020903100510MATERIALS
Q90m(98 ") yards
naturalflaxtwine,size
medium(ourswasfrom
http://www.nutscene.com))
QPairofroundbag
handles,13cm(5 ")
diameter(ourswere
fromwww.hobby
andcraftshop.co.uk)
QTwoS-hooksor
maskingtape
QGlue gun
It’smorethanjusta fling.We’re
seriousaboutshoehorning
macraméintooureverydaylives,
andhavecommittedtokeeping
thiswovendreamboatbyourside
allsummerlong.It hitsthatsweet
spotwherethebasketbagtrend
leftofflastyear,embodiesthis
season’snaturalmaterialscrush,
andhashoophandles– whatelse
couldpossiblyyouaskfor?
Beforestarting,turntopage 90
tofamiliariseyourselfwiththe
different knotting techniques.(^01) Cut 36 2.5m(98^1 / 8 ") lengthsof
twine.Setaside 18 ofthetwine
lengthsandonebaghandle.You’ll
startwiththeremaining 18 lengths.
(^02) Hangtheremainingbaghandle
from the S-hook or masking tape it
toa flatworksurface.Taketwoof
thelengthsoftwineheldtogether
andmakealark’sheadknoton
thehandle.Repeatthiswiththe
remaining 16 cordsuntilyouhave
ninelark’sheadknotsin totalon
thebaghandle,asshown.
(^03) Next,takethefourcordsfrom
thefirstlark’sheadknotandtiea
squareknot.Repeatthiswiththe
othercordsfromthelark’shead
knotsuntilyouhavea rowof nine
squareknotsaltogether.
(^04) Startingfromtheleft,takethe
thirdandfourthcordsfromthefirst
squareknotandthefirstand
secondcordsfromthesecond
squareknotandmakea new
squareknot.Repeatthisfromleft
torightuntilyouhavea row of
eight square knots.
(^05) Next,startfromtheleftagain
andmakea rowofninesquare
knots,asperStep3.
(^06) Leavea gapofabout1cm(^3 / 8 "),
thenmakea rowofeightsquare
knotsbelowasperStep4. Leavea
gapofabout1cm(^3 / 8 ") andmake
anotherrowofninesquareknots.
Forthesecondhalfofthebag,
repeatSteps1-6withthesecond
baghandleandthe 18 twine
lengthssetasidein Step1. Place
themnexttoeachother.
(^07) Tobeginjoiningthetwosidesof
thebag,takethethirdandfourth
cordsfromthelastsquareknot
fromthefirsthalfofthebagand
thefirstandsecondcordsfrom
thesecondhalfofthebag,leaving
a gapofabout1cm(^3 / 8 "), and make
a square knot.
HOW TO MAKE A MACRAMÉ BAG