How to Tie a Spiral Knot

The spiral knot is a common knot used in the macrame arts. This knot is useful to quickly span a distance when making such macrame pieces as plant hangers or wall hangings.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 (36-inch) lengths of macrame cording, twine or rope

1. 
    
   Cording laid out

   Lay the cording out on the working surface.

2. 
    
   Right hand cording placed over left hand cording

   Tie an overhand knot in the cording by crossing the right cording over the left cording.

3. 
    
   Completed overhand knot

   Bring the left cording up and then under the right cording. This completes an overhand knot.

4. Continue tying overhand knots, always starting the knot with the right cording until the desired length has been created. The size of the knot and the number of knots required to create a certain length of spiral will vary depending on the diameter of the cording and the tighteness of the knots.

Tips & Warnings

• The spiral knot can be tied around one or more filler cords.
• Experiment with different types of cording and color combinations.