Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
Knotting the Wall Planter Base 1
A course by Demi Mixon , Textile Artist
About the video: Knotting the Wall Planter Base 1
Overview
“Next, I will get down to the meat of the project and you will knot your wall planter base. I will show you how to set up the initial skeleton row and how to then add more rows. You will also learn how to incorporate your hand-dyed rope into the project to transition to as you knot.”
In this video lesson Demi Mixon addresses the topic: Knotting the Wall Planter Base 1, 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
“ Knotting the Wall Planter Base Now that we have our dyed string, we'll start actually knotting the piece. I have all the materials on the table, my dyed string, my plain natural string that I'll use for the center stripe, my skeleton rope, my pot, which I'll go ahead and move over here, and all the tapes and scissors that I'll need. I'll start knotting on the frame with one skeleton row at a time with my clove hitch not. Since we're starting with the center frame in the center of this circle, I will start just using my plain, neutral white string that I had cut earlier. I'm just going to ...”
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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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