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1. Welcome to Peruvian macrame bracelet: Hello, macro main two easiest. I'm Shannon. You're here because
you want to make your very own Peruvian
style macro may bracelet. What we'll cover
in this class is not some materials, tools, everything that you need
to get you started, as well as the length that
the courts need to be. And I will also share some
tips on how to neatly finish your bracelet through
the melting technique. Go ahead and get your materials
ready at the beginning of the video so you can try
along as I explained things. Now, I don't know for a fact
if it originated in Peru, but I did learn how
to make it myself. Well, on a trip in Peru, I was already into
friendship bracelets and I've been making
them ever since. I can remember. When I first saw the
Peruvian designs, I was infatuated and I just had to find
out how to make it. I would buy two bracelets
and take the notes apart to try and figure out how
they were put together. But it wasn't until
I wander down the streets of a Peruvian
city and ran into two young girls that were kind enough to show me how
to actually make them. That I finally learned the
Peruvian macro made bracelets.
2. Materials & cutting the cords: For starters, let's talk about the materials
that you will need. I prefer working with
materials that can melt, so I'd stay away from cotton end-users materials
like nylon or polyester. You'll understand why
later in the video. For the base score,
you want to have a slightly thicker cord
than your color chords. If your base cord is either
too thick or too thin, it will affect the structure of the end result of your bracelet. You will need your color
courts that you're going to use to
design your bracelet. You will also need a pair
of scissors and a lighter. Of course, you're
also going to need something to attach
your bracelet to. This could be something
specifically made for making bracelets
like this cartwheel. Or you could use any
household object like this hair clip right here. But for the purpose
of this video, I will use a cartwheel. Alright, let's get started. First thing we got to
do is cut the strings, the base coordinates to
wrap around your wrist and have enough left to die
or proper naught width. So if you're making
it for yourself, you can just measure it
around your own risk. If you're making it
for someone else and you don't know
their wrist size. Sometimes it helps to play it safe and make it a
little bit bigger. Or if it's for a child, you can make it a
little bit smaller. If it's for men. Usually I make them a little bit larger than if it's for a woman. So you can make it
longer or shorter depending on who
you're making it for. Once you have your base scored, we're ready to
choose our colors. I like going with five different colors because the amount of colors that you use will have an effect on the structure
of your bracelet. For example, if you use
ten different colors, then you'll have a
very wide bracelet. But it will also be
very flimsy because there won't be enough
tension on the outer chords. And if you make it with
only one or two colors, then you don't really have two beautiful
butterfly wing effect that I love about
these bracelets. So for today we will
start with five colors. And after you've gotten
the hang of this, you can always experiment with more or less as you please. We're going to cut
single-strand of each color. I don't normally use
a measuring tape to cut my chords
because I've done this so often that I just have a natural feeling for how
long the core should be. But this is a good
length to start with. For an average sized
bracelet, a 160 centimeters. You can go ahead
and cut yourself five chords of this length. One for each color that
you've decided to go with. Just a little tip here. If you already know
which color is going to be your center color, it helps to cut that cord just a little bit
longer than the others, because you will be tying
more knots with Discord. But that will become
clear soon enough.
