Preparation for weaving macrame. Master class on making a working pillow for weaving macrame Weaving the simplest knots

A few decades ago macrame it was very, very popular - every second, if not the first woman "sick" with knot weaving. Perhaps, many of us at least once in our lives tried to do certain things using this technique, and if we didn’t try, then we definitely decorated our house with crafts created by the hands of a sister, mother, grandmother, friend. Latest trends indicates that macrame is returning - those who used to love knot weaving can get back to work. For those who have not tried it yet, it's time to try it - it's beautiful and stylish, interesting and exciting. Macrame is wonderful in many aspects: firstly, it is an affordable technique both in terms of materials and complexity, secondly, it guarantees quick results, and thirdly, it brings a lot of positive. Let's think what can be done in macrame technique today - to get acquainted or refresh muscle memory.

What to do in macrame technique - 5 master classes:

1. Hanging macrame chair

Do you think it's too global? Is it difficult and generally unrealistic to do it yourself? And you follow the link, consider step by step photos, be inspired by the work of other masters - and when your hands itch so much that you can’t sit still, then make a decision. In the meantime, of course, just be inspired.

2. Cushion

Comfort in the house is when every corner of it is thought out by you, filled with your energy and carefully filled with cute little things. Cushion- this is just a thing of this category: it seems not a necessity, but the most perfect pleasantness, which means that it is worth it to do it. And why not make it using the macrame technique?

3. Planters

Everyone loves to decorate the house. Everyone loves to decorate the house with handmade things even more. It's a special pleasure to fill it soulful things in which not only hard work and diligence is invested, but also the desire to ennoble the space, your warmth and love for the space in which you live.

4. Grocery bag

A necessary thing in the household! Well, and, of course, beautiful - stylish and beautiful, in a wonderful retro style, handmade and filled with energy. own hands. Such a bag can be made in a few tens of minutes - and then with rapture to do and do, in order to present those very "string bags" to all friends and acquaintances.

Macrame technique never ceases to amaze with its diversity and wide application in life. modern man. We have already written about and in the macrame technique. Today we will talk about pillows and blankets.

It would seem that pillows are so simple and small object, but with a certain approach, they can play a key role in the interior. Even the most boring interior can be transformed if such bright colors are added to it. decorative elements like macrame pillows. And a place for this wondrous and original item can be found everywhere - in the living room, bedroom, nursery and even in the kitchen!

We all strive to make our home warm, cozy, comfortable... And such decorative elements as pillows, blankets, and panels help in creating a sincere and homely atmosphere in the house. Especially when the products are made by hand, when it is handmade.

Recently, pillows can even be an independent piece of furniture. For example, floor cushions which are becoming more and more common in our homes. In my observation, people last years they try to free and lighten their space as much as possible, getting rid of bulky and heavy furniture that fills the entire room. Trying to let in more light and air in your home. And such an element as floor pillows is very comfortable. It is easy to move it to where you need it - to the sofa to sit with guests, or to the window to read a book.

Home is the place where we rest and relax. And therefore, the atmosphere at home should be conducive to relaxation and carry a certain mood. It is in your power to make your home happy. And so fill it with works that touch you ... And pillows are a fabulous, magical element of decor!

Macrame is one of the varieties of nodular weaving. For thousands of years, it has been used by people to create clothing, get food, and even helped invent knot writing.

It is believed that this species artistic activity existed in the East already in the 9th century BC. Wickerwork for various purposes were known in early Egyptian art. With its help, weaved nets for catching fish, and also made various items decor and ornaments of an unusual shape.

AT Ancient Greece wickerwork was used in medicine for the treatment of fractures, as well as in mathematical science - in the form of entertaining puzzles for children and adults.

According to people, knots and wickerwork had magic power, thanks to the connection of several strands into one. Sailors wove chains and cords that were worn around the neck or tied to the top of the mast. This simple action was supposed to protect them from troubles at sea.

Today, the art of macrame is flourishing again, and many needlewomen are fond of it. In the macrame technique, various products are woven, many of which become an integral part - decorative panels, flower pots, as well as accessories and some items of clothing.

In order to take full advantage of this ancient species Needlework, you must first get acquainted with the devices and materials that will be needed in the process.

Materials and tools

To create products using the macrame technique, you will need the following tools and fixtures:

• Pillow for weaving — working base for making products in the technique of macrame. The pillow should be firm enough. It is best to cover it with a checkered fabric. This is necessary for ease of calculation.
• Pins with round heads- necessary for fixing individual knots and giving the desired shape to a wicker product.
• sharp scissors- for cutting threads or cord.
• Centimeter- for measurements.
• crochet hook for pulling threads

For weaving, you can use threads, cords, braid, thin soft wire, as well as narrow ribbons made of plastic materials. Cotton material is the most suitable for the job, as it happens different thickness and has a low cost.

