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Craft fair

So, I've got a stall at a craft fair at the end of this month and i'm busy making away! Here are a few pieces that will be for sale there :) all handmade bowls/ vases made from upcycled materials

Mini, mini macrame

 

Macrame using sewing machine cotton.

Putting macrame into its simplest form, its knotting. It is also very similar to weaving in that you wrap the cotton in certain ways to form these knots. So as you can guess, macrame with sewing machine cotton is rather frustrating! and also strains your eyes.

However, to me, the outcome is so worth it.

Mini macrame. Jewellery?

Ever since I learnt macrame a few months ago, i just love doing it. However, i still can't help but think how tacky it looks when i see a macrame belt or dress in a shop. I like the idea of trying to turn macrame into something more special, a bit more sophisticated.
I'd been working with the theme of people, and how work can interact with people and be created to fill a void or need. I decided for the macrame i would create something quite tactile, as i generally make things on a large scale and i like to push myself within my work.
I used very organic colours to try and blend the pieces into the skin yet still stand out.
I try to make my work as sustainable as possible and therefore used PDF tape found in my dads shed and a ball of string i also found.

Tapestry round 2

Round 2 of making tapestries. This time i used much smaller frames and also used a much thicker warp to see what differences that would make. I feel it makes the full front of the piece look a lot more unique, it makes it a lot more textured and the 'rows' going downwards look a look fuller.

Some sketchbook pages