Knotting natural bags & belts 18 beautiful, easy-to-make macrame projects

Stacy Summer Malimban

Book - 2023

"Author Stacy Malimban began her macrǎm journey while planning her wedding. She had always wanted a "Camp Boho"-themed wedding with a macrǎm backdrop, table runners, and even keychain gift favors that would represent "tying the knot." She got to work learning how to bring her vision to life and soon was in love with the craft! As a self-taught macrǎm artist, Malimban wanted to provide complete beginners with the perfect starting point--the resource she wishes she'd had. Knotting Natural Bags & Belts is that guide! With 18 step-by-step macrǎm projects that include clear instructions and high-quality photography, you will learn over a dozen macrǎm knots as you make fun fashion accessories from cotto...n and jute cord. This complete project guide is great for crafters who want to make fashion design accessories that will turn heads without harming the planet or breaking the bank. You'll have a blast creating a collection of knot macrǎm crafts and discovering your own personal style! Perfect for beginners, as well as macrǎm enthusiasts of any skill level, with Knotting Natural Bags & Belts, you can enjoy this popular fiber art and make your own hand-knotted masterpieces that will enhance your everyday wardrobe and never go out of style!" --

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Subjects
Genres
Handbooks and manuals
Instructional and educational works
Published
Mount Joy, PA : Fox Chapel Publishing Company Inc 2023
Language
English
Main Author
Stacy Summer Malimban (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
112 pages : color photographs ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781497101418
  • About the Author
  • Introduction
  • Supplies
  • Knot Guide
  • Projects
  • Projects
  • Cell Phone Travel Bag
  • Fringed Cross-Body Purse
  • Net Bag with Tassel Key Chain
  • Fringed Everything Case
  • Night-Life Wristlet
  • Classic Wood-Handled Tote
  • Bucket Bag with a Twist
  • Simple Drawstring Purse
  • Spiral Knot Top-Handle Bag
  • Decorative Wine Bottle Bag
  • Berry Knot Wood-Handled Bag
  • Front-Clasp Weekend Purse
  • Zen Yoga Mat Strap
  • Timeless Square Knot Belt
  • Simple Braided Statement Belt
  • Curves and Zigzags Belt
  • Boho Diamonds Belt
  • Colorful Diamond Belt with Wooden Rings
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Malimban, owner of the online macramé store Knotty by Nature, debuts with an easy-to-follow primer on creating macramé bags and belts. She recounts learning macramé to make decorations for her "Camp Boho"--themed wedding, which led her to open an Etsy store for her work. To help readers craft her designs, she offers an overview of necessary supplies, recommending measuring tape, combs to tease out tassels, and corkboard and pushpins to hold projects in place while one works. Malimban prioritizes "repetitive basic knots" in her designs to keep them beginner-friendly and shows how to craft a pink open-weave "net bag" and a fringed white "phone holder bag" mostly made of square knots. A broader variety of knots are used in the belts, which include the "zigzag pattern belt" and the relatively ornate "diamond-pattern belt with wooden rings." The ample photos illustrating each step make the designs easy to follow, and the tone is fun throughout ("Let's get knotty!"), even if Malimban sometimes goes overboard with puns ("Make sure you do knot cut the cord off before untying it"). Novices will appreciate these charming, simple projects. (Jan.)

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