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>>> WELCOME BACK. THE 70s, IF YOU RECALL FEATURE
A LOT OF MacRAMI. THE FINE ART
OF KNOTTING.
OF KNOTTING. IT IS BACK.
IT'S BACK!
IT'S BACK! MACRAME HAS MADE A COMEBACK.
A HUGE TREND IN THE 1970S, IT'S
ONCE AGAIN A STYLISH CRAFT YOU
CAN MAKE ON YOUR OWN AND
DECORATE YOUR SPACE WITH.
CREATIVE CONSULTANT, INTERIOR
DESIGNER AND INSTAGRAMMER EMILY
KATZ'S NEW BOOK MODERN MACRAME
WALKS READERS THROUGH THE ART
OF MACRAME SO THEY CAN CREATE
WALL ART, LIGHT FIXTURES, AND
EVEN HEADBOARDS.
EVEN HEADBOARDS. >> I LEARNED FROM MY MOM.
AFTER I TURNED 30. IT WAS A WAY
TO RECONNECT AFTER BEING
ESTRANGED FOR 20 YEARS.>> THAT
HAS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH TO IT.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT MacRAMI
NOW THAN WHAT WE REMEMBER FROM
THE 70s?>> THE MATERIALS IS A
HUGE PART OF IT.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED, I HAD A
HARD TIME FINDING THE RIGHT
MATERIALS TO MAKE MacRAMI THAT
I HAD IN MIND.
I STARTED A COMPANY.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DID NOT
LIKE ABOUT 70s MacRAMI IS WE
ALL USED THE STIFF BRISTLE STUFF
. I AM FEELING THE ROPE AND IT
IS SOFT AND PRETTY. HOW MUCH
RESEARCH DID YOU HAVE TO DO TO
DEVELOP IT?
DEVELOP IT? >> IT IS A CONSTANT PROCESS.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE BEST
QUALITY AND THE MOST AVAILABLE
COLORS AND OPTIONS.
AND THICKNESS OF CORD TO MAKE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF CRAFTS.
>> NOT JUST PLANT HANGERS.
>> PLANT HANGERS ARE PRETTY
GREAT, BUT THERE ARE MANY
THINGS.>> IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER
OR YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN, WHAT IS
THE EASIEST TO START ON?
>> IN MY BOOK, I TALKED ABOUT
THE BASIC KNOTS.
THERE SOMEONE NOT TO LEARN.
THEY NOT THAT I LEARNED WAS THE
SQUARE NOT.
SQUARE NOT. MY MOM TAUGHT ME IN HER KITCHEN.
AND I MADE HANGERS.
IT SPARKED A REVOLUTION.
>> OF ALL THE PICTURES, THIS IS
SOMETHING ELSE.
SOMETHING ELSE. A GREAT WALL HANGING.
IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT IS
THAT HARD.
THAT HARD. >> THIS IS A PROJECT IN THE
BOOK.
BOOK.
BOOK. YOU
BOOK. YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE IT.
IT IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT.
THERE ARE THREE KNOTS. THIS IS
A SQUARE KNOT.
THIS IS A HALF HITCH . A LOT OF
WORDS FOR A SMALL KNOT.
TODAY, I THOUGHT WE COULD WORK
ON A WALL HANGING.
A MINI VERSION.
>> WHAT DO WE DO?>> WE START ON
A DOWEL.
A DOWEL.
A DOWEL. THAT IS THE BASIC GETTING.
A WALL HANGING IS A GREAT PLACE
TO START.
TO START.
TO START. WHAT I TEACH WORKSHOPS, WE WILL
SEE DO WALL HANGINGS.
PEOPLE CAN PLAY WITH THEIR
CREATIVITY.
CREATIVITY. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT.
>> IT IS EASIER TO GET TO.
THE LOVELY THING IS WE CAN
CHOOSE COLORS THAT WORK FOR
WHERE WE WILL PUT IT.
PEOPLE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON
TAPESTRIES.
TAPESTRIES. WHERE'D YOU GET THE
MATERIALS?>> WE SELL MATERIALS
ON OUR WEBSITE.
WHICH IS MODERN MacRAME.COM .
