3D Macramé Sculptures: Design and Create Fiber Art Characters

Finishing the Piece 2

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

100 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Finishing the Piece 2

Overview

“In this lesson, I will guide you through the tapering of the penguin's body to complete the piece. We'll drop the strings symmetrically, add the legs, and finish by trimming and stuffing. In addition, I'll explain how to adjust the measurements for future projects.”

In this video lesson String Theories Fiber Design addresses the topic: Finishing the Piece 2, 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

“Now that you have knotted four full rows, we're going to start to taper the body and end the finished piece. So to do that, we're going to symmetrically start dropping rope. First, you're gonna knot four pieces, then drop one, knot five, drop one, Continue the pattern until you've done all of the blues. Four. Skip one. Five, skip one. Skip the next one. Skip one more and not the last four. Then you're going to drop one white piece of rope not eight. and drop one. For this next row, You're going to start by knotting three then dropping one, nodding four, Dropping one. Nodding five, and then ...”

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

Level: Beginner
100 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.