How To Macrame Instructions

If you've ever been working on a macrame project and run out of cord or conversely had too much cord left over, you know how annoying this can be.

That is why it is essential to carefully review your cord selection before you go shopping.

The most important thing is to buy cord of the correct thickness as the thickness is crucial because it affects both the finished lenght of a project and the amount of yardage necessary to complete a project.

If you choose to use a cord different to what is recommended in a pattern you are risking a result you do not want.

If you buy thicker cord than what is recommended your knots will be bulkier and thus use more yardage. And if you buy cord that is thinner then your project may look stringey.

However all is not lost. As I am someone who actually flaunts the very principals I am suggesting above - just because I need to give life to my creative visions.

So what I do is that I factor in this with the design and the amount of cord I am likely to use. Making it more or less depending if the cord I use is thinner or thicker than what is recommended.

Though this more 'devil may care' approach comes with me having a lot of experience under my (macrame) belt.

It is also worth knoting that not only does cord density affect the end result and how much you will use.

So too with how tightly or loosely you tie your knots. Again I use the pattern as my guideline and when I am creating my own design (which is honestly not as 'hi-brow' as it might sound) I drawn on past designs I have completed.

Overall though as a 'guide' I recommend that you tie firm yet not tight knots when working on a project.

And if you were to still run out of cord - which can happen to the best of us - there is always the 'emergency' method of splicing cord which is achieved by joining two ends of a cord together by unraveling the ends and coating them with a strong white glue, twisting them together and allowing them to dry.

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