Basic Macramé: Knot Nature-Inspired Tapestries
Creating the Sky and Upper Mountain Outline
A course by Rachel Breuklander , Fiber Artist
Joined February 2022
Joined February 2022
About the video: Creating the Sky and Upper Mountain Outline
Overview
“Now, you will learn how to create the upper portion of the tapestry, starting with the sky and the top outline of the mountains. ”
In this video lesson Rachel Breuklander addresses the topic: Creating the Sky and Upper Mountain Outline, 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
“ Creating the Sky and Upper Mountain Outline In this lesson, we'll create the outline of the sky and the upper mountain outline of the tapestry. We'll begin by creating one row across the top of half hitch knots. Let's get started. I'll start on the left-hand side and work my way over to the right, creating one row of half hitch knots. I'm using four strings at a time and looping one set of strings around the next set of strings. One thing to note about the half hitch knots that we are using for the sky is that I'm spacing the half hitch knots a little bit farther apart than some of the ot...”
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Course summary for: Basic Macramé: Knot Nature-Inspired Tapestries
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Areas
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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