young maker workshop: diy string art

Young Maker WorkshopExploring simple tools with String Art

From small and simple to more

complex

As big as a room, or even a city!

Materials• Wood square• Goggles• Tack Hammer• Pliers• 20 Brad Nails• Ruler• Protractors• Embroidery Floss

• Tape• Blank graph paper• Pencils

Creating your TemplateUse your ruler to draw a 5.5 by 5.5 inch square

from one corner of your graph paper.

Cut out your square Think of a simple design for your art. Draw your

design on the paper

Plot your PointsUse a solid dot as a plot point for where your nails will go. Remember you have 20 nails, that means 20 plot points. Erase, change and visualize as needed while you plot your

points.

Securing the TemplateLay your template flat on your board and tape down each side.

Hammering the nailsPut on your safety goggles!

Hold your nail with the pliers so your fingers are out of the way of the hammer. Firmly hold the hammer handle and strike the head of the nail

Fill in your creationGently tear your paper template off the board.

Tie one end of the floss to your starting nail. Wind the floss from nail to nail in any pattern you choose.

When you are finished tie the end off on the last nail you used.

Some String ExamplesRadial

PatternsGeometric Patterns Freeform Patterns

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