CREATING DESIGNS ‘All Lines in string art conneet two points, Ieis Up to you to phuce those points and w know how to conneet them. All designs a 1A single point conneeted to points set along a line. 2. Points set on two or more straight lines. 3, Points set on a straight line. 4, Points set on two or more curved lines, 5, Points set on a circle or more complex closed forms 6, Points set on a eincle and a fine ne and a curved Because the entire principle of string art is the ereation of curves from straight lines, you need a ruler. AU straigh with specific units.inches, feet, yards, metres, and so on; the basic unit of measure for string designs is either the inch and fractions of the inch-half inch, quarter inch, and eighth inch- Because you alco work with cixrles, you need 4 protractor (see Illus), whic measures the units of a circle in degrees, For this craft, your concern is with three basic units of degree 55, 10%, and 154. This docs 1, howe that you eamnot use other measures once you have gained some skill in this technicue. In addition w the ruler and protractor, you need: @ pencil or pen, and a compass (for ddeawing circles) Now that we are in the computer age a lat of this can be done on your computer Points on a Line and a Single Point ‘This technique allows you to fill in the triangularshaped area between a row of points and a single point which serves as the axis for a cluster of rays. Seo Mlus.2. nposed of: saws. 3 ‘NUE. 2 CONNECTING A SIMELE POINT WITH POINTS OM ALINE Points Set on Two or More Straight Lines ‘You can ereate two-dimensional designs from two straight lines which ate either connected or disconnected (see Hus. 3 pages) ‘When you are connecting points in a series on only two lines, you must have the came number of po ne. The distance (space) between each point is the same on any one line, but the points on one line need not be the same distance apart as they aze on the other. In this Jauer case, of course, one line will have to be Jonger than the other: In creating a design on paper, work in the same sequener you will follow in actually making the string thing. Begin drawing by connecting lines from apposite ends, For a trial design, draw two lines on a sheet of paper using your ruler and peneil. Position them on your paper as shown in Hus, 3, On line AB, mark 12 points equidistant from 1/4 inch or 6 mm. apart) Numbe these points 1 through 12. De the same on line €D. To connect these points, begin by drawing fa straight line from point 1 on line AB to point Ton line CD, point 2 to point 2, and so on, until you have connected all 12 points Experimkent with various line lengths and (ah arrangements until you have a good idea of dhe different perspectives and ‘curves’ you canCREATING DESIGNS Mlus. 5. (above and below). ‘You can also form stringde signs from points set on two. lines of unequal length Mlus, 6. Each line of this sim: ple design has 13 points, \ lus, 9, You ean use lines of unequal length as long as the number of points on each Line is equal. Mlus, 10. A ewisted effet ne sults when you conncet points along two lines that run parallel to one another rather than at an angle, Mlus. 7 (lefe) and 8 (righ), Note the difference in effect you can create by making the angle greater or less than 90°.CREATING DESIGNS‘When you are connectins points in a series on ‘more than two Kines, you can wary the number ‘of points on the base line w fit your desiga. In. lus. 16, the base line has 15 points while the ‘wo shorter lines have 12 points cach. In connecting one line tothe base, you star- on ‘one end of the hase line. When you join the second line othe base line, you start on the ‘other end of the bese line. In ths instance, three points o# hhave only one line coming ‘The basic tool for plotting poi the ruler, Use any unit of measure suited to ‘your design, the larger the picture and desiga. ‘the larger your unit will be. Abo, the heavier ‘our filament, the larger your unit should be. 1. 16 above) and 17 (below) You an vary th pus Derof points on he busine you have moe than Tins in our desig. ue TT sles the cmpted ser roarmage or wpeat ‘api bse ora babe deigs ta re ‘nally omplex and tree Hore the bse La. 19. Thin design nt fia ma. Al for Bn Iaae the same narber of oun ut exener tne younanetoppone ule For instance, for @6 inch X 8 inch (15 om. X 20cm) picture using thread, your units will probably be 1/8 ich to 3/8 inch (3 109 mm). Fora Ieiger piture using ra co « lament, your nits woald probably be 3/8 inch (9 man.) to ‘inch (25 mm). ‘Agni, notice wo things about these designs. Both connweting pieces have the same number of points. Als, the distance betwona the spaces ‘on each lines the same.lus. 22. You can use the same curved ine fo form more than one ange within a design.lus. 23. Points set on two ce more cues Ines : ‘an be the begining of ‘some unusual sting patoms us. 24.Two unequal sections of a drcle were combined to fm thie graceful design. tones HS aang SR ae ee sgl pa sees te Setar. ‘roms Kear ce divided into 360°, mark the edge of the circle Tee ee iar ae ne cemteoc 3 yr eon fering ce ee eS arg ‘ops eat teeta Shera et Soin ne =Milus. 26. Many string designs are lus. 27 (left) and 28 (right). Your finished designs should look like these. The based on points set ona cre. fewer points you sip the closer to the ovter edge ofthe ele your Sxign willbe n Mis. 27 he interval i 15 poims i lus. 28, iis? points. ‘you can extend the measurements to your irele by placing it on the center mark of the Sirele made bythe point af the compass) and tthe mark made using your proactor Gee Ils. 25). You only aed to mark half a circle ‘with the protractor if the ruler crosses the roses maga Allrwral on Pls upper tai et sree, Now you ae ready 0 connect points along the cacumnference You hive toakip some ote Cemeens ths sous go cnemer pode Frore you tip, the clove tothe mile the Inner rue formed by the intreecing Lines will be. Be sure to skip the sare number of a Illus.29. Both the line and the cirele in this design have the sume number of points. Try drawing it for practice. Points Set on a Circle and a Line ‘You can achieve an entirely diferent effect ifyou connect points set on a circle and on a Aine. Practice on your own various angles, pairs of fins rent line lengrhs, and circles, "0 get the iden of what happens. Use colored pen (Or pencil in drawing your lines for more effect! ‘You should discover that you can put a cirele and a line together in any combination to Grosta numercus effective designs, Sen Iho land 30 for some examples of line and circle patterns. Ils, 30."The line here has one more point than the crcl, because the rwo end points of the line are both connected to one point on the circle.