Actually, quite the contrary. I am a total newbie! From one newbie to another I am simply going to take you through my personal journey to show you one way to do it. The cool part is that you do not need to be an expert to create absolutely beautiful decor pieces for you home!
Honestly, it looks much tougher than it is. Why should you practice first? Like most anything this project is going to cost you a little bit. There are lots of beginner macrame projects and tutorials on YouTube.
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The one I used was called: How to Craft a Wall Hanging for Beginners. Decide what project you want to make. Look through photos of macrame online. You can search Etsy, Pinterest, Google. You do NOT have to buy a pattern. There are a gazillion YouTube videos that will walk you through making all sorts of projects that you might totally love! Three main reasons I opted to buy a pattern are:.
You can find her patterns on Etsy. They sell rope or cord on Etsy. On my practice project I lost track of how many times I had to rewind the video to the beginning and start over. And yes, I did have moments when I wondered if this was really for me. But you WILL get it! Just keep plugging away…your ah-ha moment is just around the corner. I ripped out the entire row several times and started over about 3 times.
The first time I took a look through the pattern it looked like I was reading a page of Chinese.
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No need to panic. Remember what I said? Do what I did. Take it one step at a time. That is how you will make it through this. To keep track of where you are in the steps I recommend using a highlighter and marking off the steps as you complete them. You can do what I did. Every time I started on a new knot just go back to YouTube and look up the knot.
There are easy to follow short videos on every macrame knot in the book.
What did we do before YouTube, right? You can work with your dowel or ring hung from anywhere that is convenient. You can hang it from a door knob, a drawer knob, or anywhere you can find to secure your piece. Other ideas are to use a suction cup hook or an over-the-door wreath hanger. You can even take down a piece of art hanging on your wall temporarily and hang your piece from the nail! If I can do this, you can too. I loved every bit of it, and I bet you will too. Interested in our other crafting projects? Arm Knitting Made Easy. I had purchased them…wanted to see if anyone would buy them before I tried making my own.
I like that you unraveled the ends. Love, love, love the idea of the three of you tackling this together. Let us know how it goes. Thanks so much for taking the time to translate this! Will this affect how long I should cut the strands? Any guesses on how much extra material I might need, or how long the rope should be cut?
You can probably get by with the amount suggestion given.
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It seems that in the picture of the finished product, your double knots do not switch directions, but it looks like you start with the right two cords two times in a row. Refer to the section in the tutorial on tying a double knot and just follow that. Wendy recently posted… designing my wardrobe and finding my 16 year old self. Hi, love the macrame, two questions, how did you hang it? While you were working on it did you have it on the floor or somehow suspended? I hung the wall hanging by simply putting 2 nails in the wall, sticking out a little bit. Then I propped the pole on top of them.
The rope weaving camouflaged the nails nicely. While working on wall hangings, I used to place the pole across the top of two chairs or on anything tall, because it does need to be suspended. You can also hang it over a door. Now I have a rod hanging in my studio with S hooks so I can place the rode onto them. I have just started making this using 3 mm cord. It is so fun that it is popular again. Thank you for providing the tutorial. Thank you for making it so easy to make my first macrame creation! How did you attach it to the wall without any nails showing?
I love this pattern and would love to make it myself as a hanging headboard behind a queen bed. I was thinking I should triple it, but would love to have the inner diamonds be continued too, so that would be a bit more detailed than just the pattern done three times. I am trying to figure out how to best edit the pattern. Also, are there adjustments in the pattern I should make to make sure it works out properly? I just finished making this and I love it! Thank you so much for this SO easy to follow pattern!
I have done a few smaller wall hangings and lots of owls, but never one this size because I was overwhelmed by the patterns. Thanks again so much! Hi Wendy, i admire your work.. It depends on how many rows of knots you have. I would suggest using rope cut into 17 ft. Wendy recently posted… macrame and terra cotta planter. Hi Audrey, Glad you liked the wallhanging pattern. To make it wider and shorter, I suggest just duplicating the pattern a second time. So instead of starting with 28 rope pieces, you would start with Shortening the hanging is easy.
Just stop weaving when you get it to the desired length. If you need me to write out a second pattern for you to follow, I will. Just let me know! Hi Wendy Love this hanging. I have undone some rows and starting again, but wondering if you did do the second pattern as mentioned above and if I might be able to get a copy please? Are you trying to make the wall hanging twice as wide?
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If so, I think I have a pattern written out to do that. Give me today to dig that out and send it to you. Hey, We have been trying to follow your directions but it seems there may be steps missing as we have followed step by step twice and still missing some of the pattern. Can you please help…. We can send a photo. I appreciate all the work you put in5o making this possible. Would love to see a pic! Wendy recently posted… black water. This is really cool!
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