Basic Macramé: Knot Nature-Inspired Tapestries
Pulling Inspiration
A course by Rachel Breuklander , Fiber Artist
Joined February 2022
Joined February 2022
About the video: Pulling Inspiration
Overview
“When it comes to creating your own designs, it's important to pull inspiration from different sources rather than one. This ensures the originality of your work. In this lesson, I will show you my creative process of designing the pattern for my course project.”
In this video lesson Rachel Breuklander addresses the topic: Pulling Inspiration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Macramé: Knot Nature-Inspired Tapestries. Learn the fundamentals of macramé to create landscape-inspired wall hangings step by step, from the basic knots to the final styling.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Pulling Inspiration In this lesson, I'll show you how to find inspiration for your piece and how to use that inspiration to create your own mood board for the final project. Finding inspiration is very important for your final project because it will allow you to develop your own personal style and figure out what you want your final project to look like. When I look for inspiration, I look to the things that I'm the most passionate about. One of those things is spending time in nature and enjoying the outdoors, so that's where I look for a lot of my inspiration. I often take pictures whi...”
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Course summary for: Basic Macramé: Knot Nature-Inspired Tapestries
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Macramé, Textile Design
Rachel Breuklander
A course by Rachel Breuklander
Rachel Breuklander is a modern fiber artist and the founder of The Lark’s Head. After taking up macramé as a creative hobby in 2016, she began exploring the possibility of turning it into a career through private commissions. Merging her passion for the outdoors and textile art, she created her first landscape-inspired collection in 2019, which garnered attention and helped her grow a solid following. She later branched out into teaching to help budding textile artists develop their skills through workshops.
In addition to handcrafting custom decor for private clients, Rachel has published her own book, Nature Macramé, where she shares over 20 projects and reveals her techniques. She also sells eco-friendly macramé supplies and DIY kits to make this craft accessible to others.
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