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Macrame Patterns, Paperback / softback Book

Macrame Patterns Paperback / softback

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If you want a complete guide on how to master Macrame patterns and projects quickly and easily, then keep reading...


The past of Macrame's origins is very fascinating, with thousands of years of history.

Macrame's roots are the craft of joining knots to make beautifully designed textiles. Many people believe that the word Macrame comes from the Arabic word "migramah," which means fringe. Nevertheless, some say the knot-binding dates back to China in the third century. Sporting knots of lanterns, hangings and ceremonial clothing from this era, and some regard the famous pan changing knot as an ancient form of Macrame.

Fascinating Macrame elements features in paintings by the Babylonians and Assyrians, showing fringed spinning of garments. Arab weavers used decorative knots in the 13th century to finish the excess thread on chalks, veils and towels. It then spread across North Africa to Europe, after Macrame arrived in Spain.


Nowadays Macrame is one of the many techniques that people who love to work with their hands are getting back. Quilting and needlework are becoming popular and Macrame has become a new chic art from the 1970s onwards.

Macrame, a flexible type of fiber art, can be used to create everything from wall suspenders and plant hangers to shoes, luggage, and clothes. It can be as simple or complex as the craftsman wants using simple materials such as cotton, jute, hemp or yarn. Enhancements such as glass or wooden beads as well as torn threads can also open up various creative possibilities.


The goal of this book is simple: showing you how easily is to create amazing Macrame patterns. You will learn:

  • Everything that you need to know to get started
  • What are the most common knots and patterns. Starting from the basic ones till the most advanced
  • Tips & tricks to apply to everything pattern or project
  • Wall hangings
  • Plant hangers
  • Home accents
  • What materials are the best to use and why (material source list)
  • Basic crochet stitches with related tips & tricks
  • And much more!


Where most books about Macrame will only tell you how to make basic plant hangers and wall hangings, this book will teach you how to create also intermediate and advanced ones. What sets this book apart is that it gives you a well-rounded approach on how to produce astonishing home accents as you never thought before!


Macrame Patterns takes the time to explain how the possibilities to make your creativity fly are endless. You will be flabbergasted in knowing that there are so many ways to properly and effectively create amazing patterns!

This book is waiting for you to open it up and explore all it has to offer to you. Do yourself a favor: spread all around your potential and make something beautiful today by reading this book and teaching yourself as much as you possibly can.


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