Linen material is durable, pleasant natural color, and at the same time it is well tied into knots. Woolen material is suitable for color work due to the wide colors however, it tends to stretch and tear more than plant fiber materials.

Synthetic materials (kapron, nylon and many others) are smooth and high-quality, they are not afraid of dampness and are not subject to rapid abrasion. However, synthetic knots tend to unravel. It is advisable to use them together with cotton and woolen materials.

Decorative details can be glass, wooden, plastic beads or small elements from, as well as buttons, buckles, metal and wooden rings and other accessories.

Execution process

The beginning of work is the preparation of the mounting cord. It should be somewhat thicker than the weaving cord and 4–5 cm longer than the width of the product. At the ends of the fastening cord, knots are formed to secure the cord with pins to the working cushion.

In many works, the role of a fastening cord is played by various objects: metal rings in, bamboo or wooden sticks in a magazine rack and panels, plastic rings or buckles in belts, and so on. Choosing the basis for the product, you need to proceed from the features of its shape and functional purpose.

When it is planned to make a two-layer product (it can be a bag or a wallet), a pillow or bar is wrapped with a fastening cord, and the ends are tied on the side. Weaving goes in a circle. However, double products can be woven single, and then sew the sides.

To weave macrame, you need to learn how to weave knots and fasten the yarn on the fastening cord (carrier thread):

• First way- the thread is folded in half, forming a loop, the ends and the loop are under the carrier (fastening) thread. The ends of the thread are pulled into a loop.

• Second way- the loop is on the carrier thread.

• Third way- the thread is hung in the second way, and then both ends are wound from both sides through the carrier back, and brought out from behind into the loop formed at the bottom.

The thread around which knots are woven is called the "knotted" or warp thread. The threads that are involved in tying knots are called "workers".

Weaving simple knots

• Knotted chain- This is a weaving on two threads. In the course of work, working and knotted threads change all the time. With this type of weaving, one thread of the coil is formed, then from one side, then from the other side, alternately with one and the other end.

It is important that the nodes are directed to different sides. You can weave two knots in one direction, and two in the other.

You can also weave a chain knot all the time in one direction - this way you get a twisted cord. A beautiful cord is obtained from four threads, when the two middle threads are carriers, and the outermost threads are intertwined in turn.

• - these single knots in a pair represent one double flat knot. You can start weaving double flat knots from the left or from right side, but in all work it is the same. Usually each needlewoman chooses any one option. When repeating a double flat knot, a flat cord is obtained.

• wrapping- if it is necessary to collect loose threads in a brush, then most often they make a kind of macrame element, which is called "wrapping". It is performed in two ways.

First way- the threads are collected in a bundle, then the thread is cut 20 cm long and the ends No. 1 and No. 2 are placed along the bundle. A loop is made from the upper end of the thread No. 2. Loose threads are wrapped around the end of thread No. 2 so that the wrapping rings go up and neatly fit together.

Second way- the end of thread No. 2 is inserted into the loop, and the other end of thread No. 1 is pulled down so that the loop, together with thread No. 2, goes beyond the wrap rings, but does not go down. The remaining end of thread No. 2 is cut off, and the end of No. 1 is left in the brush.

Thus, the simplest knots in the macrame technique are performed. By combining them, you can create different kinds products and decor items - bookmarks, belts, scarves, planters, shawls, jewelry, bags and wallets.

Driver! Prepare your billions, because people are the new oil of Russia! The new Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs adopted and entered into force! Remember his number: 664! It does not directly apply to you and me, but our life and, importantly, the wallet will be profoundly affected.

For example, in order 664 there is no previous ban on the use of automatic controls in the zone of temporary restrictions. And this means a real legalized robbery! Take the signs "90", "80", "60" and "40", the radar, put it on a straight road, for example, on New Riga, where the speed is usually 110 km / h - and the money itself ran like from an oil jet! You don't even have to stop anyone!

If you think that the truth is on your side and you will be able to challenge the wrongful fine in court - alas! Still a living policeman in certain cases, you can argue. But the presumption of innocence does not apply to violations recorded by automatic means of fixation.

For those who have not yet understood the beauty of the idea. So buy four temporary road signs with racks at a price of 3000 rubles per sign. A mobile camera for fixing violations is taken, which is in a public-private partnership with private traders. Private traders receive 230 rubles from each fine. Further, on a flat road, signs "road works" are installed, then "80", then "60", then "40". This private cell is placed behind the sign "40". You, the driver, are driving and you see the absurdity: there are signs, but there are no works! And don't slow down. And you run into a fine for exceeding 60 km / h. Which will then come to you by mail. Ai-yay-yay, what a dangerous violator you are! Crucify you!

