How to Tie Macrame Knots
Macrame knots can be used in a variety of crafts including jewelry and wall hangings. Macrame knots can be tied in a variety of ways with varying degrees of difficulty. As you become more skilled at tying macrame knots you can combine different knots to create interesting and unique designs. Macrame knots can be generally classified as either a square knot, half hitch, larks head or mounting and finishing knot design.
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Instructions
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Lark's Head Knot
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Cut a length of macrame cord. If you are practicing you will not need to cut a very long length. However, if you are crafting something like a hanging basket, you will need to cut a piece twice the length of the finished project size.
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Fold the length of cord in half. An easy way to make sure the cord is folded in half is to grip the two cut ends and fold them together. Where the loop forms is the center of the cord.
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Set the metal ring on top of the cord at the loop end. The loop should be pointed downwards below the supporting ring. You do not have to use a metal loop as the support piece. You can also use another piece of cord, a long dowel or other materials as a support piece for your macrame knots.
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Bring the cut ends over the ring and feed them into the loop. As you pull the cut ends through the loop you are creating the knot. The more you pull the tighter the knot will become.
Square Knot
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Tie two lark's head knots to a supporting material like a metal ring. Your lark's head knots should be fairly long in length so you have room to tie your square knots to the remaining cord. You should have four long strands of cord dangling from the ring once you are finished the two lark's head knots.
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Take the left strand and place it over the two middle cords. The left cord should be tucked behind the right cord.
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Move the right cord behind the middle cords. Ensure that you keep the left cord behind the right as you move the right cord. The right cord should end hanging loosely over the left cord on the left side.
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Take the same cord, now the left formerly the right cord, and pass it under the middle cords and over the now right cord, formerly the left cord. Take the right cord and pass it over the middle cords and tucking it behind the left cord. It will look like you are passing the cord through a loop.
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Hold the middle cords tight as you pull the left and right cords. This ensures you get a tight knot without the cord bunching in the center.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are practicing making a new knot or just beginning try and use a variety of colors of cord so the different pieces are easy to distinguish.
Master the basic lark's head knot first as it is the basis for many macrame projects.
References
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