You Will Be Able to Macrame by the End of This Book

by Tiffany Allen

Overview

Pick up a new craft and learn to create beautiful macramé homeware, wall hangings and gifts with the next book in this best-selling series

In recent years, macramé has gone from a nostalgic '70s trend to a mainstay in contemporary crafting, and no modern home is complete without a stylish knotted creation. This new book takes you back to complete basics, with clear step-by-step illustrations showing every knot you'll need in order to get started plus all the techniques, styles, tools and materials to take you from novice to pro. 
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Once you've aced the essentials, move on to 20 clear, stylish and straightforward projects to practise the skills you've learned. By the end of the book, you will be able to macramé beautiful items to gift or keep, from a stunning wall hanging to a chic plant holder or a handy market bag.

Projects include:
Wall hangings
Plant hangers
Market bag
​Bunting

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781578230
Publisher:	Octopus Books
Publication date:	07/05/2022
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Tiffany Allen is a fibre artist with a passion for macramé. In only four short years, she has become an expert in her craft and has built a successful business out of her favourite pastime. She can often be found in her home studio in Ontario, Canada, creating new designs and working on custom orders. For more on Tiffany, see @macrameanddriftwood

Table of Contents

Introduction

Learning to Macramé 6

Getting Set Up 8

Tools 12

Materials 14

Knot and Technique Library

Using the Library 22

Essential Terms 24

Knots 28

Loop 28

Overhand Loop Knot (OLK) 29

Overhand Knot (OK) 30

Lark's Head (LH) 31

Two Lark's Head knots with one rope 32

Reverse Lark's Head (RLH) 33

Half Square (HSQ) 34

Square (SQ) 36

Alternating Square (ASQ) 37

Alternating Square with spacing 39

Decreasing Alternating Squares 40

Decreasing Open Alternating Squares 41

Increasing Alternating Squares 42

Increasing Open Alternating Squares 43

Cord Alternating Squares (CASQ) 44

Cord Alternating Square Sinnet 45

Half Hitch (HH) 46

Double Half Hitch (DHH) 48

Adding cords with a Double Half Hitch 49

Double Half Hitch around a dowel or ring 53

Reverse Double Half Hitch (RDHH) 54

Adding Cords with a Reverse

Double Half Hitch 58

Berry Knot (BK) 62

Gathering Knot (GK) 64

Hanger String (HS) 65

Techniques 68

Brushing 69

Trimming 70

Fixing mistakes 72

Unravelling 73

How to prevent unravelling 74

Using steam 75

Bundling long ropes 76

Projects

Mug rugs 80

Keychain 84

Basic wall hanging 86

Plant rug 90

Basic plant hanger 94

Mini wall hanging 98

Yoga mat carrier 102

Intermediate wall hanging 106

Wall hanging with pot 110

Hanging ornament 114

Bath mat 118

Double plant hanger 120

Advanced wall hanging 124

Market bag 128

Lamp shade 132

Fringed plant hanger 136

Table runner 138

Garland 142

Large statement piece 146

Feathers 150

Reference 154

Maintenance 155

Storing macram6 155

Beyond this book 156

Index 158

Acknowledgements 160