The venerable kind of needlework - macrame - came to us from ancient times. It is based on weaving strong knots from the rope, creating strength, safety, as well as lengthening cables, ropes, cords. Fishermen weaved fishing nets, seines, hammocks from ropes. Modern needlewomen widely use this type of creativity to create decorative jewelry, designer products that decorate the interior, and various accessories.
Various techniques
Rope weaving is embedded in several types of needlework. This allows you to create circuits and various ways of using nodes. Mandalas are made of ropes , which are amulets and amulets for different occasions. Another type of weaving is kumihimo. It is the creation of braids for girdle. Laces are also braided from rope on special bobbins. A similar technique is tatting. In this type of needlework, weaving from a rope is carried out using a shuttle. Nevertheless, the main type of weaving, in which the rope is directly involved, is macrame.
What is necessary for work?
Weaving from a rope implies an expressive texture of the future product. Based on this, it is necessary to purchase round and heavily twisted threads. They mainly create flowerpots for flower pots, rugs, various wall panels, tall baskets, floor vases, lampshades, and many other large-scale products. It is better to refuse fluffy threads right away. The main pattern in the down is lost and rolls, the product looks messy. Silk thread is also not recommended because of its smoothness. Wicker patterns slip and unwind, and it is very problematic to tie silk tightly. In the process, various durable pins, a centimeter tape and scissors will be needed. You will also need to find a strong and stable support on which the workpiece is attached. Many use the back of a chair or chair. For small items, rollers or homemade tight pillows filled with sand are suitable. You can also adapt the foam. The main thing is that the material is easy to pierce.
Beginner Tips
DIY weaving from a rope is a difficult process. In the process, the hands get very tired and the skin is rubbed. To avoid troubles, it is advised to use knitted gloves. Also, a pre-prepared thread that needs to be boiled will help to weave. This technique will give it softness and elasticity. Using twine in your work, periodically wet your hands in water. If you want to create a product from a wool rope, then choose a thick and tightly twisted thread.
Before starting macramé, knots are knotted at the ends of the prepared threads or glue is dripped to avoid blooming. Items from monophonic threads that emphasize the texture and highlight nodal patterns look original. Also, tinting in advantageous places of the product is not excluded. Cords of white color can be given a golden hue by boiling them in the infusion of onion husks. A bright shade can be whitened by lowering the rope in a warm soapy solution and gradually warming with stirring. Then the colored water is drained and replaced with a new solution, achieving the desired shade. They iron the finished product from the wrong side, covering it with several layers of gauze soaked in water. The heated iron is carefully applied to the product until the fabric dries.
Where to start work?
Do-it-yourself weaving from a rope begins with measuring the threads of the required length. It is impossible to say the exact size of the ropes, since this depends on the density of weaving, and on the thickness of the thread, and on the fact that each knot requires a certain length of rope. It is recommended that you cut the cords 5 times the finished product. Wrap too long ropes on any devices to make them convenient to work with. The working threads are fixed on the auxiliary, located horizontally, in several ways. In any case, to attach the threads using the macrame method (the diagrams are given in this article), you need to fold them in half, forming a loop. Then stretch it under the auxiliary cord, bend and thread the ends of the rope into the loop formed. Having thus prepared the required number of threads, we can begin weaving.
4 rope weave
4 threads are mainly used to create long and narrow products, such as a strap, a clutch handle, a bracelet, or, as the youth calls it, a bauble.
Consider how to weave a jewelry on a hand of 4 ropes. Two auxiliary threads, which will be braided by two workers, participate in the braiding of the bracelet . Measure the width of the wrist and double it, adding another 20 cm. This rope, folded in half, will be the central part. To cut the working thread, increase the length of the auxiliary by 6 times and also connect the ends, forming a loop. Combine the loops of the two ropes folded in half and tie a knot at a distance of about 1 cm. Separate the ropes so that the two auxiliary ropes are in the center, and the braids around them are at the edges. Hook the loop on the carnation or device you invented. Pull the ends of the two center threads and attach to the work surface.
Weave a bauble
Macrame (schemes will help to cope with the work) begins with the leftmost thread, which is placed above the two central ropes and wound under the rightmost thread. Then the right one is stretched under two auxiliary and introduced into the loop formed by the first working thread. The result was a knot that must be tightened. Repeat in mirror image. We place the thread on the far right above the two auxiliary ones and start it under the working thread on the left side. Now we pass the upper thread under the two central ones and bring it up through the loop from the first thread. Tighten the knot again. During weaving, both on auxiliary and working threads, you can string beads or beads, decorating and transforming your product.
Weaving from clothesline allows you to create very original things, such as rugs, decorative curtains, hammocks.