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From this room you can learn step by step making your own macrame projects, Especially in jewelry and accessory design base on waxed cord and many materials. You 'll see how easy to make friendship bracelets, anklets, gemstone necklaces and more.Just learn from these topics.

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( Not every colors are from Guitar brand the best quality, some colors may have less wax, you can ask me for details)

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Thai waxed cord is unbraided, but come in US TWIST.

Macrame Necklace 1

Macrame Necklace 1

This necklace is looked complexed, but not so hard to tie. 

Containing just 3 basic knots in 2 colors, you will get the beautiful tribal looks necklace.

 Moreover, along the way you tie the knots,  you will learn the basic fundamental for creating your own work.

The closed up pattern

*** I take these pictures while i do this necklace on my first time, so the pictures may not perfectly tell everything.

So it is more important to follow the instruction below the pictures.

Before working this project you must  practice these knot.

Materials :

For pattern of pendant part

• Cords, which are;

1.  8 orange cords , 90 cm. long (waxed cord no.3 /1 mm. thick)
2.  2 brown cords , 90 cm. long (waxed cord no.2 /0.7 mm. thick )

• Handmade  cotton puff 
• 2 beads or small pendants in tear drop shape ( I use natural shells)
• 2 brass beads ( make sure that its hole is big enough for your work) 

For necklace line part

• 3   brown cords , 100 cm. long (waxed cord no.2 /0.7 mm. thick )
• 2  small wooden beads (hole size for 3 cords)
• 1 medium wooden bead (hole size for 6 cords)
• 2 tear drop shape ivory resin beads
• 4 small brass bells.

Instructions:  There are 2 structures making this work, first you make pendant part around the necklace line , second you make the  necklace line on left and right side.

Step 1

• Fold every cord into a half to start every thing at  middle.
• Secure 3  brown cords(100 cm) horizontally. This is a holding cords for necklace line part.
• Use 10 cords ( 8 orange and 2 brown,90cm.) for working cord. Tie larks head knot on necklace line part, arrange the  brown knots in the middle.
• Now you have 10 strands to work. Separate them in 2 groups, left group and right group

Step 2

• Start with left group. Tie the double half hitch bar, the holding cord will be on the leftest, tie the holding cord to the right. Make sure that each knot is closed to larks head knots above.
• Then work on the right group. Tie the double half hitch bar, the holding cord will be on the rightest, tie the holding cord to the left. 
• Now the holding cord on the left and right group are in the middle, tie them in the square knot without filler. You just complete the first row.
• Tying the second row  same method with the first row.

Step 3

• On left group, work on cord 1-6. Tying cord 1,4 in first square knot with 2 fillers (cord 2,3 are fillers).
• Next, tying cord 3,6  in second square knot with 2 fillers (cord 4,5 are fillers).
• Then Tying cord 1,4 in third square knot with 2 fillers (cord 2,3 are fillers).Now you got a triangle pattern of alternating square knots.
• Repeat the same method on the right group.

Step 4

• On the left group,  Use the eighth cord from the left (brown cord), tying vertical half hitch to the left. This is the first vertical half hitch bar of brown cord.
• Tie the second of vertical half hitch bar, Use the same method above. Now you got 2 bars of vertical half hitch in brown color.
• Repeat the same method on the right group.

Step 5

• Start with left group. Tie the double half hitch bar, the holding cord will be the 10th from left side (the left side of square knot in the middle), tie the holding cord to the left.
• Then work on the right group. Tie the double half hitch bar, the holding cord will be the 10th from right side (the right side of square knot in the middle), tie the holding cord to the right.

Step 6

• Tie the cord in the middle with square knot without fillers. 
• Repeat step 5 , but tie only 8 double half hitch knots (left the holding cord in step 5 which is leftest and rightest cord).

Step 7

• Work on cord 1-12 in the picture.
• Tie cord 4,9 in square knot , the fillers will be cord 5-8.
• Tie cord 1,4 in square knot , the fillers will be cord 2-3.
• Tie cord 9,12 in square knot , the fillers will be cord 10-11.

Step 8

• Thread  brass bead in the 7th cord.
• Tie cord 3,6 in square knot , the fillers will be cord 4-5.
• Tie cord 7,10 in square knot , the fillers will be cord 8-9.
• Bring 2 cords in the middle  (cord 5,6  which are below the brass bead), tie them with square knot without fillers.

Step 9

• Tie cord 1,4 in square knot , the fillers will be cord 2-3.
• Tie cord 9,12 in square knot , the fillers will be cord 10-11.
• Thread  brass bead in the 6th cord.
• Then tie cord 4,9 in square knot , the fillers will be cord 5-8. 

Step 10

• Work on the left group.Tie double half hitch bar, the holding cord is the second cord from the left (the same holding cord from step 6). Tie the holding cord to the left. 
• Then work on the right group. Repeat  the same method above but reverse pattern.
• Now the holding cord on the left and right group are in the middle, tie them in the square knot without filler.

Step 11

• Repeat step 10 , But the holding cord will be the leftest and rightest cords ( the same holding cord from step 5).

