So from what I recently seen in the world of craft and interior decorating either Macrame is actually taking one of those media revival trends that is just hype or else more people are actually taking it up as a hobby.
Being of the age of Aquarius I did try my hand at it in the early 70's but it did not become a hobby. Of course now there are a number of generations who did not live through the pre-disco '70s but seem to be vicariously enjoying that era.
Now it really did not get started in the 70's that too was just a revival. In the Victorian era it also had a big revival. Then in the 17th century at the English court of Queen Mary II it had its spin as the hip new craft to play with. It is pretty ancient all the way back to when people started tying things together and like to make it look interesting which as we know included early cave dwellers and the early Celts, Egyptians, Moors, etc.
Of course it was not just for women, sailors were very skilled at making objects with knotted rope and many of them did macrame while at sea. They had a variety of things they made, many of them for household use, others were things such as belts, baskets, mats, fobs, etc. When they got into a port they would then sell them for extra income.
If you like making fiber objects or making knots it would seem like an easy fit for a van dweller to enjoy the craft and even turn the hobby into a bit of a cash flow now that it is popular again.
There is an old Victorian era book with illustrations that can be downloaded for free from archive.org. It was the book that many persons used to learn from and was later reprinted in the '70s. But free is good when you want to try a new craft without a lot of investment of funds. Here is the link to the book from the archive.org website Slyvia's Book of Macrame lace
So do you want a hanging fruit basket, or a lidded basket, an intricate wall hanging or window curtain? Or perhaps a new belt, guitar strap or dog colar? Or what about a necklace and earings set made with what is called "micro macrame". They used to create designs inside of metal hoops or hoops made out of thin branches, Victorian dream catchers
Being of the age of Aquarius I did try my hand at it in the early 70's but it did not become a hobby. Of course now there are a number of generations who did not live through the pre-disco '70s but seem to be vicariously enjoying that era.
Now it really did not get started in the 70's that too was just a revival. In the Victorian era it also had a big revival. Then in the 17th century at the English court of Queen Mary II it had its spin as the hip new craft to play with. It is pretty ancient all the way back to when people started tying things together and like to make it look interesting which as we know included early cave dwellers and the early Celts, Egyptians, Moors, etc.
Of course it was not just for women, sailors were very skilled at making objects with knotted rope and many of them did macrame while at sea. They had a variety of things they made, many of them for household use, others were things such as belts, baskets, mats, fobs, etc. When they got into a port they would then sell them for extra income.
If you like making fiber objects or making knots it would seem like an easy fit for a van dweller to enjoy the craft and even turn the hobby into a bit of a cash flow now that it is popular again.
There is an old Victorian era book with illustrations that can be downloaded for free from archive.org. It was the book that many persons used to learn from and was later reprinted in the '70s. But free is good when you want to try a new craft without a lot of investment of funds. Here is the link to the book from the archive.org website Slyvia's Book of Macrame lace
So do you want a hanging fruit basket, or a lidded basket, an intricate wall hanging or window curtain? Or perhaps a new belt, guitar strap or dog colar? Or what about a necklace and earings set made with what is called "micro macrame". They used to create designs inside of metal hoops or hoops made out of thin branches, Victorian dream catchers
