There’s nothing as easy as tying your shoes. Bring 2 laces together, wrap them around, make a loop, pull through. You learn before you start school (in most cases), and you don’t really forget for the rest of your life. Macrame builds on your shoe-tying knowledge by offering different varieties of knots to tie over and over again. Combine these knots in just the right way to make something beautiful or useful.
Learn it
We’ve partnered with our friend @eleanor.rosecrochet to bring you a quick 10 minute tutorial on basic macrame knots. She was featured in one of our Monthly Maker profiles for NewsletterPlus, and has an Etsy shop for all her makes plus commissions here.
Lark’s Head Knot
The Lark’s head is a ‘hitch’ knot that attaches one cord to another. This is the easiest knot to learn, and will come in handy in nearly every pattern.
Spiral Knot
Start practicing the Spiral Knot by first hitching two Lark's Head knots. The Spiral knot is sometimes called the half knot because it’s made up of half a square knot.
Square Knot
The Square Knot utilizes the strength of your cords to add structure to your macrame piece. By alternating the direction of the cords for each half, the tied knot lays flat.
Double Half Hitch Knot
This knot is essential to a popular subest of macrame: Cavandoli. Also called tapestry-weaving, Cavandoli has been around in various forms for centuries, developed independently in pre-colonial cultures from Africa and the Americas.
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