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Beat the social distancing blues with this adorable DIY wall hanging! Macramé is such a beautiful accent to any room so we decided to put a little colorful DGY spin on it! This craft is the perfect afternoon activity for the whole family!
What you will need:
- 2.5 inch Silk Sari Ribbon Roll
- Wooden Dowel - 3¼ inch in diameter and 12 inches in length
- Measuring Tape or Ruler
- Fabric Marker
- Scissors
Step 1: Cut and separate strips from the roll, trim the edges a little if needed
Step 2: Select bright and contrasting colors!
Step 3: Creating the Knots
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Get three fabric strips at a time, preferably colors that compliment each other
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All three strips should go around the dowel together in order to make a knot
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Leave about an inch from the edge of the dowel and make a double knot to secure. Keep all the knots to one side
Step 4: Making the Braids
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Make a braid and tie a knot grabbing all 3 pieces together at the end, leaving 3 different lengths as the tassel. From 5 inches up to about 8 inches being the longest piece. Can keep a good enough length, depending on the fabric pieces you get. Trim the tassel at an angle
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Make 7 braids repeating the same instructions in step 4. *All the knots should face back
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Make the braids at slightly different lengths. Keep about the same length for the 2 end braids. Length of the first braid from left is 12 inches. You can add or reduce 1 or 2 inches in length, keeping the 12 inches as your guide
Step 5: Trim excess fabric popping out of the knots
Step 6: Creating the 2 hanging braids
- Get a strip of fabric and mark a line across the center and cut to separate. Save the other piece of the strip to make the second braid
- Prepare 3 strips with any contrasting color combination
- Make a knot at the top and make a braid and tie a knot at the end as shown on the right side of the image. Make another braid repeating step 6, with the rest of the 3 fabric pieces left from cutting the strips into halves.These 2 braids are thinner than the other 7 braids. *leave about 2-3 inch pieces in different lengths as tassels on both ends and trim in an angel
- Tie these 2 braids around at the ends of the dowel, leaving about 3 to 4 inches of braided section along with tassels on both ends. Secure with 2 knots on the top of the dowel. These are the 2 shortest braids at the ends
- Grab the 2 long pieces of the braid together and tie one knot at the top of the dowel, leaving extra as the top tassel. Trim fraying threads and neaten
Hang it on a door, entryway, on a wall to brighten up and enjoy the colorful handcraft you just made!
Designed and crafted by - Harshini Fernando
