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A must-have ... the macramé knot! Once you know how, you can use it in all your creations.
Here is a small glimpse of what can be done in macrame:
Macrame and interlayer bracelet
Bangle and macrame bracelet
Step 1 :
To make a macramé knot, you need 2 threads, one larger than the other. (the size will depend on your creation). Here we used braided nylon thread .
The shorter thread will serve as a frame for your nodes to stay upright. It is around this thread that you will make the knots.
The other wire will be used to make the knots around the smaller one. (as below)
2nd step :
Wedge your shortest center wire, either with masking tape or by hanging it on your creation.
Place your 2nd wire under the 1st. Make sure your 2nd wire is the same size on each side of the core wire.
Step 3:
Take the left end of your wire and run it over the center wire to form a 4.
Step 4:
Now take the other end of your thread to the right and pass it under the center wire at the intersection (between your center wire and the 4 you just formed).
Make it stand inside the 4.
Step 5:
The right end of your thread is passed to the left and the one from left to right. Catch both, and tighten.
A knot forms around the central thread, which does not move.
Step 6:
Now do the same by reversing the meaning:
Take the right end of your thread and pass it over the center thread to form a 4 upside down.
Step 7:
Now take the other end of your thread to the left and pass it under the center wire at the intersection between your center wire and the upside-down 4 you just formed.
Make it stand inside the 4 upside down.
Step 8:
Your ends are inverted again and the knot is still forming around the center wire.
Tighten. You can tighten more or less your knots, know that you can also tighten them by pushing them (hold your central thread with one hand and the other push the knots up, they will tighten between them) since the knots slide on your center wire.
Remember to reverse each time.
Tip : If you do not remember if you need to start with the right or left thread, look at your previous node.
At each knot you form, a "little bridge" is formed, as indicated by the red arrows. Look then if your last bridge is right or left.
If he is right then make a knot starting from the right. (Steps 6-7-8)
If it is left then make a knot starting from the left. (steps 3-4-5)
You now know how to make macramé knots. It's your turn !
Wedge your shortest center wire, either with masking tape or by hanging it from your creation.
Place your 2nd wire under the 1st. Make your 2nd wire the same size on each side of the center wire.
Take the left end of your wire and pull it over the center wire to form a 4.
Now take the other end of your yarn, on the right, and pass it underneath the center yarn, at the intersection (between your center yarn and the 4 you just formed.)
Bring it out inside the 4.
The right end of your thread is passed to the left and the left end to the right. Grab both, and tighten.
A knot is formed around the central thread, which does not move.
Now do the same thing, reversing the direction:
Take the right end of your yarn and pull it over the center yarn so that it forms an upside down 4.
Now take the other end of your yarn, on the left, and pass it underneath the center yarn at the intersection between your center yarn and the upside down 4 you just formed.
Bring it out inside the upside down 4.
Your ends are once again reversed and the knot is still formed around the center wire.
Tighten. You can tighten your knots more or less, but you can also tighten them by pushing them (hold your central thread with one hand and with the other push the knots up, they will tighten between them) since the knots slide on your central thread.
Remember to reverse each time.
Tip: If you can't remember whether to start with the right or left hand thread, look at your previous knot.
With each knot you make, a "little bridge" is formed, as indicated by the red arrows. Now look to see if your last bridge is on the right or left.
If it is on the right, then tie a knot starting from the right. (steps 6-7-8). If it is on the left, then tie a knot starting from the left. (steps 3-4-5).
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