Macrame Workshop (Macra-Weaving)
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Note: This is a multi-session event series. By purchasing the event package, you acknowledge that you can attend all event dates included below.Urban Macrame Fibers + BING Reading Room
Join founder and the working hands behind Urban Macrame Fibers, Kenyatta Forbes, to learn the art of knotting. Create beautiful macrame with an urban and contemporary spin. Starting with basics like the square knot and lark’s head, you’ll craft a wall hanging using cotton rope, braid, beads, and other decorative materials. We'll then incorporate traditional weaving techniques to give your pieces depth and dimension!
Select your material and color!
All supplies included:
- 100% Cotton Rope
- Supplemental Fibers for weaving
- Wood Dowel
- Beginners Knot Guide - A 'how to' of knots, images included, as well as FAQ and an intro to basic terms
- Live Instruction
You'll leave with a finished piece for your home or to gift to a loved one as well as enough knowledge to continue your macrame journey. Tasty bites and beverages included!
Sunday, Jul. 30, 2017 12:30PM-4PM
BING Reading Room
307 E Garfield Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60637
All ages welcome
All supplies included: - 100% Cotton Rope- Supplemental Fibers for weaving- Wood Dowel- Beginners Knot Guide - A 'how to' of knots, images included, as well as FAQ and an intro to basic terms- Live Instruction
As a self-taught macrame artist, Kenyatta Forbes of Urban Macrame Fibers finds inspiration in color to create original macrame wall art and wall hangings. By using all kinds of fibers and accessories, she makes her one-of-a-kind designs simple, yet striking. When she’s not designing Macrame in her home studio in Chicago, IL, she’s exploring the world traveling looking for inspiration.