Shannon Brodie

Cutting through the darkness

As far back as I can remember, As far back as I can remember, I've always had a drive to artistically create, but it didn't always involve scissors. In preschool, despite good marks across the board, the one area that I needed to work was my cutting skills. I've always been very determined to work hard in order to overcome any obstacles - I like to think that my love of macrame was born very early on from my desire to create and my determination to improve my skills with scissors. It was also this determination, along with the help and encouragement from my family and friends, that inspired me to create my own small macramé craft business: Prairie 724 Knots. Cutting through the cotton cords, creating wall art, plant hangers and earrings using macramé knots and scissors to shape each project pulled me through such an incredibly challenging year.