Step 12

• Work on the left group.  Use the left brown cord  tying vertical half hitch to the left. 
• Switch to work on right group.  Use the right brown cord  tying vertical half hitch to the right. 
• Then bring the brown cord in the middle tying square knot without fillers. Now you got first vertical half hitch bar of brown cord.
• Repeat the same method above to make second line of brown vertical half hitch bar.

Step 13 : Attach shells by

• Work on the left group. Thread a shell or bead in the left cord.
• Tie half hitch knot around the cord and pull it firmly  to lock the shell. Bring this cord tying double half hitch to the right.
• Switch to work on right group. Repeat  the same method above but reverse pattern.
• Then bring the middle cord  tying square knot without fillers.

Step 14 : Attach cotton puff by

• Using 2 middle cords, thread the left cord into the hole of cotton puff, pull it to the right.
• Then tread the right cord into the hole of cotton puff, pull it to the left.
• Pull this 2 cords firmly until the cotton puff close to the pattern.

Step 15: Lock cotton puff by

• Tie 2-3 square knots around the space between top of cotton puff and bottom of pattern. 

Step 16

• Cut  every cords. Burn them and keep the burning spot at the back of your work.

Your Macrame Necklace!

 To make a necklace line. 

Step 1

• Work on right side, tread a small wooden bead into 3 cords.
• Tie the knot to lock bead.

Step 2 

• Weave 3 cords in chain until reach your prefer length, you may add some spiral stitch knots if you like.
• Repeat the same pattern with 3cords on the left side.
• Tread a medium wooden bead into 6 cords, this is making necklace adjustable.

Step 3 

• There are 3 cords on each side of the ending.Tread bells and tear drop shape bead as in the picture into 1 cord.
• Use the same cord tying 1-2 knots for locking.

Step 4

• Tie 2-3 square knot around the chain for closing, cut and burn the end.

The necklace can be adjustable by pulling the wooden bead.

Brass bead bracelet 1

This is a very easy bracelet for beginner, which is simple and need less time to make, just choose your favorite beads and go!

Materials :

• Your favorite beads , around 20-30 pieces. Make sure that the hole is bigger than your cord before purchase.
• 2 Cords ( waxed cord no.3 /1 mm. thick) which are 80 cm.  and  160 cm. each
• 1 small bell,diameter around 0.8 cm

Instructions: 

Step 1

• Fold the 160 cm. cord at the half, bring  a bell to the half point , so now you have 3 cords length 80 cm.

Step 2

• Tying 5 square knots with 1 filler.
• Thread your beads into the working cord.

Step 3

• Repeat step 2 until the length of the bracelet is enough for yours.

Step 4 ( Making a hole and bell holding)

• Fold the filler cord making a circle like, tying the 2 square knots to lock it.
• Cut and burn the end of working cord. 

Step 5 

• Adjust the size of the circle to be bigger than a bell.
• Start tying larks head knot around this circle.

Step 6

• Bring the rest of the cord , tying half hitch knot to lock the end.
• Cut and burn the cord.

Step 7 

• Work on the bell side, bring last cord tying larks head around the bracelet line for locking.
• Cut and burn the cord.

Chevron Stone Bracelet

This is a basic work for a stone bracelet, which has a simple,classic style and can be easily adapt to many patterns you like.

Before working this project you must  practice

Macrame wrapping : Lace style ,and these knots

Materials :

• 1 No holed object in round shape (Stone, Gemstone, coin, ceramic, bead, etc.) : diameter around 2.5cm.(1 inch)
• Cords ( waxed cord no.3 /1 mm. thick) which are;

For stone wrapping part
2 holding cords, 30 cm. each
2 working cords,10 times of the stone perimeter  each.

For bracelet part

14 cords ( 7 cords each left and right side //3 color , 4 brown, 2 orange and 1 white)

Instructions:  There are 2 structures making this work, first you Macrame wrapping around stone , second you make the  bracelet part  attached to the stone left then right side .

Step 1

• Wrapping your stone with macrame wrapping: Lace style .
• Burnt the end of all cord at the back side of your stone.

Step 2 : Work on back side of the stone.

• On the left side, count the number of larks head knot started from the middle knot on the left side to the top of stone, you will see there  are 7 knots, it means you need 7 cords to work with.

• Thread 7 cords into the space between each knots as in the picture.

Step 3    Work on front side,There are 2 side of cords, 7 cords each left and right.

Start with left side,

• Tie the double half hitch bar, the holding cord will be on the left of working cord, tie the holding cord to the right. Make sure that each knot is closed to the wrapping part.

Then work on the right side,

• Tie the double half hitch bar, the holding cord will be on the right of working cord, tie the holding cord to the left. Make sure that each knot is closed to the wrapping part.

Step 4

• Now the holding cord on the left and right works are in the middle, tie them in the square knot without filler. You just complete the first row of chevron shape.

Step 5

• Repeat step 3-4 until the length of the work is reach the half of your wrist perimeter.  

Step 6

• Keep 6 cords in the middle for tying chain braid, Cut the rest and burnt it at the back side of your work.

Step 7

• Continuing on the right side of the stone. Repeat Step 2-6.

Front side of bracelet

Back side of bracelet