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Cavandoli Macrame

Macrame or macramé is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting. Its primary knots are the square knot and forms of hitching (full hitch and double half hitches). It has been used by sailors, especially in elaborate or ornamental knotting forms to decorate anything from knife handles to bottles to parts of ships. Cavandoli Macrame Image - Photo by Keith Rusell - macrame work by Keith Russell - uploaded by Keith Russel. ... Cavandoli Macrame Image - Photo by Keith Rusell - macrame work by Keith Russell - uploaded by Keith Russel. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... Some knots: 1. ... Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two threads or yarn made of fibre onto a warp and weft of a loom and turning them into cloth. ... Knit hat, yarn, and knitting needles. ... Reef knot Canonical Name: reef knot. ... Single hitch or half hitch is a type of knot. ...


Cavandoli macrame is a variety of macrame that is able to form geometric patterns and/or free-form patterns like weaving.


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H.Zwaagstra - Macramé (1139 words)
Macramé [mak'-rah-may] is a form of decorative knotting that was developed by Middle Eastern weavers.
Most macramé is comprised of this simple knot and its variants.
This knot is mainly used as a decorative break in the continuity of a length of macramé.
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