Logan Mcfadden
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at macrame only to be deterred by all those intricately detailed knots? Then you will love today’s DIY mini macrame wall hanging tutorial.
Using just one knot you’ll be able to create this beautiful diamond-shaped pattern in under an hour. Cut a small piece of your cord, tie around the middle of the dowel and place a heavy object on the end.
To create the same pattern for this size of dowel, cut 8 cord lengths. When cutting, make sure each cord is at least 3-4 X the length that you wish to achieve in the final product.
Taking the folded portion, place over the dowel and then tuck it underneath. Taking the cut ends of that same cord, feed them through the opening and pull down to create your first knot.
For this wall hanging, we will be using the square knot to create a lovely diamond pattern. To create your first square knot, start on the left side by separating out 4 cords.
Now comes the part where you create your first knot (follow the steps and the accompanying picture below): I left a bit of space between the dowel and the top half of the square knot, but you don’t have to.
To create the bottom half of your square knot, you will repeat the same steps with one important exception. Now that you’ve completed your first square knot, you can create all sorts of lovely patterns.
To create the pattern of this particular mini macrame wall hanging, follow along with the rest of the instructions:
Repeat this pattern going across to create your first row of square knot pairs.
To create this shape, you will begin by grouping together a different set of 4 cords for the next row. Repeat the same steps to create your pair of square knots as you did in the row above.
When beginning your next row, simply group together the original sets of 4 cords. Once you are happy with your pattern, cut the length of cords you want hanging along the bottom.
If you are willing to try making your own DIY version, however, you’ll find yourself wanting to learn more (and more). If you haven’t yet tackled macrame, I hope this tutorial takes some of the intimidation out of it for you.
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