Rope Jewelry for Beginners: Make Your Own Necklaces
The Figure Eight Knot
A course by Beth Pegler , Jewelry Designer and Maker
About the video: The Figure Eight Knot
Overview
“Now you will look at the first of the knots, it’s one you might already have heard of: the figure eight knot. ”
In this video lesson Beth Pegler addresses the topic: The Figure Eight Knot, which is part of the Domestika online course: Rope Jewelry for Beginners: Make Your Own Necklaces. Learn to make three unique rope accessories using two basic macramé knots, the figure eight and the lark's head, as well as the winding technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Figure Eight Knot In this lesson, we'll look at the first of our knots. It's one you may have heard of, the figure-eight knot. The figure eight knot The figure eight knot is used in sailing and climbing. It's used in macramé. I have taken it and repeated the figure-eight knot so that we can make our jewellery, make our necklace. This is the first necklace that I made using a knot for the jewellery. This necklace is my bestseller. I enjoy making it. It's very repetitive. The thing I like about it being repetitive is that once you get the hang of it, you can have other things like have ...”
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Course summary for: Rope Jewelry for Beginners: Make Your Own Necklaces
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Jewelry Design, Macramé, Textile Design

Beth Pegler
A course by Beth Pegler
Beth Pegler is a jewelry designer based in Sheffield, UK. She started making and selling textile jewelry in 2015 and now produces two collections a year. She works mainly with metal, rope, and embroidery thread, and uses the age-old art of knot-making to create modern, wearable pieces of jewelry.
Her work has been exhibited in The Scottish Gallery’s 2019 exhibition, Feeling Fabric, and has been featured in magazines including Mollie Makes Social Media, Project Calm, Lionheart and 91 magazine.
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