Macrame

I was chatting in the breezeway with a neighbor in my complex when I noticed through her partially open door a beautiful macrame wall-hanging in her living room.  I did some searching on line and discovered some really pretty items.  I decided to give it a try.

I first got some books from the library for information on tools, fibers, design ideas, and most of all, knots.

Then I drew out my pattern and figured out how many strands, length, etc.

I decided to practice first with some regular twine.

I bought cording and a dowel rod and went to work.

Ready to start tying knots.  

The knot tying was the best.  It was so relaxing to stand (or perch on the edge of our kitchen table) and tie knots and watch the design emerge.

I estimated the cording in feet then bought that many feet in yards by accident.  (It was fairly cheap so I didn't feel too bad.)  I cut my dowel in half and made two hanging shelves.  

I am absolutely delighted with how they turned out.  A really fancy shelf for baby wipes and butt paste.

Will I do this again... I don't know.  I enjoyed it, but I don't know if I enjoyed it enough to order more cord.  I still have one whole skein left so we'll see what I do with it.