Private traders rub their sweaty palms, mining fines now brings 100500% profit, drug trafficking is resting on the sidelines. The state is also well: the flow of money so lacking to it will increase sharply. And you will never prove the injustice of the new requisition - because there are signs? There is! Are you obliged to comply with them even despite the complete absurdity? Required! Well, that's all, bring your money to Sberbank, which will not refuse them either.

Someone will say: don't break it! But the new order itself is not a fight against violators, but a provocation of violations. It is aimed at extracting retribution from deliberately absurd and illegal actions - forbidding to challenge the sentence of an automatic finer.

After all, it is easy to attract a policeman for the same manipulations with signs, which, by the way, have been practiced for a long time. And now - shish! Either obey the idiocy - or pay! And there is no doubt that if all drivers obey without exception, another idiocy will be invented to extort money from people who, as already mentioned, are declared our new oil!

Having embarked on the path of correcting its economic mistakes at the expense of the population, the state will not stop.

As you know, the easiest way to freshen up the atmosphere in a room is with the help of accessories and other small design elements. Non-trivial decorative pillows - the most best way at the same time give newness to a place to sleep and / or rest and provide yourself with additional comfort. At the same time, with the implementation of our current project, you will not need any special skills in sewing or knitting. The only thing is that it is desirable to have sewing machine.

To you will be required:
- Strong fabric medium density, stretching to a minimum, width - about 115 cm, length - 0.9-1 m;
- Sharp long scissors or round knife and a mat for cutting;
- Fabric marker, crayon or pointed bar of soap for marking fabric - as needed;
- Pins, a lot;
- Sewing machine;
- Iron and ironing area;
- 2 safety (aka English) pins;
- Cardboard tube from under paper towels, decorative wrapping paper (longer, more comfortable) or from toilet paper;
- About a kilogram of stuffing - preferably not cotton wool, but more modern light material;
- A long stick (or any equivalent) with a width slightly less than the diameter of a cardboard tube (for pushing through the stuffing);
- A regular needle and thread to match the color of the fabric.

1. From the fabric we cut 6 strips 15.5 cm wide and about 1 m-90 cm long.

2. Cut off the short sides, and then sew all the strips together into a single long ribbon. At the same time, we make an indent from the edge of at least 0.6 cm. As you attach, do not forget to remove the pins - in front of the sewing machine needle. We cut the final tape to a length of 5 meters.

3. From the inside, open all the seams and iron them with an iron, as shown in the picture below.

4. Full length (one long side connects to the second long one) fold the tape in half front to front. We chop off the edges with pins, sew on a typewriter with an indent from the edge of 0.6 cm. We get a pipe made of fabric.

8. We break off a safety pin and with it we cut off the same end of the pipe, but now both layers of fabric are together, “sealing” the pipe so that the filler does not fall out of it. We begin to pull the opposite - open - end of the pipe from the fabric onto a cardboard tube, collecting the fabric into tight folds on the cardboard. We stretch until the cardboard rests on the pinned end of the fabric pipe.

9. We begin to stuff our fabric pipe, using a long stick for convenience. We push the filler to the very end of the cardboard tube and, as the packing is compacted, gradually, very slowly, the fabric tube from below will begin to peel off the cardboard tube itself. We continue until we completely fill the pipe - not too tightly, because you still have to use it as a huge “cord”, but also tightly enough (and evenly) so that the pipe, even after crushing it in your hands, quickly restores its shape (all- this is the future).

10. We have reached the opposite end of the pipe - and we cleave it tightly with a second safety pin so that the stuffing does not come out while you begin to twist your huge “cord” into a macrame knot.

11. Follow detailed instructions below in the pictures, for clarity, made on a regular cord, and we add a double eight from our stuffed fabric pipe. Do not do it your way, do not deviate from the instructions, because only this one will eventually bring the ends of the pipe together. As the work progresses, check that the pipe is sufficiently packed everywhere, push the packing to the required place and add more if necessary. Do not let the pipe bend anywhere, forming sharp corners.

12. As soon as the knot is finished, insert one end of the pipe into the other and pin the fabric with pins from above and below. Then sew by hand. Or we bend the raw edges of both ends of the pipe inside out and sew them together (the edges of one tip with the edges of the other) manually with a hidden seam. Ready!

Finished decorative pillow in the form of a huge macrame knot looks great both on a sofa or armchair in the living room, and on the bed in the bedroom.