Jute String Lanterns

Summer is here! We’ve had sunny days, blueish skies, too warm evenings too I am too then hither for it! On the showtime Mon of each month, I inquire YOU what I should Create with. Last month, nosotros made some amazing Leather Projects. When I asked what I should occupation this month, you lot voted for JUTE STRING or ROPE. I, along amongst 3 other friends, stimulate got made some amazing DIY jute projects too I can’t expect to present you lot the results! Plus, I demand you lot to vote on what nosotros volition occupation side past times side month! The summertime weather condition inspired me to brand these quick jute string lanterns! 

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When you lot voted for me to occupation jute string, I honestly had NO visit what I was going to make. We of late got some novel patio article of furniture too then I’ve been spending all my fourth dimension on the patio soaking upwards the sun. But the infinite was missing that summertime level ambiance. So, I visit I would brand my ain jute string lanterns to pretty upwards the patio.

All you lot demand for this projection is jute string, a bricklayer jounce (or whatever drinking glass jar), too scissors. It’s too then easy, too such a bang-up means to repurpose materials you lot in all likelihood already stimulate got at home. You may already stimulate got some bricklayer jars you’ve been saving for a projection only similar this, or you lot powerfulness desire to depository fiscal establishment check your recycling bin for spaghetti sauce jars earlier the side past times side garbage pickup. If you lot prefer a wider jar, you lot tin compass notice honor some bang-up ones amongst lids at the Dollar Store.

Mason jars from sauces are bang-up for smaller candles or LED string micro lights like this i from Amazon. But at that topographic point are plenty of other options, too then don’t only accept my give-and-take for it, honor what suits your yard best. If you lot desire to occupation larger candles, or lights amongst wider battery packs brand certain you lot honor a drinking glass jounce amongst a exceed that is broad plenty to stand upwards for those items. The Dollar Store has a bang-up choice of wider drinking glass jars.

You tin compass notice follow along amongst my video tutorial or read the written instructions below. Choose your ain adventure! The lanyard knot (mentioned inwards video too below) tin compass notice endure tricky if you lot haven’t tried it before, too then this pivot on Pinterest volition instruct far easier for you!

Video Tutorial

How to Make a Jute String Lantern

Grab your scissors, jute string, too bricklayer jounce too let’s instruct started.

First, build clean your bricklayer jar, take the label, too launder off the glue. Next, cutting your jute string into viii long strands. Keep inwards heed that you lot volition endure knotting the string, too then brand certain it is at to the lowest degree 4 or v times the length of your jounce from exceed to bottom. In fact, the longer the better. You tin compass notice ever cutting whatever excess string when you’re done. Split your strands into ii sections of four. Overlap the ii sections inwards the centre too necktie a lanyard knot. The knot volition instruct straight underneath your bricklayer jar. It volition endure the large centre knot that your jounce sits on exceed of.

Once you lot stimulate got your lanyard knot tied tightly, you’ll notice that your strings come upwards out inwards 4 groupings, each amongst 4 strands. Find ii strands from neighbouring groupings too select them together, tying a knot virtually an inch too a one-half away from the centre (lanyard) knot. Then, accept the side past times side ii strands too necktie the same knot the same distance, too and then on. Do this all the means to a greater extent than or less the showtime layer. 

Keep it Going

You’re working amongst a lot of long string at this point, too then you lot powerfulness instruct some accidental knotting. Take your time, too give-up the ghost on going until you’ve gone all the means to a greater extent than or less i time too terminate upwards amongst a snowflake shape.

Continue amongst the minute layer, tying ii strands side past times side to each other into a knot. Make certain the ii strands you’re tying together both come upwards from the knots on either side of them. Keep tying knots inwards this blueprint for vi or 7 rows, or until you lot stimulate got plenty rows to attain the exceed of your bricklayer jar. If you lot are using a specially thick string, your jute string powerfulness start to rising amongst each additional row. This is perfectly normal. 

How to Use Your Jute String Lanterns

Once you’ve made your lanterns, you lot tin compass notice fill upwards them amongst mistaken candles or modest battery operated lights too hang them up. Or you lot tin compass notice fifty-fifty exit them empty. They’re pretty cute all on their own. If you lot practise occupation battery operated candles or lights, brand certain to comprehend the lanterns amongst lids inwards illustration it rains. 

Decide how depression you’d similar your lantern to hang, select care of all of the strands too necktie a concluding knot at the top. This is the knot that volition sit down on your outdoor hanger or the tree branch or whatever you’re tying your lantern to. And you’re done! Now all that’s left to do, is to bask your novel patio decor. I cannot expect to host a bang-up patio political party now! I made a few of them inwards i level too hung them all over the yard :)

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