Sea of Cortez. Macraweave wall hanging tutorial. Part 2

Hello there beautiful people! I am Sasha, the artist behind Fibers of Mine. In this tutorial I will show you how to create a smaller version of the wall hanging, those of you how are members of the Macrame for Beginners group, might be familiar with called Sea of Cortez. This tutorial covers everything that I did in creating the larger piece with a variation at the top of the hanging. If you are not a member of the Macrame for Beginners group on Facebook, check it out here: Or find it on Instagram @macrameforbeginners here Also check out Macrame for Beginners blog with a wealth of information If you enjoy my tutorials and would like to say Thanks for all the work and time spend on them, you are welcome to buy me a virtual coffee here I’d greatly appreciate it! ______________________________________________________ Sea of Cortez. Part 2 You can find Part 1 here Dimensions of the finished piece shown in the tutorial 12” wide x 23” long MATERIALS 0ne 12“ long dowel ¾” in diameter Two 12” dowels ¼” in diameter 15 pieces of 3mm natural single strand cord - about 5 feet long, folded in half that you will attach to the top dowel. You will need about 3 feet more to use as leads for your waves. And even more if you plan to use some of the natural color for the weaving parts. 5 to 7 colors of 4mm or 3 mm color cord, in a colorway you prefer. I usually have 4 mm color cord in my shop in 100 feet spools, which is more than enough fro this project, in the similar colorway I am showing in this tutorial. Wool or vegan/synthetic rowing to go with your color cord. You can use bulky hand spun art yarn or you can even experiment with velvet, silk or cotton ribbons to create more interesting textures. RESOURCES You can check Ganxxet for materials here Paradise Fibers will be a good place to shop for rowing Right Rope sells natural rope and cord in bulk Here is a great article on where to buy macrame cord locally 0:00 - Adding twining weaving stitch to the top of the wave 2:49 - Adding twining weaving stitch to the bottom of the wave 4:45 - Adding short rya knots 7:54 - Adding rowing with soumak stitch 12:17 - Adding tabby waving stitch with cord 16:54 - Adding soumak weave with cord 20:54 - Adding more color shapes with cord using twining technique 23:40 - Working on the rest of the weaving into the bottom part 24:56 - Explaining the top woven area 25:33 - Weaving in the ends 26:32 - Review of the final piece