Men's micro macramé bracelet

To start the Brazilian bracelet, cut 7 lengths of 150 cm wire. Set aside 10 cm and attach them to your support.

If you're using a macramé board, use one of the notches to hold the wires in place. Then add a pair of pliers to help you separate the 7 wires flat enough to start the first knots.

For the rest of the explanation, the wires are named Wire 1 to Wire 7, from right to left.

This pattern is made with a macramé stitch: the double diagonal half-key, left and right. Here's how to make it:

First, we'll work from right to left.

To do this, take the 1st thread on the right(Thread 1) and place it diagonally to the left, above the other wires. This is the "carrying wire" on which we'll tie the knots.

Once the support wire is in position, we'll tie 2 knots with the wire immediately to the right(Wire 2).

To do this, take Wire 2 and pass it over the supporting wire. Then pass it under the carrying wire and bring it out through the loop created around the carrying wire. Tighten to form the knot.

The first half-key knot is now complete.

Half-key knots are always made in pairs.

Repeat step 2 a 2nd time, with Wire 2 forming a knot around the supporting wire.

2 knots are now created with Wire 2 on the supporting wire.

You can leave Wire 2 on the right.

Keep the supporting thread diagonal tothe left and proceed in the same way with the thread immediately after it on the right(Thread 3).

Make 2 knots with Thread 3 on the supporting thread:

Take Thread 3 and pass it over the supporting wire. Then pass it under and pull it through the loop created around the supporting wire. Tighten to form the knot.

Repeat the operation a 2nd time. Once the 2 knots are completed, leave Wire 3 on the right.

Repeat this operation with the next wire on the right(Wire 4).

Tie 2 knots with Wire 4 on the supporting wire. Tighten the knots, then leave Thread 4 on the right.

Same operation with the next wire on the right(Wire 5).

Make 2 knots with Thread 5 on the supporting thread. Tighten each knot and leave Thread 5 on the right.

The carrier wire is always above the other wires and always diagonally to the left. Repeat the operation with the next thread on the right(Thread 6).

Tie 2 knots with Thread 6 on the supporting thread, tightening each knot and leaving Thread 6 on the right.

To finish the row, tie 2 knots with the last wire, Wire 7, on the supporting wire.

A complete row is now created.

Once the last 2 knots have been created, leave Thread 1 on the left.

Now we'll repeat the operation, but using a new support wire : the one furthest to the right. This is Wire 2.

Place it diagonally to the left, above the other wiresparallel to Wire 1.

Now tie 2 knots with Wires 3 to 7 on the supporting wire, in order, starting with the rightmost and ending with the leftmost.

Here's a visual of the 2 knots made with Wire 3.

After tying the 2 knots, leave Wire 3 on the right.

Proceed in the same way for each of Threads 4 to 7.

Caution : knots must be tight and close to the previous row. To achieve this, keep the supporting thread diagonally aligned with the previous row.

Wires 1 and 2 remain on the left, and it's now up to Wire 3, the first on the right, to be placed diagonally, above the other wires, to become the supporting wire.

Tie 2 knots on this carrier wire with each of Wires 4 to 7, in order.

Leave Wire 3 on the left, and proceed in the same way with Wire 4 , which becomes the supporting wire. Tie 2 knots with each of Wires 5 to 7, in order.

Leave Wire 4 on the left, and now Wire 5 becomes the carrier wire.

Place it diagonally above the other wires, and tie 2 knots with each of Wires 6 and 7.

Leave Thread 5 on the left, and finally Thread 6 becomes the supporting thread. Make 2 knots withThread 7 on the supporting thread.

Gather all 7 wires on the left once you've completed the last knots.

We're now going to repeat the same knots, but this time to the right.

The supporting wire becomes the 1st wire on the left. Let's call it Thread 1. Place it diagonally to the right, above the other 6 wires.

Carrier wire in one hand, take the 1st wire on the left, Wire 2, to make a first knot.

Take Thread 2 and pass it over the supporting thread. Then pass it under then pull it back through the loop created around the supporting wire. Tighten to form the knot.

Repeat this operation 2 times to obtain 2 knots with Wire 2 on the supporting wire.

Leave Wire 2 on the left.

Keep the supporting wire diagonallyto the right and proceed in the same way with the next wire to the left(Wire 3).

Tie 2 knots with Thread 3 on the supporting thread and leave Thread 3 on the left.

Continue to tie 2 knots on the supporting wire, first with Wire 5, then Wire 6, and finally Wire 7.

A 1st row is now complete.

Leave Wire 1 on the right. Wire 2, furthest to the left, will now become the supporting wire.

Orient it diagonally to the right, always abovethe other 5 wires. Make 2 knots with each wire from 3 to 7.

Leave Wire 2 on the right. Wire 3 now becomes the new carrier wire.

Orient it diagonally to the right, above the other 4 wires. Make 2 knots with each wire from 4 to 7.

Leave Wire 3 on the right. Wire 4 now becomes the new carrier wire.

Orient it diagonally to the right, above the other 3 wires. Tie 2 knots with each wire from 5 to 7, in order.

Leave Wire 4 on the right. Wire 5 now becomes the new carrier wire.

Orient it diagonally to the right, above the other 2 wires. Make 2 knots with each wire 6 to 7, in order.

Finally, leave Wire 5 on the right and pick up Wire 6 , which in turn becomes the supporting wire. Then tie 2 knots with Wire 7 on the supporting wire.

Once the last 2 knots have been tied, group all 7 wires together, one next to the other, on the right.

We can now repeat all the steps from step 2.

The 1st wire on the right becomes the carrier wire again. Place it diagonally to the left, above the 6 wires, and tie 2 knots with each of the 6 wires on the carrier wire, in order.

Do the same with each of the supporting wires, to the left.

You've now understood the principle. We can now repeat all the steps from step 16 to the right.

You can continue in this way until the bracelet has the desired dimensions.

For this tutorial, here's the result for a 17.5 cm bracelet. It's up to you to define when you want to stop zig-zagging to obtain the ideal bracelet length.

To finish off the end of the part just woven, add 1 additional diagonal row, either to the right or to the left, depending on where you stop, to achieve the desired bracelet length.

Several finishes are possible. Here, I've opted for a braid, with the 3 wires on the right.

To do this, cut the other 4 wires and burn the ends with a lighter. Create a braid to the desired length and finish with a knot.

Now take the other end of the bracelet, the one from which we started weaving.

Proceed in the same way: isolate the 3 wires on the left to make a braid of the desired length, finish with a knot, and cut the 4 wires on the right. Burn the ends with a lighter.

Last step: use one of the cut wires to make the slip knot to finish the bracelet.

If you're a beginner and don't know how to make this type of knot, I invite you to take a look at our How to make a simple slip knot? datasheet .

This micro macramé bracelet goes particularly well with a pearl bracelet, whether of the same color or not. Here, the matching bracelet is made of 0.8 cm lapis lazuli beads. The winning combo!

To learn how to make a bracelet with elastic, take a look at this tutorial from our jewelry beginners course.

Here's a nice variation: insert a pearl at 1 stage of the work.

At the end of the first row, thread in a pearl before tying 2 knots with Thread 7 on the supporting thread, Thread 1, placed above.

Now it's up to you!

You can give free rein to your desires by varying the colors, the wire sizes used or even the width of the bracelets according to the number of wires used. Here, from left to right, we've used: 9 wires / 7 wires / 7 wires / 7 wires + pearls / 6 wires.