Macrame in modern interior design: 50 ideas to use in photos

Making apartments, private homes, office worker, using knotted netting will create room extraordinary comfort. In this technique, executed any room, created a lot of household items, and some versions of macrame in the interior is able to make even a child.

The story of

Macrame - one of the most ancient crafts, invented people. It is believed that it came on the day when the historical ancestor of humans decided to link together two thin wires or vines dead animal. It was the first node, and later, a host of other weaving machines has been continuously improved, complicated. Some tribes existed "knotted letter," scores. Initially, the complex system of units had only a practical purpose: so trailed fishing nets, produced individual elements of mobile homes and ships sailing in the open sea, was without knots do not do.

Over time, it became a decorative art of macrame - it began to be used as decoration of clothing, household draperies, weave charms, hats, bags and more. Each nation did this in many ways - used silk, wool, cotton yarn, hemp rope, gold thread, and others. Macrame was known in many countries of the world - Japan, China, Turkey, India, and then in Russia. Later, there were widespread clubs, teaching this art, master classes in glossy magazines, on the Internet.

In what style to use nodular decor

A variety of products in the technique of macrame can decorate almost any style:

• classic - suitable color or monochrome, wall or floor mat with tassels, fringe, combined with woven coverlet;
• minimalism - openwork wicker items on the windows diversify modest design space;
• country - long curtains of linen, cotton threads, windows, doorways, will be a great addition;
• Loft - rough abstraction of thick twine on the stone walls, "dream catchers" under the chandeliers look very original;
• Art Deco - "in the subject" will fall gorgeous shades with lots of volume parts, beads, stones, on the floor lamps, ceiling lamps;
• Environment - hanging chairs, woven jute, numerous pots with pot plants in the windows, the walls will create a unique design.

Too much decoration woven in one room is not advisable to use - preferably two or three elements, combined with each other.

Preliminary work - what you need to know about the technology

To get started, you will need:

• thread, a long cord;
• tape measure;
• pins, "invisible";
• a roller or pad;
• scissors.

In most of macramé yarn patterns are divided into major and workers - the latter being made in four to eight times longer than the intended product, and the first - a little more than its width. Working yarn attached to the core.

Thread - like, what to choose

Macrame can be woven from a very wide variety of materials, both natural and synthetic:

• hemp;
• flax;
• jute;
• cotton;
• sisal;
• soutache;
• polypropylene twine;
• cord line and others.

Many masters use linen rope, wire, ribbon, shoe laces, waxed thread, thread "floss", a flat braid, paper twine.

Too fluffy materials to use is not recommended - a pattern of them will be hardly visible.

mounting options

Thread bend in half by throwing loops, threading it all, tied on a basis which is attached to the roller pins. Loop can be as back flip for warp thread and forward, pulling out from under it - will receive two different node.

In the third embodiment, first one of the preceding tied knots, then each of filaments spreads through basis, surrounds it, is passed into the resulting loop symmetrically another.

The fourth option: the thread is placed under the upper end of the base, stabs, the second end of jumped on the basis of forming a coil on the right. The second round is to the left of the top. The lower end of the thread bend around the foundation, are threaded into the loop bottom, tighten.

Alternatively, filaments are attached to a wooden base, which is fixed on a table, a wall by means of two hooks with suction cups.

All of the nodes

Throughout its history, mankind has created a huge number of nodes, but not all of them are used in the modern macrame. Conventionally, they are divided into basic, miniature auxiliary.

Key:

• right and left ordinary nodes;
• "eight";
• Tie (Slovak);
• left and right hinge;
• Armenian (sliding);
• rep;
• Herculean (straight line);
• Single flat (spiral);
• double flat (square);
• triple flat (Gourmet);
• Chinese;
• "cross";
• "flower";
• "Toggle" (double flat sliding);
• Ceiling (sump);
• "Snake";
• "mystical";
• "lotus".

decorative:

• "Happiness";
• Turkish;
• "Josephine";
• "turban";
• "Monkey fist";
• petal;
• "Marine mat";
• shamrock;
• wreath.

Auxiliary (for registration of all threads):

• "Capuchin";
• "Earring".

Trying to tie different knots better looking workshops or pictures.

Diversity schemes plaiting

Skilled craftsmen weaving recommend starting with the "square" units consisting of left and right flat. To do this, take four strands - the first and the fourth will be the workers, second and third - the main. First passed under basic, fourth placed under the first, but over the basic, its threaded tip of the first loop. Of these nodes are weaved as separate strips, and the whole grid.

It is also often used vertical and horizontal components rep. Reliever makes two turns from the bottom up around the base, is passed into the resulting loop is tightened. The totality of such nodes is called Brida, which can be made and diagonal. In the vast majority of weaving schemes present rep and square knots.

To decorate the product in the process of weaving the thread on worn wood, plastic beads, pearls, stones, coins with holes.

Modern ideas of macrame in the interior

With grids, made in the art macrame, studio apartment space zoned by separating from canteen kitchens zone is isolated living or working place. The grid is stretched between the bars from floor to ceiling or from the back of the sofa to the special eaves. The arches, doorways, made "crumbling" curtains, headboard in the bedroom is also flanked by a braided pattern. Very popular bright wickerwork for children's rooms - such as bumpers in the crib, pendants above it. There you can weave colored beads of various sizes and shapes, the baby develops fine motor skills, feeling them.

