Macrame - knotted weaving. Translated from Arabic, it means "fringe", "lace". A great contribution to the development of macrame was made by sailors, they used knots in their work and had fun with them in their free time. Weaved fish nets, knifes and bottles. There are many techniques for weaving macrame now. From simple to more complex. This technique can be quickly mastered if desired.
Instructions
Step 1
Materials for work
The material for macrame is suitable for the most diverse. The cord, it can be any, the main thing is that it tightens well and does not cut your hands. If you want to weave items of clothing or accessories, then a narrow satin ribbon will do. Bracelets can be woven from leather ropes. Plant fibers, twine, woolen and silk threads, fishing line, cotton thread are also suitable for weaving macrame.
Step 2
Basically, macrame is woven from light colors, but if you use correctly selected bright colors, it will turn out very beautifully.
Before weaving, the material must be washed and boiled so that it does not deform during the weaving process.
Step 3
Instruments
You will need: scissors, ruler, needle, knitting needles, spindle, hook.
The pillow is preferably firm to secure the macrame base. The pillow will help you knot more easily.
Step 4
Weaving macrame knots. Flat knot
Place the threads vertically on the pillow.
Taking the right worker, put it on the base and put it under the left working thread. And with your other hand, take the left working thread, then put it behind the warp through the loop that formed between the warp and the right thread. At the end, tighten the knot with working threads, holding the non-working ones.
First, tie several left single knots in a row. As a result, the cord will begin to twist. Next, it should be turned over so that the left thread goes to the right, and the right one should go to the left. Then continue working from the same thread that you started with the previous cord. You should have a twisted cord.
You can also make a right twisted cord by tying several right single knots in a row. Square flat knot.
First you need to fasten two threads on the base. Then tie the first flat knot, followed by the second. As a result of these actions, you should get a square flat knot. It will be finished when a lock appears during weaving.
