Stratford creative studio gets into the Christmas spirit

The macrame Christmas tree is hanging in the creative studio's front window.

A Stratford creative studio is getting into the Christmas spirit.

Verdigris Creative Studio owner Sue Hogan has created a macrame Christmas tree to hang in the shop's front window.

"Macrame has made a come-back in the last couple of years. I've been offering classes to teach people how to make macrame Christmas decorations."

Sue says she had created a small macrame Christmas tree for the classes.

"Everyone expects me to do something different each year. I thought I could create a bigger Christmas macrame tree."

It took Sue three days to create the tree.

"I spent two and a half days making the macrame with 300m of cord, and I spent half a day threading and cable-tying the lights in."

She says people have reacted positively to the tree.

"I've had a lot of positive feedback and people asking if they could buy it."

Once Sue had put the tree up she thought the window looked bare.

"So I made some macrame snowflakes to hang in the window as well. I'm not sure if it's done but I've got plenty of time to add to it."