If the house is enough space, it is possible to weave, hang a hammock. For this purpose of the dual plane nodes located "checkerboard" woven mesh with a mesh size of not more than four to seven centimeters. He fastens strong carabiners on special brackets to the wall in the garden on a stand between two trees.

wall panels

In Soviet times, many apartments are decorated with a large or small panels in the form of an owl. It symbolizes wisdom, prosperity at home. The basis here becomes lacquered wooden stick or metal ring. Required attribute of the panels - two big eyes, usually made of wooden beads or colored buttons, symbolic wings on the sides, a wooden perch, on which the owl as if sitting. Eyes isolated fringe in all directions, the bill also made of beads or woven in the form of flat pea nodes can be made and paws. The plumage of a bird's abdomen also lagging of "peas", openwork of diagonal breed. At the bottom of the design is often made pocket for small things, and even lower - a long brush, which is decorated with small beads.

For medium-sized sovushki need 50-60 meters of twine. You can also do the same three owls of different color, Make them sit in a row on a perch.

Curtains, curtains

Depending on the stylistic design of the interior, the basis for the curtains is a metal cornice with rings shiny, slightly curve wooden snag. "Summer" curtains decorate flowers and leaves, "winter" - snowmen and snowflakes. Window Treatments with gradient color transitions, and create a luxuriant tassels design "boho" style. You can also make a pretty tough breed of horizontal curtain, a top sew decorative components, such as "tree of life" or "Turkish", bottom decorated with a series of knots "Monkey Fist".

In the bedroom of thin strands of light spin the canopy over the bed and dresser for the valance. Kitchen will be a great solution curtain of the new, modern and easily washable materials.

The main advantages of curtains macramé:

• do not collect dust;
• almost not spoiled;
• do not lose their shape;
• great idea for the zoning of the space;
• easily made with his own hands;
• not deprived of air space.

Among the shortcomings noted only that small children, pets are very interested "Tassels" on the curtains and cat breeds rats, parrots are capable of strongly entangled in them and break.

rugs

Mats are made round, rectangular, at least - asymmetric, complex shape. A small oval rug with node will "sea mat." Using quite thick, long cord is easy to create a rug of any size. If you take the long colored ribbons, or simply cut into an old jersey into strips five to ten centimeters, rep nodes can be woven rug of any size for the living room or bedroom. And cut into strips such as plastic bags, weave waterproof piece of furniture for a bathroom or hallway.

Round rug woven in the usual gymnastic hoop - as the basis for it stretched rope required thickness. Nodes used any - rep, flat, tatting et al. After the end of the product is cut to the hoop, the warp threads are fixed, the edges are decorated with tassels, fringe.

Decor accessories

Originally looks interior, where some places are separated by an openwork screen. It does not provide full privacy, but originally zoned space. To make full screen, bought or self-made wooden frame with holes into which threaded through the ropes, threads, cords. "Filling" screen is dense or openwork. When the work is finished, the threads are tied neatly at the bottom of decorative knots.

Shelves made of macrame with wooden or metal base, hung on a wall, ceiling, bar. If desired, of strong ropes made swings, suspension seat, "hanging" table or baby cradle. To make them better from strong natural materials with stain resistant.

Wicker stand under a hot kitchen or living room, the whole cloth, and hard to do. To do this, measure the width, length of the countertop, the product is woven at least 20-30 cm. More on each side. The edges are decorated with tassels or decorative knots. Original pillow and cushion pillow organic look, especially in the retro interior - for example, in imitation of a "grandmother's" bedroom in a cottage in the middle of the last century.

For weaving chairs, benches frame, taken the old strong foundation or "closely welded" on their own. Cordage, ropes, require strong - able to withstand the weight of an adult. They should not be stretched, and weaving is the most dense - or design quickly deformed, out of shape, will begin to "sag".

Quite popular shades of macrame. They are made of floor lamps, wall lamps, ceiling lamps, table lamps, children's bedside. Here the main thing - fire safety. Thread in any case should not touch hot parts. The design is mounted on a frame made of wire or an old framework. For the manufacture of this product need to 100-150 meters of rope, depending on the selected pattern.

But the most common product is performed in the technique of macrame - a planter for flowers. It hung over a window or on a wall, it becomes the basis for a strong hook, a special holder, metal or wooden ring. Pots can become part of the wall panels have a wooden base, which is placed with a flower pot or braided knots directly pot. The straight flat assemblies, the upper portion may consist of only left or only right forming beautiful helix are most commonly used as a pattern. Instead of a flower pot sometimes entwine beautiful glass jar, vase, decanter etc.

To numerous wires from household appliances are not too conspicuous, they are also entwine with colored thread or twine.

conclusion

Hand-made has become very popular, and the weave of braids, ropes, threads is relatively easy in recent years - with most of the patterns can handle even the novice. Original articles made with his own hands, will make the house comfortable, pleasing the eye for a long time owners, their guests. A lot of great ideas in macrame appear in the world every day, most of them are easy to find in the "world wide web", the special literature.