Parachute Cord Craft Offers Colorful Cool Projects

March 5, 2013 - PRLog -- Originally developed for parachute suspension lines during World War II, durable lightweight parachute cord has even been used by Space Shuttle astronauts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Now the strong stretchy rope has become a surprisingly popular arts and crafts medium. Paracord accessories seem to be everywhere today at festivals, craft shows, flea markets, and across the Web. Parachute Cord Craft, a new book from Design Originals, provides 22 step-by-step projects for fashionable handmade bracelets and necklaces, belts, lanyards, dog collars, key fobs, and more. For more information visit http://www.d-originals.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=do3495

Durable, Colorful Projects for Everyone!

Available in an array of fashion colors and thicknesses, anyone can weave and braid versatile paracord to create attractive and useful accessories. Parachute Cord Craft ties it all together by showing readers the knots they need to know. The authors provide practical advice on the right tools, materials, and methods to use to obtain the best results. Readers will learn the correct way to melt and fuse the cut ends of cord, and get useful tips on how to experiment with jewelry findings.

Parachute Cord Craft offers quick & simple instructions for 22 cool projects, including:

• How to create fashionable accessories for home, outdoors, school, and sports

• Easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step diagrams

• Ropecrafting advice for knots, fusing, tools, and materials

• Projects for handmade bracelets, necklaces, belts, lanyards, dog collars, key fobs and more

About Design Originals

Design Originals crafts information for a hands-on world. We publish trendsetting how-to books about sewing, needlecrafts, paper arts, scrapbooking, memory crafts, altered art, quilting, jewelry making, bead crafts, party crafts, Zentangle and much more. Now part of Fox Chapel Publishing, our books are full of creative ideas by innovative artists.

For more information please visit http://www.d-originals.com

About Fox Chapel Publishing

Fox Chapel Publishing publishes books, magazines, patterns, and videos for do-it-yourself enthusiasts. We inspire and inform readers who enjoy a variety of crafts and hobbies, including woodworking, sewing, jewelry-making, boating, back-yard farming, wine & beer-making, and much more. Our greatest joy comes from working with talented craftspeople to make their designs and techniques available for everyone who shares the love of creating things by hand. We publish two magazines, Woodcarving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, and more than 200 book and DVD titles. Our imprints include Design Originals and Heliconia Press.

For more information please visit http://www.foxchapelpublishing.com

About the Authors

Samantha Grenier has been creating and crafting since she learned to cut and paste. Now armed with a B.F.A. in Design from Rivier University, she is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator for Pepperell Braiding Company. Best known as a “knotty” professional in the craft industry, she specializes in macramé and kids’ crafts.

Pepperell Braiding Company manufactures industrial braids and cords including wet bulb and fluid wick, wool packings, lamp and candle wick, lanyard cords, laundry bag draw cords, fiberglass wick, military sewing plaits, wool plaits, stretch cord for name tags, lanyard cord, and chemical dispersion wicks to name a few of the products.

Book Details

ISBN: 978-1-57421-371-3
Price: $9.99 US | $11.95 CAN
Pages: 48 | Size: 8.5” x 11”
Publication Date: January 1, 2013
Published By: Fox Chapel Publishing • Phone: 800-457-9112
Distributed By: Ingram Publisher Services • Phone: 866-400-5351