Macrame news

A (somewhat) serious look at 2012 trends in crafts

The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com - Jan 20, 2012
Macrame has been making a quiet comeback, showing up in art and fashion in recent years. So don't be surprised if you see macrame owls and tangerine tango-colored plant holders popping up in a home near you this year. And, macrame fans, please ...

'Craftoholic' enjoys making jewelry

Lexington Dispatch - Jan 11, 2012
Doing business as JB Beads, she combines her interest in crochet, macrame, sewing and jewelry making with her unique line of jewelry that incorporates all these crafting elements. In her "bead room," formerly the sun room of the home she shares with ...

Farm Show results

Chambersburg Public Opinion - Jan 23, 2012
Annie Dingzon, Waynesboro: First place, youth weaving/macrame. Douglas Elliott, Elliott's Tree Farm, Willow Hill: Third place wreaths, other. Kelsie Keckler, Chambersburg: Third place youth appliqued quilt block contest. Jesse Rotz, Greencastle: First ...

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Macrame books

Beaded Macrame Jewelry: Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials

by: Sherri Haab
Macramé. Just the word summons up images of hideous 1960s atrocities designed to hang plants. But what was good about macramé in the 1960s is still what’s good about macramé: It’s easy, it’s fun, everybody can do it. And now everybody can get great results, making gorgeous jewelry that’s sure to astonish anyone born before the Reagan era. Best-selling author Sherri Haab takes a completely fresh look at the craft, using fine cords and shimmering beads that are popular with today’s beadwork and jewelry designers.
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Micro-Macrame: 30 Beaded Designs for Jewelry Using Crystals and Cords

by: Annika deGroot

Macramé has reemerged with a gorgeous new twist. Evocative of the Victorian-era macramé lace that decorated fashionable women’s shawls and purses this accessible new book updates the art of macramé lace with a range of stunning beaded jewelry designs. Beautiful and infinitely versatile, Micro-Macrame shows jewelry makers how to capture the allure of this classic craft by combining it with beads to create stunning items that rival the elegance and intricacy of pieces made years ago---but are easy to make and have a modern appeal.
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Making Beautiful Hemp & Bead Jewelry

by: Mickey Baskett
“Directions, all shown in color, are clear and simple, and the knotting pattern is shown in a schematic diagram. ...There are styles here to please all ages and tastes. A wide variety of closure options are also shown. I particularly like several of the lacy necklaces, the watch strap, and the amulet pouch.”—Bead & Button. “All ages will enjoy the projects, teens to those of us who remember macrame from many years ago.”—Quick & Easy Crafts.

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