Mandalas

MANDALAS 

 

If you like the arts and handcrafts, the MANDALAS are the perfect medium to capture either on paper or in weave all the creativity we have.

As we embark on it, the MANDALAS make us to concentrate in such a way that everything surrounding us fades and as a result we can rest our minds from the daily concerns.

The word "MANDALA" means circle, and the employment of different colors enhances the disposition as it is very beneficial for depression, anxiety and stress.

So let’s get to work!

Supplies Required:

- Wool of different thicknesses, rustic thread and “Macrame” that is a thread of a very fine & thickness strand and has a beautiful gleam that works wonderfully on this type of artistic crafts. The most important thing is to have a large variety of colors, to make gradations from one shade of color to another and multiply color combinations.

- Wooden sticks of diverse thickness or branches of trees (the range can from 3 to 8 millimeters). They can be available at hardware stores and building supply places.

- Scissor, ruler.

- Ornaments: pearls, beads, boulders, etc. to garnish the work.

We take 4 sticks and form two crosses

To form these two 4 sided figures (like a cross) I made in the middle a notch in one face of the 4 sticks so we can later fit the slots together, so they can stack closely and this will prevent the sticks from moving.

 

 

To do the notch, I do it with a cutter

 

 

We begin by tying the thread / wool with 2 sticks together (Fig. 1) and after a few turns, we move the sticks so we can outline a 4 sided figure and began to weave a center that will have a diamond shape or also called Ojos de Dios (Fig 2 and 3)

Fig.1

 

Fig.2

 

Fig.3

 

Next we take the two 4 sided figures and we put one over the other, in such a way that we’ll get an 8 sided circle.

 

Fig.4

 

From here, coming soon I’ll be uploading a video to show the step by step of a MANDALA, so you can complete the work. The MANDALA will be like the one in Fig. 5, but with different colors.

 

 

Fig.5