3. The knots: Alright, so now that you
have your records ready, your next step is to fold your color chords
down the middle. Then at the loop, make a naught with
your color courts around your base court. You can do this by simply wrapping the color courts around the base cord and then pulling the loose ends of the color
courts through the loop. Don't forget to pull tight. So you're not as
nice and sturdy. Once you have securely
mounted your bracelet, you're ready to start. Since we folded or
five strings of color, we now have ten strands. First, you want to separate
your color strands into sets of 51 of each
color on each side. It helps to put
them in the order that you're going to
start your knots with. First, you will start with
the color that you've chosen to be in the
center of your bracelet, and then you're going
to work your way out. So in this case, I've chosen
yellow to be my center color than not that we're gonna be using is
a macro may not, but you can see it
as a number four, because when you're
making the nut, you can clearly see that you're shaping a forum
with the two cords. Doesn't matter which
side you start on. But for now we'll start
on the left side. Make sure you hold onto the base cord to give
it some tension. So you bring the
yellow cord over the black base cord and
then wrap it around, holding it back from
under and through. And then simply pull it up tight until it reaches the top. After you've laid one naught, you want to follow
with a second naught. So you just repeat
exactly the same, not with the same chord. Then you move onto your
next color in line. Place another two nuts. And you do this for each
of the five chords. How tight you pull
your knots will have an effect on the end
result of your bracelet. You want to pull the
Nazis tightened sturdy, that they're not too loose, but also not too tight. But as you practice, you kinda get a natural feeling for it. So for now, don't worry
about it too much. Once you reach the outer cord, it's time to return back. With the outer court, which will be the exterior
color of your design. You're going too late to nuts, but in the opposite direction. You can imagine this
as a backwards for. So instead of coming from
the left to the right, the cord is coming
from the right to the left over your base cord. And then you pull the cord
on their end through. Again, you place two
knots and move on to the next chord until you've reached your
center cord again, the yellow one in this case. Now you have to first
set up your left side. Now it's time to do the
same on the right side. For the right side, we're going to
start our macro may nots with the
opposite for again, you start with
your center court. The yellow cord. Make two nuts and move
on to your next color. You want to use
the same sequence that you did on the left so that you will have a nice symmetrical bracelet in the end. Once you've reached
the outer court, you're now going
to return back by placing a regular four naught. When you've done one
set on each side, It's now time to tie
the center together. We're going to use the
yellow color to do this. Simply hold together
to middle strands and choose either the left
or the right yellow cord. If you're using the left cord, you will make a
number for naught. If you're using the right chord, you will make the
opposite for naught. One naught is enough here. Now we just go back to step one. Use the same yellow
court to make your knots on a
single strand again. Two knots and move on
to the next color. And lather rinse, repeat.
4. Wrap it up: As you can see, slowly the
pattern is starting to shake. I'm usually happy
with the length of my bracelet when I have
about nine segments, each one of these little circles
I refer to as a segment. So 123456789. But at any point, you could just hold up
the bracelet theorist and see if you want it to
be a little bit longer. All right, you've done it. You've made it all
the way to the end of your very first Peruvian
macro may bracelet. But there's still a couple
of steps we need to cover. How are we going to
seamlessly finish this up? First of all, what I like
to do is put two knots at the bottom with the
yellow center cord just to make it a
little extra sturdy. Then make sure all your bottom
knots are nice and tight. And then simply make your cut. When you cut the ends you
want to leave enough so that you can melt
away two strands. Alright, now for the
hardest part of it all, this is honestly the
trickiest step and it took me a while to really
get the hang of this. So just bear with me. Grab your lighter and
hold the flame to the strands just for
a couple of seconds. And not too close to the
rest of the bracelet, Oreo just melt your
bracelet away. Once you see the tips are
starting to melt away, you can use an object
to push against the melting strands in order to fuse them against a bracelet. Easiest lighter
that I find is the one that you can just
press down to ignite. We want to practice
caution during this step because there's definitely
the potential to get burned. If for whatever reason, you do decide to go with
cotton as your material, you can always seal the ends. Would Krazy Glue instead
of melting them? Right? If you survived this step, there's just one more
little thing to do. I like to not leave any
loose ends on my bracelets. So I like to also melts the tips of the
bass chords so that the rope can frazil along
the way. And that's it. You're all done. You've made your very first
Peruvian macro may bracelet. Congratulations. If you find that your
base cord is too long and the ends are just
dangling on your wrist. Feel free to cut
them a little bit shorter and just
melt the tips again.
5. Troubleshooting & Tips: Sometimes you may need to
redo a naught because you might have made a mistake
and grabbed the wrong chord. Luckily, there's an easy fix. Take the knots that you wish
to undo and just slide them off the base cord and pick
up where you left off. I like to make these when I'm watching Netflix so
that I don't feel like I'm completely vegetating makes me feel like I'm somehow a little bit
more productive. It's just a really nice way
for me to keep my hands busy while my mind is
doing something else. I don't know. I'm a
multitasker. You guys.
7. Macrame Outro: Let me know if this class was helpful with getting
you started. If you haven't yet, now's the time to do so
and have fun exploring it. And don't be afraid to make
some mistakes along the way. It's part of the
learning process. I look forward to hearing any
questions you might have. I encourage you to share your progress or a photo
of your finished bracelet. I would love to see how
it's going for you. Thank you for taking
this class with me.
Shannon Solange, Inspired-life Muse
