Macramé Using the Fiber Emballage Technique

You'll get to know Ixchel, who will tell you about how she became a textile artist, and about her projects and influences.

You'll start by seeing the tools and equipment necessary to create your woven pieces. You'll learn to choose colors and see how to achieve beautiful color palettes that give incredible results.

Ixchel will teach you to make the basic knots to carry out the final project, with which you'll begin to practice and wrap. Next, you'll get to work with your project: you'll make a sketch and calculate and select both the material and the color palette. You'll prepare the base threads, you'll see how to cut the strings, group them, and soak them to dye them, learning the basic process.

Let's knit! You'll start shaping your tapestry, you'll weave it with the fibers and threads previously selected. Then, you'll learn to weave independent threads and consecutively; also to wrap in and out, making sure to seal each thread well.

Finally, Ixchel will give you tips to add originality to your pieces and teach you how to take care of them so that they last forever.