Sea of Cortez. Macraweave wall hanging tutorial. Part 2
Hello there beautiful people!
I am Sasha, the artist behind Fibers of Mine.
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a smaller version of the wall hanging, those of you how are members of the Macrame for Beginners group, might be familiar with called Sea of Cortez.
This tutorial covers everything that I did in creating the larger piece with a variation at the top of the hanging.
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Sea of Cortez. Part 2
You can find Part 1 here
Dimensions of the finished piece shown in the tutorial 12” wide x 23” long
MATERIALS
0ne 12“ long dowel ¾” in diameter
Two 12” dowels ¼” in diameter
15 pieces of 3mm natural single strand cord - about 5 feet long, folded in half that you will attach to the top dowel.
You will need about 3 feet more to use as leads for your waves. And even more if you plan to use some of the natural color for the weaving parts.
5 to 7 colors of 4mm or 3 mm color cord, in a colorway you prefer.
I usually have 4 mm color cord in my shop in 100 feet spools, which is more than enough fro this project, in the similar colorway I am showing in this tutorial.
Wool or vegan/synthetic rowing to go with your color cord.
You can use bulky hand spun art yarn or you can even experiment with velvet, silk or cotton ribbons to create more interesting textures.
RESOURCES
You can check Ganxxet for materials here
Paradise Fibers will be a good place to shop for rowing
Right Rope sells natural rope and cord in bulk
Here is a great article on where to buy macrame cord locally
0:00 - Adding twining weaving stitch to the top of the wave
2:49 - Adding twining weaving stitch to the bottom of the wave
4:45 - Adding short rya knots
7:54 - Adding rowing with soumak stitch
12:17 - Adding tabby waving stitch with cord
16:54 - Adding soumak weave with cord
20:54 - Adding more color shapes with cord using twining technique
23:40 - Working on the rest of the weaving into the bottom part
24:56 - Explaining the top woven area
25:33 - Weaving in the ends
26:32 - Review of the final piece