February 2023 Craft: Easy Macrame Rainbow
By Major Nancy Ball
Divisional Secretary for Program – Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division
Tools & Supplies:
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Wire cutters
- cotton rope – inside (smallest) row cut 12 strands to 14″
- Yarn in various colors (medium weight)
- Glue sticks
- Floral wire – 22 gauge (doubled for each color of the rainbow – smallest one 11″)
- Painters tape
Directions:
- Lay doubled wire onto 12 strands of cotton string. Secure ends with painter’s tape. (See picture below)
- Begin wrapping desired color of yarn around the string and wire until the desired length is covered with yarn. (See picture below)
- Cut off exposed ends of wire. Glue all 4 rows together in the shape of a rainbow. Trim ends of cotton string about 2 inches below rainbow. Brush out the strands of string. Hot glue a length of string to the back as a hanger.
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