The maker’s handbook
Good ideas.
Made by you.
From your first loop to your next big idea. Get to know your materials, find a shape you love, and turn a promising preview into something you can hold.
Make your first piece
A little know-how goes a long way
Eight guides. Plenty to try.
01Start hereYour first string art, from photo to thread
A practical walk through choosing an image, generating a pattern, setting out the nails, and following your first continuous thread path.
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02Image preparationChoose a photograph that works in thread
Learn why lighting, background, cropping, and subject size make more difference than extra lines in a string art portrait.
Read the guide03At the workbenchMatch your nails, thread, and board
Plan physical nail spacing, test thread thickness, print a correctly scaled template, and prepare a board before beginning a string art project.
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04TroubleshootingWhy your pattern looks too dark
Troubleshoot muddy portraits and crowded previews by checking the source, crop, line count, and physical thread instead of changing everything at once.
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05Color & materialsMake room for color
Build a considered thread palette, understand separate color layers, and test the materials behind a colorful piece.
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06Shapes & SVGGive your idea a new outline
Choose a board shape and prepare a simple SVG silhouette for the planned custom-outline workflow.
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07Geometry labDraw curves with straight thread
Learn how spacing changes geometric string art, and try the orbit, cardioid and rosette studies in the studio.
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08Print & makeFrom a good preview to a finished piece
Compare versions, make a full-size template, keep your place while threading, and save a useful project record.
Read the guideFollow your curiosity
There’s more than one way to make a line.
Explore portraits, mathematical curves, color fields, and the artists who open up new possibilities for thread.