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Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Macrame
Adorn your cozy interiors with hand-woven knotted art and hanging
plants. Are you a DIY home decorator or plant lover? We got you!
Macrame plant hangers are the perfect little touch to accent your
cozy, designer home. Macrame-the art of knotting made popular in
the seventies-is now on a revival, bringing trendy boho vibes into
your living room, bedroom, and more. And there's simply no better
way to display your hanging plants than stringing them up in
handmade woven knots. Whether you're a novice or seasoned knotter,
Macrame Plant Hangers provides thirty easy, stunning projects that
will spark your DIY artist's imagination and get you creating.
Follow detailed photographs and instructions to construct patterns
with natural cotton string for a softer look or twisted rope for a
chunkier, sturdier appearance-suitable for bigger eight-inch pots
or small four-inch pots (ideal for succulent fans!). Including a
practical beginner's section of knot basics, as well as
customizable variations to add playful beads, funky fringes, and
chic rope tassels to your macrame design for "whimsy," Macrame
Plant Hangers is your handy guidebook to adorning interiors with
your own custom hand-knotted, vintage art you can be proud of-while
keeping it green!
Give your horse a gorgeous look! Charni Lewis provides step-by-step
instructions for 30 mane and tail braids for both casual outings
and specialized events of all riding styles. Full-color photographs
and detailed illustrations bring every twist and turn to life,
while also clearly demonstrating proper hand positioning. Get
inspired and experiment with a Scalloped mane braid or a
Four-Strand Weave for the tail. Not only will your horse look
great, the time you spend braiding will help develop that special
bond between you and your horse.
Learn how to master hundreds of knotting and braiding techniques to
create stunning jewellery and accessories. Written by renowned
jewellery crafter and first Ambassador for Swarovski Elements,
Dorothy Wood, The Knotting & Braiding Bible is the essential
guide to knotting and braiding techniques for jewellery craft. The
book covers kumihimo (braiding), plaiting, knotting (including
macrame) and fusion, with techniques for adding beads, using
different cords/wire and attaching findings. All the instructions
have step by step photography to make them suitable for beginners.
Choose from a selection of contemporary jewellery, accessories and
home decor projects to create beautiful gifts and home decorations.
Kumihimo is a popular jewellery-making technique with origins in
Japanese tradition. This colourful and informative beginner's guide
to the craft explains how to use a circular kumihimo disc and a
variety of braids and beads to create 12 stunning pieces of
jewellery, plus colour and style variations, for any occasion.
Kumihimo is a transportable craft so once you have mastered the
basics of placing your braids over the disc in different formations
to make a variety of patterns and motifs, you can create kumihimo
jewellery wherever you go.
Finger string games are a wonderful opportunity for today's
children to practise meaningful movement, explore space, interact
with others, and exercise their creative spirits. They're also
great fun! String games can be particularly useful with children
who struggle at school, are dyslexic or who are learning concepts
such as 'left and right', 'up and down'. The book contains games
that will delight all children, from the very young to those with
greater dexterity. Michael Taylor has many years of experience in
working with children and has shared his string figures at schools
and camps throughout the world. This book contains over 80
inventive and imaginative string games and stories, all clearly
illustrated with step-by-step colour diagrams. The book is
particularly designed to require as little page-turning as possible
in the middle of making a string shape! Includes two brightly
coloured strings to get you started.
A comprehensive guide to over 140 knots and splices, with
easy-to-follow instructions, and 380 clear illustrations. Useful
for sailing, fishing, camping, hobbyists, and those needing to know
knots and splices. Contains an explanation of the basic terms used
relating to knots and ropes, and cordage.
This wonderfully appealing and practical gift book features
step-by-step instructions on how to tie over 50 knots and when and
where to use them. The beautiful two colour illustrations and clear
instructions quickly teach you how to tie classic knots, such as
the Reef Knot and Bowline, through to more specialist knots such as
the Alpine Butterfly and the Taut Line Hitch. The knots are clearly
organised for safe application across a range of activities
including sailing, climbing, fishing, camping or for decoration.
The useful introduction and reference section tells you all you
need to know about knot work; including an explanation of the key
terms, recommended techniques and a complexity rating for tying
each knot. So, if you want to make a rope ladder with your kids,
sail the oceans, be safe climbing in the mountains or make a True
Lovers knot then this book has every knot you should know how to
tie, plus many more. The perfect gift for craftsmen and women alike
and the adventurer in all of us. Featuring an exclusive foreword
from Tim Treloar of TT Adventures, co-presenter of the
BAFTA-winning Survival School with Bear Grylls.
String art has long been a unique way for creative people to make
innovative patterns and decorations; The String Art Dot-to-Dot Book
takes this to a new level. The book provides step-by-step
instructions for you to complete 10 projects, as well as the card
templates that form the backboard of each of the works of art.
Dot-by-dot, ever more complex patterns and designs slowly appear;
there are hours of threading fun to be had with incredible
masterpieces as the ultimate prize. Contents: The 64-page book
contains intricate step-by-step for each project that include
illustrations for each step, as well as advice on how to take your
string art exploration further. The book comes with 10 perforated
sheets of coloured cards with marked dots to use as the board for
the projects. Projects include: Daisy, Day of the Dead Sugar Skull,
Eiffel Tower, French Bulldog, Geometric Design, Owl, Parrot,
Pineapple, Succulent, Unicorn.
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