How to start macramé: the essential tools

What material to start macramé?

Macramé is a creative hobby that has been on the rise for a few years. And for good reason, the macramé technique is within everyone's reach! And once you've acquired the basics, you can quickly make super cool creations like pretty wall decorations! The same goes for micro-macramé: all you need is a little patience to give life to beautiful macramé jewelry.
Moreover, as far as equipment is concerned, for both, no need to make big investments.

1. What equipment to start macramé?

• 1 tape measure.
• 1 good pair of scissors.
• Macramé rope or macramé thread in the color and diameter of your choice (if you are not sure about the diameter, see our pages, which thread or rope to choose for decorative macramé? And which wire to use for micro macramé jewelry?).
• 1 support ( driftwood, a ring, a stick, a circle...) to hang your DIY creation. Or jewelry primers if you are making macramé jewelry. But some projects don't require a backing and can be made with wire or string alone.
• Tape or masking tape to hold your creation in place while you tie the knots.
• 1 macramé brush or comb to make nice finishes and add volume. Or a lighter to burn off protruding yarn (Works with synthetic yarn only).

Optional:

• Accessories like large beads, gemstone beads, feathers, gold beads, resin objects, dried flowers...
• 1 macrame stand. Or a macramé board for micro macramé and pins to hold the threads. This is an option, but still more comfortable.

2. How to start macramé?

To start macramé, you don't need to know how to make all types of knots. There are three basic knots that you absolutely must know and that will already allow you to make pretty DIY creations:

• The lark's head knot which allows you to attach your macramé creation to a support.
• The flat knot (also called macramé knot). It will be used to make the famous sliding knot to close a bracelet.
• The baguette knot. Very simple to make, it can be vertical, horizontal or oblique according to your needs.

You may be wondering now how to make a macramé knot? To discover the right gestures, don't hesitate to take a look at our video tutorial to learn how to make the basic macramé knots.

3. Easy DIY macramé ideas

The next step is to get started by following one of our tutorials. Here is a small selection of macramé tutorials and micro macramé tutorials suitable for beginners:

• An easy wall hanging made of macramé rope in the color of your choice. An easy beginner macramé wall hanging tuto.
• A macramé net shopping bag to take with you everywhere!
• Cushions for a bohemian decor.

• A macrame bracelet with a spacer and a pompom.
• Macrame ear rings made by weaving Linhasita thread around a creole to decorate.
• A macramé bracelet with a diamond pattern, silver wire and gold beads.

To discover macramé without stress, there are also ready-made macramé kits. No need to calculate the length of the rope or the wire, to find the right support or to hesitate between two colors. All the material is provided in these starter kits. A good alternative when you want to start!
There are all kinds of macrame kits. We have selected three for you:

• A sustainable shopping bag to do your shopping in Zero Waste mode.
• A perfect summer set of earringsand a choker made of macramé.