Sorry for the break, went on a quilting spree, and I can’t get good looking pictures.

Here is the super-secret installation piece. In December I inherited 20-30 industrial spools of fine weight acrylic cone yarn. I also purchased a small I-Cord maker. The I-Cord maker is a little annoying in that it “twists” the I-Cord, so making 30-40 ft quickly becomes a pain. I also purchased 40 super-strong mini-magnets.

The intent was to have an I-Cord with embedded mini-magnets that could be configured into words or symbols on our garage door. The first attempt showed the magnets were too small to be contained by the I-Cord, and easily fell out. I ended up wrapping a single magnet in a 2” by 6” piece of magazine paper. The ends of the paper were creased to a point to hold the magnet, and to make passage through the I-Cord maker easier. Next I started the yellow acrylic through the I-Cord maker, passing a wrapped magnet through every 10”-12”.

I made about 30 feet of magnetic cord, and then I continued the cord for 60 more feet and cut the cord. After messing with the cord, I noticed the magnets still popped out. A second pass through the I-cord maker was required.

It all comes together to form the following:

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The extra length was needed to make a thicker line. I folded the length into thirds and twisted it so the magnets hold everything into place. The detail shots show some of this.Today Ty comes home from another long trip and this heart will be waiting for him. As we get deeper into the political season, it may change a little bit. Tomorrow it may change to say “vote”, next week, a peace symbol. Pictures as they come!

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