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Tie soft cotton cord into knots and patterns to make plant hangers and wall hangings, with little more than cord and scissors. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first plant hanger.
Space neededA door hook or a clothes rack
First projectA plant hanger in an evening
Skill levelEasy for total beginners
Good forSmall apartments, any age
The video that hooks everyone
How to make a macrame plant hanger
A step-by-step how-to for knotted cotton plant hangers, the kind you see holding trailing plants in bright, airy rooms. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. It's mostly cord.
Starter kit
01Cotton macrame cord, 4 to 5 mmSoft, strong and easy on the hands. A medium thickness is easiest to learn on.
02Wood or metal ringEverything hangs from it. About 1.5 to 2 in. across.
03Sharp fabric scissorsClean cuts make a neat tassel.
04Tape measureCord length matters. Measure, don't guess.
05S-hook or clothes rackHang your work at chest height so both hands are free.
06Masking tapeWrap the cord ends so they don't unravel while you work.
07A light pot, 4 to 6 in.Test the fit as you go. Plastic is lightest.
08Ceiling hook + anchorRated for the weight of a watered pot.
09Wide-tooth combBrushes the tassel out soft.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Cutting the cord too shortKnots eat cord fast. Cut each cord about four times as long as you want the hanger. You can't add length later.
- 2Mixing up the square knotTie left over, then right over. If you only ever tie one side, the cords twist into a spiral instead of a flat band.
- 3Uneven basket gapsMeasure the gap before each row of basket knots. Uneven gaps tip the pot to one side.
