Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
Measuring Your String
A course by Demi Mixon , Textile Artist
About the video: Measuring Your String
Overview
“It can be hard to key in on the right amount of material to measure and cut for a macramé project. In this lesson, I will give you some tips to help ease the measuring process for the materials you have selected.”
In this video lesson Demi Mixon addresses the topic: Measuring Your String, which is part of the Domestika online course: Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers. Explore colors, shapes, and knotting techniques to create hand-crafted textile wall hangers inspired by nature.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Measuring Your String In the last lesson, we went through the blueprint of the macramé wall planter. Now, I'll take you through the steps of how I measure and cut my ropes and strings. Looking at our frame, I always look for the widest point of the shape, which will be the middle of the circle, of course, and depending on how you design your fringe, I'll cut my skeleton rope to be about at least an inch to 2 inches wider than the widest point of the frame. When you're thinking about this, reference your sketch, because maybe you decided you wanted to play with the fringe length on one sid...”
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Course summary for: Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
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Category
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Areas
Macramé, Textile Design, Textile Dyeing
Demi Mixon
A course by Demi Mixon
Demi Mixon is a textile artist from Houston, Texas. Though her background is in geology, and she pursued a Master of Science in the subject at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, Demi first picked up macramé as a hobby before turning it into her career. She began selling her pieces online and in craft markets, which led her to win the 2020 Art Category Etsy Design Award.
She eventually decided to pursue a career in textile and fiber art full time, and started Demi Macramé & Designs, her online store. Demi specializes in contemporary macramé wall hangings and soft sculptures inspired by nature. Her work can be found in local and online exhibitions, as well as around the world in the hospitality industry, galleries, and with private collectors.
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