I had a lot of fun making these cords. The 'twist' technique is one I do with my own students at school and I have set up many a trend of friendship bracelets with this technique! The plaiting, wrapping and knotting techniques I have also previously done with other projects. New to me however was using the sewing machine to create cords using the yarns. I loved the effects this technique could give, especially when I was using different coloured top and bobbin threads on my machine.
The samples I feel were the most successful overall were those that echoed the spiral theme in their own effects: the twists, the wraps and the knotting. On some of the knotted samples I knotted around roving rather than yarn. This lead to a really interesting spiral forming down the length of the cord and this could be something for consideration when working on my resolved sample and/or accessory later in the project.
The least successful samples in my opinion were the ones where I had chosen to use a textured yarn- these just looked messy and any twist or wrapped or stitched effects were lost under the hairiness of the yarn!
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| 3/5/1: Cords (twisted and wrapped) |
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| 3/5/2: Cords (machine stitched, knotted and plaited) |
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| 3/5/3: Cords (machine stitched, knotted and plaited) |
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| 3/5/4: Cords (twisted and wrapped) |
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| 3/5/5: Cords (machine stitched, knotted and plaited) |
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