New orange macramé wall hanging and a short history of macramé 🧡

I recently became interested in macramé. I just wanted a macramé wall hanging over the bed. I started looking in stores. I couldn't find anything good. And I decided to do it myself. I had absolutely no idea how to do it. I started watching macramé tutorials on YouTube. Found something I liked, and in a few days over the bed was a perfect (in my opinion) macramé wall hanging. Now I have to look for a place on the wall to hang another wall hanging and what kind of plant would still be suitable for a plant hanger🙈

I was wondering where this art came from. And here's what information I found: Macramé is a type of arts and crafts, the basis of which is the weaving (tying) of knots. It is assumed that in Europe, the art of knotwork came in VIII-IX century from the East, where it was known in antiquity. Technique of macrame was known in Ancient Egypt, Assyria, Iraq, Peru, China, Ancient Greece. But the most significant contribution, around the IX century, made sailors. Because of their profession, they had to be able to tie a variety of knots. At least four thousand nautical knots are currently known. In their spare time, the duty grew into a pastime, and they braided everything in a row: flasks, bottles, knife handles, etc. In the XIV century, the inhabitants of China, Spain and India adopted the technique of sea weaving from sailors who waded the oceans and seas. Most of the techniques of weaving sea knots used today in macramé because of its beauty and strength. The new hobby became especially famous in Italy, where schools were opened where children were taught the art of weaving. Masters made magnificent lace, which decorate clothes, canopies, bedspreads, curtains. From Italy in the XVII century, the author of the macrame technique has continued its way in North America and Northern Europe. The greatest recognition of a new trend in fashion has received in England. Knot lace with golden threads was an essential attribute of clothes of clergy and members of the royal family. Currently, especially popular are things made by hand. The art of macrame is experiencing a new wave of recognition, many people have made it their hobby. There appeared real masters of their craft, who turned a fashionable hobby into a professional activity.

I want to share with you my new macramé wall hanging. Recently, I really liked the color orange, so the choice of the color of the cord was obvious.

Tools:

• stick
• cord
• scissors
• measuring tape or centimeter
• A barbell (in my case, a chair)

I found the stick in a nearby forest. I washed and sanded it and sawed off the excess. And it was so beautiful, in the patterns of bark beetles. This time I wove from a pattern in a book by Fanny Zedenius. It was given to me by my friend. Slightly changed the panel to suit herself.

Of course, I could not do without a helper. My cat helped me untangle the cord before I started braiding 😻

Instead of the rod, I used the back of a chair. I fastened the stick and the process began, comparable to the meditative one. For me, macrame weaving is really a meditation.

We got such a bright panel, which brought even more cozyness to the house 😌