel is so cute…and remember…an angel is for life, not just for Christmas

Jute Dolly – Corn Dolly Style

Shana — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:07:18 +0000

This one uses chenille stems as a base, which gives greater posing flexibility. Rather than just wrapping the jute around the stems, I knotted it to give the appearance of a Corn Dolly. She measures 21cm from the top of her hair to her toes.

Jute Mini Bag

Shana — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:06:11 +0000

I made this as a trial to see how easy knotting a bag in one piece with an integral handle would be. Excluding the handle, it measures 15cm long by 10cm wide. The knotting for the beads is called a rosebud knot. Ideally the bag should be lined, but I was eager to take its picture!

And it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be. The bag was worked around cardboard, the be able to hold the work steady while I worked, I stuffed a ruler between the pieces of cardboard and balanced that precariously on my knee! I’m sure there has to be an easier way, I’ll make sure I find it before I make another bag!

Autumn Sky

Shana — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:35:01 +0000

I enhanced this piece with Macrame Weaving, which I’m beginning to find very addictive. Watching me weave the colours in and out, Chris said it is like painting…with yarn. I did contemplate whether I could do a Mondrian in Macrame, but maybe that is ambitious as Chris doing the Mona Lisa on his etch-a-sketch!

The total length of this magnificent piece is 60cm.

Berries and Beads

Shana — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:41:28 +0000

A stunning combination of alternating berry knots, cording and beads, this beauty is 80cm long, the bamboo measures 30cm wide. Made from jute with wooden beads.

Please click on the image for a larger picture.

Snow Warrior

Shana — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:12:24 +0000

In this design, I used wool to weave the circular panel and for the tassels. The rest is jute, enhanced with small wooden beads. Top to bottom length is 58cm.

Bobble Tree

Shana — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:29:34 +0000

The top of this hanging is made with Square Knot Loops which create the bobble effect. Usually they’re done with only a few Square Knots to make a bead effect, but you can make the sinnet as long as you desire before turning it back on itself to create the loop.

From top to bottom measures 45cm and I used jute and an indian bell.

Itteh Bitteh Earrings

Shana — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:55:50 +0000

Sometimes I just don’t want to do large macrame pieces, so today I opted for something small. These are made from cotton with wooden beads. And from the title you might realise I’m addicted to lolcats! A bigger picture is just a click away.

Bamboo Freeform Wind Chime

Shana — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:49:13 +0000

Using red jute for a change, the inspiration for this design came from one of our macrame booklets. I find it easier to look at a picture and create my own design from it rather than try and follow a pattern.

It is 58cm in length, with an indian bell and numerous macrame beads all hung on a bamboo ring. Click on the picture for a larger image.

Oriental Wind Chime

Shana — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:21:29 +0000

This was one of those projects that I put off starting for days. I only needed to measure 6 lengths of jute to be used doubled over giving me 12 cords. But…and it’s a big BUT…each cord had to be 17½ yards long!

Sat there surrounded by so much jute, I knew how a fly felt trapped in a spiders web. My usual method of leaving the cords was not going to work, so each one was tied up into a butterfly with an elastic band. I referred to them as my puppies because they kept leaping about all over the place.

The finished Wind Chime was well worth the struggle. It is 72cm in length from the top of the hook to the bottom of the longest bell. The bells themselves are Indian and the beads are traditional wooden macrame beads.

My intention was to put this up for sale straightaway, but I’m going to keep it for a bit longer to admire it before I give someone else the pleasure of hanging it in their home