Do you have a favourite word? A lovely lyric? A strong statement you'd like to put out to the world?

Say it with string! 

This quick little craft project is easy to make, and will add a pretty little something to your room in celebration of your favourite words. 

You will need: 

A piece of wood board
Nails
Colourful string or yarn
Tracing paper
Masking tape
A hammer

One. Decide what word you would like for your sign. We went with the Oh Comely logo which was a tricky one to try. The more block the font the better! But we like a craft challenge…

Two. Trace your word, either freehand or from a printout, and then attach it on to the wood using the masking tape.

Three. Hammer in the nails at the corner points, the more block the letters the easier it is to do this. Our calligraphy style font meant we had to hammer in nails at lots of points to make a curve.

Four. Make a loop knot to attach the string around the starting nail and begin to wind it around, weaving tightly.  As we were using quite tall nails we decided to wrap it round about 4 times, to give it a 3d look! Securing the end with another knot. Some of our letters were joined together making it a little trickier!

Five. Cut off any bits of excess string.

Six. Remove the tracing paper (although this would be easier to do before putting the string on!).

Seven. Your string makes a statement. Ready to hang on the wall and speak to people.

Photos: Hannah Bailey