Today, we’ll show you how to make this bohemian-style double macramé pendant light . This light fixture will be perfect for decorating your home and adding a beautiful, handmade bohemian touch to your interior. You can even customize it to match your decor by changing the colors of the cords—we have a whole range of 3mm macramé cords in a wide variety of colors. Macramé decorations are very trendy this year, which is why, at Perles & Co, we’ve decided to dedicate our March 2022 DIY tutorial collection, “Through the Threads of Time, ” to them. Every month, we create jewelry tutorials based on a different theme to highlight certain trending products and offer you inspiration for all your DIY jewelry and decor projects. So don’t hesitate to check out all the other tutorials in this special macramé and micro-macramé collection. Whether for home decor or jewelry, macramé and micro-macramé are two major sources of inspiration for our creations this year.
The knots used for this macramé lampshade include the classic lark’s head knot as well as the alternating fishbone knot . These knots will decorate the circle of the pendant and also form the entire weave of the terracotta cord. This tutorial requires patience, but once you get the hang of it, it’s easy. That’s why this bohemian macramépendant light is perfect for beginners! We have a guide featuring the different basic macramé knots—go check it out for some help!
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Note: The orange spool of thread has been changed due to inventory reasons.
Wrap your largest circle with yarn and finish it with a simple knot. Then cover your circle with a lark's knot (form a loop around the circle and loop the two ends inside over it.
The threads are worked in groups of 8 (4 lengths folded in 2). Form a classic macramé knot around the 2 central threads. To do this, pass the right thread over the 2 center threads, then the left thread under the right thread, behind the 2 center threads and over the right thread. Tighten well.
Repeat the operation in reverse: pass the left thread over the 2 middle threads, the right thread under the left thread, then behind the middle threads and finally in the loop formed by the left thread. Tighten well.
Repeat the operation by cutting 8 threads, position them on the circle and make the same V braid. Then connect the 2 braids by making 2 flat knots with the center threads (2 flat knots with the first 2 threads and then continue by making 2 flat knots with the following threads).
Repeat these different operations until the circle is completely covered. Then cut the threads to the length you want, we opted for about 23cm from the circle to the ends of the thread once cut.
All you have to do is cover your smallest circle (the one with the lampshade base) with ecru macramé cord with lark's knots so that these threads are longer than our terracotta weave to create a "tier", knowing that the threads will become longer once combed. Once the smaller circle is covered, you comb each strand to give a more bohemian effect to your hanging. You can unravel the strands by hand and then use a macramé comb found in the basket. Re-cut your strands if necessary after combing.
To connect the two circles together use the remaining threads from your weaving and tie at four ends, tightening well while trying to balance your suspension so that it doesn't lean. Congratulations, you're done, now all you have to do is hang it in your home! So show us the result by tagging us with #perlesandco or @perlesandco on Facebook and Instagram ;)
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