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Create a beautiful rainbow using macramé rope wrapped with macramé string. This rainbow is made with four arcs that are cut to size – it is wrapped in four different colours – and finally sewn together to create a hanging decoration.
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How to do it
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1 Cut an 8.5 mm thick macramé rope into four different lengths: one that is 24 cm long, one that is 27 cm long, one that is 30 cm long, and one that is 33 cm long.
2 Shape the rainbow: place a ruler about 3 cm from the end of all four arcs and draw a pencil line so that the edge of the rainbow is straight.
3 Wrap the arches with macramé string. Start by laying the string double and rounded along the arch. Place the fold of the string where the wrapping ends.
4 Start by wrapping around the pencil line, making sure that 2 cm of the double string sticks out during the wrapping.
5 Finish the wrapping at the opposite pencil line. Cut 2 cm off the end of the string and thread the string through the loop.
6 Hold the wrapping and string in the loop with one hand, and pull the 2 cm at the beginning with the other.
7 Pull until the end of the cord is hidden under the wrapping and forms a neat finish. Cut the string short on the opposite side.
8 Attach all four arcs for a rainbow, as described in previous steps.
9 Sew the four arches with sewing thread and small invisible stitches – and sew them together one at a time. Put a hanging string in the middle of the large arch before sewing it together with the rest of the arches.
10 Comb the ends of the rope with a coarse comb and cut them straight off. Tip: Moisten the ends by spraying water to smooth the rope.
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