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| Marcrame Key Chain |
This project is geared toward 6th graders and takes 1-2 hours. Hemp string was tied at the top before getting started on the knots. The teachers demonstrated the tying technique and required that we tie knots until we reach the 1 inch length before adding a bead. The steps were repeated until 3 inches and 3 beads were reached.
The set back I experienced was that I couldn't hold it while I tied the knots so I used a piece of masking tape to tape it to my desk. This was a big help in holding it still.
Extension: I would ask Arabian students in the class to read the following passage to his/her fellow peers to teach the origination of the macrame:
The word macrame is Arabic in origin meaning "fringe". It's thought that Arabian weavers began the skill by knotting the additional material at the edges of loomed materials.
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