Tag: macrame

Fiber Page: Ramie

On By CarynIn Craft

I completed the fiber page for my spindle spun Ramie top fiber from Hearthside fibers. Ramie was pleasant to spin and has a cottony feel but with a long staple length. I experimented with three and four ply yarns.

Photo description: 12 x 13.5 inch fiber page with (clockwise) a sample of macrame on a bamboo stick, the card from Hearthside Fibers that says “Ramie Top Developed in China about 4,000 BC Non-stinging member of the nettle family”, paper bobbins containing single spun, 3-ply, and 4-ply yarn, finger woven sample, crocheted basket weave swatch, plain weave swatch, knitted swatch, unspun fiber in a clear topped drawer
Photo description: sample fiber page with the swatches flipped up to show the descriptions written in white ink on the blue card stock

Bird feeder reuse

On By CarynIn Craft, Life Hack

I repurposed the hanging chick feeder I made in 2019 to feed the wild birds. I do not plan on raising chicks again, and I do enjoy watching the birds come visit.

Photo description: Many things reused as bird and squirrel feeders: mason jar chicken feeder in a custom macrame hanger, old small tire tied up sideways to hold squirrel feed, parrot ladder leading to a mesh colander that now holds bird seed

More color exploration

On By CarynIn Craft

I enjoy the way the variegated color satin cord interacts with knotting, so I am continuing my bracelet series with an experiment with macrame. This is a four strand bracelet with the outer two strands tied with macrame square knots around the inner two.

Photo description: macrame bracelet with a double loop and Celtic button knot closure made from neon rainbow satin cord
Photo description: same bracelet shown in a closed loop

The color play in this piece also pleases me. The way the color shifts in each strand and how it transitions in relationship to the other strands is attractive.

I realized today that I am a curator of rabbit holes. My posts are the tiny plaques in a museum of potential deep dives. I am OK with this.