Do y’all remember macrame? My mother had a macrame planter for years in her living room. Well, it’s making a come back & I’m not complaining! I love anything crafty especially if it involves yarn or fabric. This project is part DIY & part yarny goodness. That means it’s okay for Monday, which is all about fabric & fiber projects. ?
Note ~> I remade this frame & used yarn weaving instead of the macrame. You can check that out right here. : )
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The Frame
This frame is the second of a pair I bought at a yard sale for a $1 apiece. The other one was used for my Spooky Spider Frame. They were a larger size & had great detail so I couldn’t pass them up!
I gave the frame a quick coat of chalk paint in vintage, then grabbed my other supplies. I’m using a ruler & sharpie to mark locations for the eye screws. The metallic lustre in gold is for adding highlights on the frame.
Using a small wood bit, I drilled starter holes for the eye screws at the marks I made.
Then I attached the eye screws. There are 11 in all, but that’s really only because I had 11 eye screws! ?
Finally I rubbed some gold lustre on the frame to help highlight the details.
The frame is now ready for some yarn!
Macrame
I’m using 24/7 Cotton by Lion Brand Yarns. I find it’s a very smooth yarn & gets less tangles during the macrame process.
I cut my yarn to 4 times the length of the frame. The thread is doubled & you’ll need extra because of the knots.
I used a reverse larkshead knot to attach the thread to the eye screws. Fold the yarn in half & put the looped in through the eye screw. Pull the tails through the loop & pull taunt.
Here’s how it looks with all the yarn attached. If you want less space in the work, use more eye screws. You could also use bigger eye screws & put multiple threads per each one.
I just used a basic square knot & kept the doubled threads together as one strand. You can look here for some different knot types.
Next row….
And one more! In this row I split the middle thread to get a different look.
Eventually I decided to add a different yarn on the sides for some texture.
This is a very light & airy macrame that I’m not quite finished with!
I intend to fill in some more with the different yarn & let the ends hang past the bottom of the frame.
Watch for more progress on Instagram {feed is also in my side bar}. I will also post a finished {hopefully!} picture in my monthly roundup post this Friday. Happy Monday!
