3D Macramé Sculptures: Design and Create Fiber Art Characters

Finishing the Piece 1

A course by String Theories Fiber Design , 3D Macrame Sculptural Artist

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106 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Finishing the Piece 1

Overview

“Let's dive right into how to create the penguin's belly, integrating dropped strings to achieve a gradual and natural shape. We will also add the feet, measuring the excess string for perfect symmetry.”

In this video lesson String Theories Fiber Design addresses the topic: Finishing the Piece 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Macramé Sculptures: Design and Create Fiber Art Characters. Discover unique techniques to design and create your own whimsical 3D macrame characters..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, you'll learn how to create the belly for your penguin, how to add the feet, and how to end your final piece. We're also going to measure any excess rope and talk about how you can use that to adjust your measurements in Excel. As you can see in the sketch, Just under the wings is where I want to start adding the belly of my penguin. So to do that, I'm going to start pulling rope that I previously dropped in earlier steps from the head. So let me just turn this over so you can see where we left off in the last lesson. I'm going to pin the guy to the cork board. I'm going to a...”

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Course summary for: 3D Macramé Sculptures: Design and Create Fiber Art Characters

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (1)
106 students
4 units
17 lessons (2h 29m)
4 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Art Toys, Fiber Arts, Macramé, Pattern Design, Textile Design

String Theories Fiber Design

A course by String Theories Fiber Design

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3D Macrame Sculptural Artist

Mikaela Szumigraj is a 3D macrame artist specializing in realistic fiber sculptures from Halifax, Canada. An aerospace engineer by trade, she brings her technical expertise to the world of macrame. Her background has inspired her to create unique 3D design techniques and aided her sense of spatial awareness.

She first began producing on a small scale in 2017, and gained a lot of attention on Instagram during the pandemic. Mikaela now sells her creations via her online shop in the form of macramé kits, wall hangings, basket weavings, soft sculptures, and more. She also has her own studio, String Theories Fiber Design. Over the last few years, she has dedicated her time to developing a technique for creating macramé leaves and vines on driftwood, which she continues to share with her many followers on Instagram.