Diy Country Map Flag String Art

Fun String Art

Posted by Muhaiminah Faiz

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I made this in honour of my country's Martyr Day and International Mother Language Day on 21st February. I hope to see more country map-flag versions of it :)

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Hammer
  • Nail(s)
  • Wooden Board
  • Crochet Thread

Steps (11 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    Take a piece of paper according to the size of the wooden board. Draw an outline of your country's' map with a pencil.

  2. 2

    Place the paper on the wooden board. Now start hammering the nails along the traced outline. Hammer the nails half way into the wooden board. As my country's (Bangladesh) flag is very simple (Green flag with a red circle in the center) so it was easy for me to include the flag inside the map. I'm guessing that it would be very difficult for many others.

  3. 3

    Try to keep equal distance between the nails. You can mark the places where you want to hammer the nails.

  4. 4

    Anyways, this might take a while but you'll feel great after it's done! When you're done rip the paper off nice and slow and make sure not to leave any paper scraps on the board

  5. 5

    Choose a starting point. Take the string, wrap it around any nail and tie a knot.

  6. 6

    Start wrapping the string around the nails randomly but try to keep a sound pattern.

  7. 7

    When you'll reach to the end you can simply wrap the string around a nail and tie a knot.

  8. 8

    Apply a drop of glue to secure the knot and trim extra string.

  9. 9

    I used red string to complete the circle in the center. I started like the previous one. Filling the circle was much easier and more fun!

  10. 10

    Tie a knot when you're done. Apply a drop of glue on the knot and trim extra string.

  11. 11

    You can simply attach a hanging mechanism to it (at the back of the board) as you won't need to frame it.