EDTEC300,  Learning Project

Coasting Through Macramé

Welcome back!

I just have to say it’s crazy the amount of creations you can make with a piece of string/cord! This week I chose to tackle the creation of glass coasters. Come along with me and see how this journey went 🙂

What I learned/Resource Reflection 

Yes, you best believe it this week I used TikTok as my go to resource.

I got lost in this virtual world as I was seeking out a macramé coaster tutorial.

Swipe…Swipe….Swipe…. OOOO FOUND ONE! 

Before beginning my creation, I had to measure out my cord. I cut out 5 feet of holding cord (the cord I will be working with the most) and 5 pieces of working cord at 30 inches, plus additional working cord as I went along. The TikTok I used did an excellent job showing me this step and how long I needed the cords. Some resources may have just skipped over the measurement and showing a visual picture/video of all the required steps.

\Tan cord measured out.

As I followed along, TikTok continued to show me detailed step-by-step instructions on how to make a coaster.

Macramé cord in a circle. Coaster being made.

I was able to pause and play the video, but one downside compared to a YouTube video I used last week,  is that TikTok doesn’t allow you to slow down the playback speed. I found that feature on YouTube very helpful for following along at a slower pace, rather than having to constantly pause, play, and rewind the TikTok video.

Please follow this link and watch the tutorial and learn how to make a glass coaster.

After completing my first coaster, I realized something was wrong. I had been tightening my cord too tight and this caused my coaster to not lay as flat as it should. So what did I do? I made another coaster! This time I made sure to slack off and this helped my issue. My coaster was able to lay flat without me pushing down on it.

Coaster.Macramé Coasters.

At the end of the day, I would recommend TikTok. The downside is that you sometimes have to scroll through quite a few videos to find what best suits your learning, and it doesn’t have the playback speed option that YouTube does. Being able to see the steps being physically done is a major green flag for me when learning something new! I would rate TikTok a 9/10.

Future Plans

Come back next as I learn how to make some kind of wall hanging! This could get difficult but hey, that is part of the fun!

Bye for now.

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