Owl Always Love You

Yonks ago I got all keen to do macrame again, bought some materials and made a small pot holder, but that’s as far as it went. Using up the rest of the materials – or at least the bulky rope – was one of my Projects for 2011 list, but had to be abandoned when I got RSI.

The Towering Impurno was supposed to have used up a lot of it. The tower was supposed to be wrapped with a wide band of woven rope. I got as far as cutting and tying on a warp, but the weaving was so rough on my shuttle it tore a piece off the side. That left me with lots of already cut lengths of rope.

Looking at the lengths, I figured there was not much I could do with them except a small macrame project. So I started searching the internet. And, as you do, I found some very amusing links. Like this worthy cause. And this awesome artwork. And I just had to buy one of these.

But I didn’t find a macrame owl pattern that I liked. So I emailed Dad and asked him to take a photo of the one I made in primary school. Yep, they still have it, and the Macrame Owl Sanctuary volunteers would be pleased to know he’s in good condition.

So, working out the knots from the photos, I made another one.

Why? Well, what else was I going to make with several cut lengths of rope?

2 thoughts on “Owl Always Love You

  1. Hello 🙂 I have been scouring the net for clothing refashion ideas and stumbled upon your site. EXCELLENT refashioning! I have already jotted down or bookmarked several refash ideas i am eager to start working on. When I refreshed from the refashion entries i was reading here, I got to this page about your macrame owl and it made me giggle because as of late, my 12 yr old daughter and her friends have been obsessed with THIS youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHmVDzrKdLU&feature=fvsr Yes it’s silly, but it makes me laugh so hard when the kids replay it over and over again. lol Anyway, thanks for the great refashioning tutorials…my first one to try is your mens shirt to shirtdress. LOVE IT and it looks great on you. Thanks 🙂 Racy

  2. Hi Racy! Thanks! And thanks for the link to the video – silly but funny! Good luck with the shirt to dress refashion. I still love and wear that dress, in winter with a long-sleeved t-shirt underneath.

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