string art attempt

post from craftlog on 21 March 2010 05:03:00 PM. © craftlog

The local Top Pot doughnut shop has a giant spirograph design painted on one wall. This has now made me want a giant spirograph painted on my wall. After trying to imagine how to create a big rig to do such a thing, I thought about string art as an alternative (thank you 6th grade math class, in which I was obsessed with them). The wall I have in mind is a little high up, so I don’t think doing this directly on the wall is going to be practical. So, I need some big, cheap, circular thing that I can put tiny nails in. Hmmmm, how about quilting hoops?

Here’s my first attempt. I used 21 evenly spaced tiny map pins for the winding pegs, crochet thread for the string, and just kind of randomly decided on the spacing (one round skip 9 pegs, one of skip 3, one of skip 5, and I think one of skip 7). The verdict is that the ring needs to be painted or stained or something, and the pattern should be a little denser. But I think the idea is a winner. I got three hoops of different sizes, and I think they’ll look really cool all together on the wall.

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