Macrame Wall Hanging - Burton Joyce Library - Adult Learning

• Date: 3 - 17 June 2024
• Sessions: Mondays: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
• No. sessions: 3
• Venue: Burton Joyce Library, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 10
• Cost: FREE - £12

This course is suitable for those who have completed a Macrame for Beginners course with Inspire Adult Learning or have the basic knowledge of how to complete basic knots such as square, half knot and the double half-hitch knot.

Over the sessions, we will create a wall hanging, applying the techniques on the beginners course.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

• Develop/Use counting skills & measuring – Be able to calculate the requirements of cord for a project
• Have the understanding of the basic Macrame Knots and be able demonstrate - Larks Head
• Have the understanding of the basic Macrame Knots and be able demonstrate – Square Knot
• Have the understanding of the basic Macrame Knots and be able demonstrate – Half Knot
• Have the understanding of the basic Macrame Knots and be able demonstrate – Gathering knot
• Have the understanding of the basic Macrame Knots and be able demonstrate - Double Half Hitch
• Also Develop/improve their eye and hand coordination
• Analyse the benefits of creative activities to improved mental health

What should learners bring?

• Stick/Dowel - between 60 - 120cm long (dry and loose bark taken off)
• Macrame cord – 3mm-4mm. Approximately 150-200 metres
• Scissors
• Comb (fine toothed comb such as a cat grooming tool)

Suggested Reading for the course

• Macrame : techniques and projects for the complete beginner - Wilson, Tansy. Shelf Number: 746.4222043
• Elemental macrame : 20 macrame and crystal projects for balance and beauty - Millar, Rebecca. Shelf Number: 746.4222
• Macrame : the craft of creative knotting for your home - Zedenius, Fanny. Shelf Number: 746.4222041
• Macrame : 19 great weekend projects - Gentry, Jim. Shelf Number: 746.4222
• Macrame 2 - Zedenius, Fanny. Shelf Number: 746.4222041

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: [email protected]

Visit the Inspire website for full details and booking options

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Burton Joyce Library, Meadow Lane, Nottingham, United Kingdom