String art tree on the wall
These impressive wall panels were designed andmade by artist and designer Kathryn Anderson using the simplest materials: pushpins and wool yarn! This type of decorative and applied art is called string art, from the English word “string”, which means “string, thread, lace”. The process is quite simple, although labor-intensive. In this way, you can depict not only a string art tree, but also decorate the walls with any image, a sketch of which you come up with or find on the Internet.
Materials and tools:
- Buttons or nails;
- a hammer;
- One or more coils of woolen or acrylic yarn;
- Chalk or pencil simple.
How to make a tree art tree: work progress
Start with a general sketch of the shape of the drawing.wall. For this, it is advisable to draw or print a sketch in advance, in our case, of a tree. Use pins to mark the tree trunk, the edges of the crown, the main and additional small branches. You can use chalk or make a light sketch with a simple pencil.
Don't try to be precise, don'trepeat the pattern perfectly and do not strive for symmetry, it should not be in the shape of a tree, just follow the yarn and your imagination. Start pulling the yarn, starting from the bottom of the tree trunk. When you reach the desired nail, just wrap the thread around it a couple of times. Do not be too linear and consistent, jump between buttons in different directions, turn back. This will create more volume and the texture will become more like tree bark. Do not be afraid to use the same button several times.
Add more character and vibrancy to the pattern.Make a hollow in the bark and several small round holes. To do this, stick three or more buttons in a circle and leave the space between them empty as you wind the yarn. Play with the sizes of the branches and small twigs. Let them overlap each other.
To pause, rest and appreciate your work from afar, simply push a pin anywhere and wrap it tightly with yarn, keeping the entire composition taut.
This wall decor can be made colorful, using several colors of yarn, and also more voluminous, using threads of different thicknesses and textures.
