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I love knotting!... I've seen what may be produced by deviants and I'm impressed... I was given a friendship bracelet by a Mayan warrior, (at a ceremony where he wore his full fighting regalia), which was made by his wife and sits proudly on my wall at home. I have seen the most amazing things made with cord from 30ft high sculptures to exquisite jewellry made from pure silk thread so fine you need to tie many many knots just to fill a 3mm square space. From chinese pan changs to spanish turks head knots, the humble reef or square knot to japanese fancy Shinto priest cord knots, the availability and diversity of knots to create an astonishing variety of forms in macrame is truly only limited by the imagination and patience of the maker.... and we haven't even touched on the variety that colour and beads bring to the equation!
My point is this:
We have many contests that define parameters that entrants must adhere to, be that colour, form, theme, or other variables... Although interesting in their own way, they constrain rather than free the imagination soooo.... this time we are going to have a contest where there is no limit to what is made, how it is made, or any other rule other than one: the item must be entirely knotted, ("entirely knotted" = mostly knotted such that the piece is primarily based on knotting for it's form, theme and construction: Armatures or wire to help with shape or rigidity is allowed... and, of course the piece may be with or without beads or other ornaments), We would like to see the best that you guys out there can come up with!
The contest will run until: July 14th (to allow enough time for you to create something special) Anything from bags, bracelets, belts to anything else, (not necessarily beginning with the letter "b" ), is admissible, remember, whatever you make must be the best you can do, even unfinished pieces are admissible as long as it's fairly easy to see what would be the end result... told you there were no limits.... If deviants feel they would like more time to produce their best, we are prepared to prolong the competition until the end of July... but we need several deviants to request this option.
Please submit your entry (ies) to this folder: bracelets-and-knots.deviantart… may enter as many pieces as you like... however, I would recommend concentrating on one, or at the most two, as it's about originality and quality above all)
Some examples of bracelets and knotted work for inspiration, or simply viewing, are to be found at the bottom of this journal....
To provide some incentive to see as many fine examples as possible the prizes available are:
1st Prize
One of Nimuae's amazing friendship Bracelets!
+ A pair of Peter's Dragon Earrings ( fav.me/d4ik4m6 )
+ 6 month premium membership
+ 250 points
+ News Feature
+ journal features
2nd Prize
3 month premium membership
+ 250 points
+ News Feature
+ journal features
3rd Prize
250 points
+ News Feature
+ journal features
All Entrants
In addition all entrants will be featured on our group frontpage in their own widget window for two months starting from the date of publishing the results.
Please Note:
Anyone who wishes to participate in the prizes by offering a journal feature on their dA profile will be most welcome! Please note me asap if you are happy to do this and we'll list your name on the contest info...
This contest will be open to all deviants in our group, affiliated groups and any member of a craft based group on the deviantArt site. If anyone wishes to enter this contest who isn't craft-based... join a craft group! Naturally all entries must be original and made after this announcement appears. Please insert in your artist comments that it is designed for our contest together with our logo, ( )
Nimuae and I are greatly looking forward to what gems will appear in the contest folder!
Good luck to all of you who enter!
Peter.
Here are some examples for inspiration:
Karen Smith: "Knotworks" (jewellery) www.karensmithknotworks.com/in…
Amazing Italian Macrame by Adriana Lazzari: www.ilmiomacrame.com/pizzo-mar… (yes! it's all done with knots!)
Kaliste Bracelets: kalistebracelets.mysupadupa.co…
Joan Babcock's Online Gallery: www.joanbabcock.com/Portfolio/…
Macramania: sugarcube.us/women/accessories…
Macrame Boutique (Irina Serbina): Necklaces www.macrameboutique.com/galler…
"Smitten by a Knot" Macrame blog: smittenbyaknot.com/tag/macrame…
Macrame Collective Galleries: Sculpture: macramecollective.com/sculptur… Jewellry: macramecollective.com/jewelry.…
Nimuae's Gallery on dA... nimuae.deviantart.com/gallery/
My Gallery on dA... peter-the-knotter.deviantart.c…
Wendy Elizabeth's online Gallery www.wendyelizabeth.co.uk/macra…
New Affiliated Group: (Current Contests)
And! whilst we are on the subject of contests, our latest affiliate group have several contests running at the moment which may be found here artworldtoday.deviantart.com/j…
They are not all craft or artisan based but they do have a craft section in their group and they sound like fun... not to mention the fact that most of us have more than one type of interest....
I love knotting!... I've seen what may be produced by deviants and I'm impressed... I was given a friendship bracelet by a Mayan warrior, (at a ceremony where he wore his full fighting regalia), which was made by his wife and sits proudly on my wall at home. I have seen the most amazing things made with cord from 30ft high sculptures to exquisite jewellry made from pure silk thread so fine you need to tie many many knots just to fill a 3mm square space. From chinese pan changs to spanish turks head knots, the humble reef or square knot to japanese fancy Shinto priest cord knots, the availability and diversity of knots to create an astonishing variety of forms in macrame is truly only limited by the imagination and patience of the maker.... and we haven't even touched on the variety that colour and beads bring to the equation!
My point is this:
We have many contests that define parameters that entrants must adhere to, be that colour, form, theme, or other variables... Although interesting in their own way, they constrain rather than free the imagination soooo.... this time we are going to have a contest where there is no limit to what is made, how it is made, or any other rule other than one: the item must be entirely knotted, ("entirely knotted" = mostly knotted such that the piece is primarily based on knotting for it's form, theme and construction: Armatures or wire to help with shape or rigidity is allowed... and, of course the piece may be with or without beads or other ornaments), We would like to see the best that you guys out there can come up with!
The contest will run until: July 14th (to allow enough time for you to create something special) Anything from bags, bracelets, belts to anything else, (not necessarily beginning with the letter "b" ), is admissible, remember, whatever you make must be the best you can do, even unfinished pieces are admissible as long as it's fairly easy to see what would be the end result... told you there were no limits.... If deviants feel they would like more time to produce their best, we are prepared to prolong the competition until the end of July... but we need several deviants to request this option.
Please submit your entry (ies) to this folder: bracelets-and-knots.deviantart… may enter as many pieces as you like... however, I would recommend concentrating on one, or at the most two, as it's about originality and quality above all)
Some examples of bracelets and knotted work for inspiration, or simply viewing, are to be found at the bottom of this journal....
To provide some incentive to see as many fine examples as possible the prizes available are:
1st Prize
One of Nimuae's amazing friendship Bracelets!
+ A pair of Peter's Dragon Earrings ( fav.me/d4ik4m6 )
+ 6 month premium membership
+ 250 points
+ News Feature
+ journal features
2nd Prize
3 month premium membership
+ 250 points
+ News Feature
+ journal features
3rd Prize
250 points
+ News Feature
+ journal features
All Entrants
In addition all entrants will be featured on our group frontpage in their own widget window for two months starting from the date of publishing the results.
Please Note:
Anyone who wishes to participate in the prizes by offering a journal feature on their dA profile will be most welcome! Please note me asap if you are happy to do this and we'll list your name on the contest info...
This contest will be open to all deviants in our group, affiliated groups and any member of a craft based group on the deviantArt site. If anyone wishes to enter this contest who isn't craft-based... join a craft group! Naturally all entries must be original and made after this announcement appears. Please insert in your artist comments that it is designed for our contest together with our logo, ( )
Nimuae and I are greatly looking forward to what gems will appear in the contest folder!
Good luck to all of you who enter!
Peter.
Here are some examples for inspiration:
Karen Smith: "Knotworks" (jewellery) www.karensmithknotworks.com/in…
Amazing Italian Macrame by Adriana Lazzari: www.ilmiomacrame.com/pizzo-mar… (yes! it's all done with knots!)
Kaliste Bracelets: kalistebracelets.mysupadupa.co…
Joan Babcock's Online Gallery: www.joanbabcock.com/Portfolio/…
Macramania: sugarcube.us/women/accessories…
Macrame Boutique (Irina Serbina): Necklaces www.macrameboutique.com/galler…
"Smitten by a Knot" Macrame blog: smittenbyaknot.com/tag/macrame…
Macrame Collective Galleries: Sculpture: macramecollective.com/sculptur… Jewellry: macramecollective.com/jewelry.…
Nimuae's Gallery on dA... nimuae.deviantart.com/gallery/
My Gallery on dA... peter-the-knotter.deviantart.c…
Wendy Elizabeth's online Gallery www.wendyelizabeth.co.uk/macra…
New Affiliated Group: (Current Contests)
And! whilst we are on the subject of contests, our latest affiliate group have several contests running at the moment which may be found here artworldtoday.deviantart.com/j…
They are not all craft or artisan based but they do have a craft section in their group and they sound like fun... not to mention the fact that most of us have more than one type of interest....
A Knot Too Far? or: Contests + other group matters
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Dear Knotters and Knottesses :)
...So how was your winter?.....
The "Passed"... (deadline passed for contest) :thumb139373831:
April the 5th is already well over and, as you know, was the deadline of our friendship themed contest. Sadly just one member enter
CONTEST - NEW DEADLINE
DEAREST KNOTTERS AND KNOTTESSES!
We hope (the ones of you who celebrate it) had a merry Christmas or Hanukkah or other nice winter holidays. As we could see, you are all very busy and need more time to enter our contest, right? So don't worry. :) We decided to set a new deadline, so that all of you have plenty of time to think, plan and realise something nice. So the new deadline is April 5th 2015 (Easter). We hope this encourages you to give it a try and take part. We are looking sooo forward to your entries. So don't be shy, now there's time for your creative celebration of friendship!
We wish you all the best for the new Year! Take care
FALL / WINTER BLOG: NEW CONTEST
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:) DEAREST KNOTTERS AND KNOTTESSES!
Hi again everyone! times are getting pretty tumultuous including to your admins again. Everyone has busy lives with many changes and new situations to sort out...kind of, right?... but you all know what life is sometimes like... However!...We, of course!, haven't forgotten any of you.... :)
:bulletgreen: General Information :bulletgreen:
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Peter-The-Knotter (https://www.deviantart.com/peter-the-knotter) had an op and now needs time to recover. He's okay as everything went fine, but just needs some time to recuperate. For a short while, therefore, won't be very active online but
CONTEST WINNERS!
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:rose::rose::rose: Hello again, Dear Knotters and Knottesses! :rose::rose::rose:
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First of all: Sorry!, sorry!, sorry!...,
it has been a while since the end of the contest ...but there were reasons....
and: yes!, it was not easy to judge because we had only really amazing entries this time! - although not as many...
(next time we would like you all to participate as there is so much talent out there...unfortunately: unseen! :) ).
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By the way: We were going to give an overall prize also,
but decided that all three winners were equally worthy
and giving to only one would be unfair to the other two.
:ros
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I've looked in the folder several times and it seems that there is nothing in there anymore. Did something happen? Or is my computer unable to view it anymore?