YOU CAN COME UP WITH YOUR OWN
SOLUTION FOR RACKS.
>> YOU COULD DO IT IN THE
CLOSET.
CLOSET.
CLOSET. YOU HAVE A MOBILE WARDROBE RACK.
HOW DO WE START?
>> WE HAVE SQUARE KNOTS.
AND A HORIZONTAL DOUBLE HALF
HITCH.
HITCH.
HITCH. THIS IS A NEW COLOR.
IT IS VERY SOFT.
IT IS IMPORTANT.
WE WILL DO A SQUARE KNOT.
YOU CAN DO IT ON THE SIDE.
TO START YOUR SQUARE KNOT, YOU
WANT TO HAVE FOR CORDS.
YOU THINK OF THE FOR CORDS AS
THREE SECTIONS.
THREE SECTIONS. YOU HAVE THE LEFT, TO CENTER
AND THE RIGHT.
YOU WILL START WITH THE LEFT
CORD AND THE LEFT CORD GOES
OVER THE TWO IN THE CENTER.
YOU WANT TO LEAVE A LOOP, BUT
NOT TOO BIG.
AND PINCH WITH YOUR POINTER AND
THUMB.
THUMB.
THUMB. PINCHED TOGETHER.
PINCHED TOGETHER. THE TOP AND THE CENTER.
THE NEXT THING YOU DO IS TAKE
THE RIGHT COURT AND GO OVER THE
TOP OF IT. NOT THE WHOLE THING.
JUST OVER DETAIL.
NOT THE 2 CENTERS.
>> I'M ALREADY IN TROUBLE.
>> YOU TAKE THE RIGHT COURT AND
GO OVER THE TALE AND BEHIND THE
TWO IN THE CENTER.
I LIKE TO SWITCH HANDS.
WITH YOUR LEFT HAND, TAKE IT
THROUGH THE LOOP AND PULL IT
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. AND THEN, LET GO.
TAKE THE TWO OUTER COURTS AND
GLIDED UP TO THE TOP.
TO PULL DOWN ON THE CENTER.
THAT IS THE FIRST HALF SQUARE.
THE SQUARE NOT CONSISTS OF ONE
ON THE LEFT AND ONE ON THE
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. NOW DO THE OTHER SIDE.
START ON THE LEFT AND TAKE THE
RIGHT CORD OVER THE 2 CENTER.
LEFT OVER THE TALE OF THE
BRIGHT.
BRIGHT.
BRIGHT. BEHIND THE 2. SWITCHER HANDS
AND UP AND THROUGH.
>> I CAN REMEMBER THAT.
THERE IS SOMETHING THERAPEUTIC
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT IS THE ZEN OF DOING IT.
AND THAT SYMMETRY AS YOU GO
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR
BEGINNERS TO LEARN?
>> WE JUST STARTED A YOUTUBE
CHANNEL.
CHANNEL.
CHANNEL. AND YOU CAN FIND IT THROUGH OUR
INSTAGRAM.
INSTAGRAM. WE JUST STARTED IT.
MODERN MACRAME ON YOUTUBE . I
WANTED PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO
WATCH THE BASIC KNOTS AND
REPETITION.
REPETITION. >> IF YOU LIKE CROSS STITCHING
OR KNITTING OR HAD NOT DONE
ANYTHING, YOU WILL LIKE THIS.
THE INSTAGRAM IS A GREAT PLACE
TO FIND THE THINGS THAT YOU YOU
CAN CREATE. THIS IS SO MUCH
BETTER THAN WHAT WE DID IN THE
70s.
70s.
70s. EMILY HOSTS A WALL HANGING
WORKSHOP TONIGHT.
WORKSHOP TONIGHT. ON AUGUST 14, KATZ IS HOLDING A
MACRAME WALL HANGING WORKSHOP,
HOSTED BY DRY GOODS DESIGN, 301
OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH,
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. THERE WILL BE REFRESHMENTS, A
BOOK SIGNING, AND YOU'LL
RECEIVE ALL THE MATERIALS YOU
NEED TO CREATE YOUR OWN MACRAME
WALL ART.
WALL ART.
WALL ART. I CANNOT BELIEVE I MIGHT BE
INTERESTED IN