Make a picture for your loved one with the free heart circle string art pattern to be found at the String Art Fun website. The design, that creates a heart within a circle, was inspired by a curve stitching pattern based on a mathematical formula.
As well as creating this heart circle with nails and string you can also create it as a greetings card with a pattern from the Pinbroidery website.
Posted on January 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
A number of interesting string art videos have been posted on You Tube. I thought it would be useful to bring together my favourites in this post. The videos range from a professionally produced series on how to do string art to an insight into producing string art pictures to decorate an apartment. I hope that you find them useful…
Posted on July 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
A sea shell string art pattern has been added to the free pattern section of the String Art Fun web site. If you are a string art enthusiast or would like to have a go at string art this is an easy pattern to start with…
Posted on July 20th, 2009 | No Comments »
The free string art candle pattern on this web site has now been converted to a prick and stitch greetings card pattern. This follows a number of requests from card making enthusiasts who would like to try it as a greetings card. It is available from my Prick And Stitch Is My Craft blog.
Posted on January 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
There is still time to make some quick and easy string art pictures as Christmas decorations. String Art Fun Value Pack No. 2: Christmas available from the String Art Fun web site has six patterns made using colourful drawing pins (thumb tacks) together with sparkly decorative cords and ribbons to give a festive look to the pictures…
Posted on December 17th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The best place to look for string for your string art pictures is your local craft store. The characteristics to look for in the ideal string are:
1. Strength.
2. The right elasticity.
3. The right thickness.
Posted on December 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
I have created an easy string art candle picture. This would make an attractive picture for Christmas, a religious occasion or just to hang on your wall. The downloadable pattern includes a numbered diagram, stringing instructions and general instructions for the technique…
Posted on December 11th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Since we are using nails to create our string art picture you may wonder why I am asking about drilling. The answer will depend on the material you are using for your baseboard. It may also depend on the size of nails you are using…
Posted on December 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
This is my review of what I consider to be the best web sites for string art enthusiasts. I have rated them on the usefulness of the information given and the patterns that they offer…
Posted on December 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
String art makes a bold picture that you can hang on your wall. Prick and stitch is a miniature form of string art used to make greetings cards. Prick and stitch cards are considered by many people to have developed from the string art techniques…
Posted on August 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment »