Tutorial: Venus earring
It is an absolute beginner tutorial, very easy, the steps are repeated and it is super for practicing. The bracelet is one of my favourite with its lovely pattern and I often wear 2 or 3 of it with different colors.
You can make various pieces with changing the number of knots in the bracelet. For example you can make only equal sized spirals, or one bigger-one smaller, etc., it is up to you.
If you try using different colored cords, then you can easily follow them while knotting. It is important when later you will plan your more complex macrame works. 🙂
I hope you manage! 🙂
Used materials:
- 2 x 60cm waxed polyester cord (1mm) (Start with these cords.);
- 2 x 110cm waxed polyester cord (1mm), (I used waxed braided shoe sewing thread).
You will also need:
- a workboard (mine is a covered swimming board);
- scissors;
- pins;
- and a lighter.
Connect the 4 cords and begin knotting with the 2 shorter ones.
Click on the first thumbnail and you can click the left/right arrows to the previous/next step:
Happy knotting! 🙂
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Update:
I found the bug which caused the problem with loading all the thumbnail images. I managed to fix it.
From now all the images are shown in each photo tutorial, and you can click on them to see them in larger scale, and there you can use the left/right arrows to see the previous/next images.
Happy knotting! 🙂
This was extremely difficult and frustrating for me to learn. I had to constantly undo and redo knots, then I threw the partial bracelet away, tried making a new one, but kept on failing at that, but finally I learned. The instructions/photos could have been more detailed and numbered, and the back and forward arrows didn’t work all the time, then I would accidentally click on the ad which would take me to a new website, and then I’d go back, but would lose my place because the photos aren’t numbered. I’m pleased with the way the bracelet turned out. I added beads with fishing line sewn through the center, but the beads don’t stay in place, the circles and ovals are sometimes too tight or looser than the others. I added a loop made of forward backward half hitches at one end with beads going over the square knots “neck” below it, and put a beaded “neck” on the tail end, followed by a quadruple figure 8 knot then made two two-strand tails with a knot, bead, knot on each to finish the tail. I put a jump ring above the figure 8 knot with a silver hook and charm. I used light colored hemp and turquoise and silver beads.
Yeah, sometimes it is not easy and I always recommend to look at the pictures from the first one to the end many times before starting the knotting.
I am happy you finally managed to finish your piece and you even made an effort to put your creativeness into it. 🙂
Thanks for your response, I will check the back and forward buttons and find out something to fix it.
Best wishes! 🙂