Rediscover the addictive art of decorative knotting with this easy macramé tutorial featuring Kitiya Palaskas. These ’70s-inspired gems are hanging all over the world, and why knot? Their comeback shows they’re a furnishing that will stand the test of time, and you can repurpose things you have lying around at home to pull them together. Old nylon or cotton ropes, yarns and cords work a treat; just make sure they’re got the goods to hold the weight of your plant.
For step-by-step directions, be sure to check out this PDF from the City of Sydney’s Green Villages initiative.
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Sign in to add your ownkathy johnson from ShoeClipsOnly said 8 years ago
Wow, does this bring back memories! Thank-you for sharing!
Kathy Johnson from kathyjohnson3 said 8 years ago
Lovely video, I used to make these way back when, they were so versatile and made a great inexpensive gift too!
LivingVintage from LivingVintage said 8 years ago
Oh God, no! The scourge of my crafting existence. Great instructions.
Megan from MegansMenagerie said 8 years ago
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing! :)
Neus Batllori Bas from BiscuitCuit said 8 years ago
love this step by step tutorials! thank you for sharing!!
Sara from HiraganaAmericana said 8 years ago
YES! My grandmother had a few in her house when I was a kid. They can look very nice or totally funky and 70s. You can really customize these with the string, color, plant, pot, and knot choices.
Zoe Burket said 8 years ago
omg ty soooo much, i have 1 double hanger left to me by my grandmother and it would be nice to add to my collection
Jess from volkerwandering said 8 years ago
I love macrame! I have a macrame purse that I use, and it is sturdy, yet flexible. I can carry one thing or 3 books, and it never looses it's shape!
Patrick from EdelweissPost said 8 years ago
Bringin' it back!
Karen from kadhivintageandmore said 8 years ago
Wow, remember the tables and chairs, oversized hooks that had to be firmly bolted into the rafters. intricate designs and so much more. Great fun, glad to see the revival.
Jessie Archambault from 1509Partridgeberry said 8 years ago
This is awesome and very exciting! Can't wait to try it. Thanks for making this tutorial!
Kathy Johnson from KathysLittleAttic said 8 years ago
Love the vintage look, thanks for sharing the video!
Sonya from GourmetHandbags said 8 years ago
This reminds me of going to me gràndma's house as a child. Love it!
Heather from bdii said 8 years ago
<3 these remind me of my momma :)
jojo tina said 8 years ago
i like your post so much.
Mint Wanlada from mynthl said 8 years ago
Thank you for the tutorial! Will try to make one after the holidays.
Levi Emerson from gypsumrose said 8 years ago
amazing! i want to make one right now :)
Natalia from KMalinkaVintage said 8 years ago
Great post!
IKA PARIS from ikabags said 8 years ago
Great ! When I was 11 , I learned at school how we can make :) really nice !
Sonia from PetitPointFrance said 8 years ago
Thank you very much !
Matejka Max from NattyMatty said 8 years ago
Lovely!
Demet Gunuc from dmtgun3 said 8 years ago
lovely!!I'll try! Thanks for sharing..
Lana Mur from FiveOceanTribe said 8 years ago
These remind me of my childhood,love it!!
Jess Masters from RefinedRock said 8 years ago
cool!
Mirjam from madebymirjam said 8 years ago
Great idea. I did make this in my hippie-time. Thanks for sharing! Lovely!
Victoria Baker from LittleWrenPottery said 8 years ago
Great tutorial, I'd always wondered how this was done!
Trish Wade from MountainGirlCreates said 8 years ago
I Love them! I still make them.
Lynsey from lmouer said 8 years ago
Love it! Can't wait to make my own!
Mollie Ann Meserve from RoughMagicCreations said 8 years ago
Fabulous! I'm so happy to see macramé making a comeback!
LostInTheValley from LostInTheValleyPhoto said 8 years ago
What fun! Brings back memories of my childhood when my mom used to do stuff like that!
Valerie from valeriestitchery said 8 years ago
This is great. I love hanging plants. It makes me feel like I'm outdoors in some rich tropical climate.
Mary Lezcano from BellaBboutique said 8 years ago
looks doable! thanks for the tutorial, lovely clip as well!
Christine Bipulprasad from AROMATICB said 8 years ago
Wow that's awesome! The landlords two dogs are destroying my herb and flower garden ! Now I have another trick up my "sleeve"
iammie from iammie said 8 years ago
I'll try this!
Gino Escate from Gygante said 8 years ago
Thanks! I'll try it
MauiAndHerOwl from MauiAndHerOwl said 8 years ago
I love macrame. I keep telling people it's coming back - so I'm glad to see this video! I do micro-macrame in my shop which is a much smaller scale for jewelry. But I'd love to make some larger items like this for my house!
Lois Gaylord from LoisGaylord said 8 years ago
Anyone interested in some vintage jute??? Recently sorted all of my yarn and unearthed the jute purchased back in the late 70's for macramé. I've got 10 tubes of some medium sized blue, a large ball of olive green and two really big tubes of large natural color. Send me a convo. Love the serendipity.
Rashmi Thakur from RTStyles said 8 years ago
Thanks for sharing! Very interesting!
Brandy from BrandyCupcakesStudio said 8 years ago
I'm not even going to lie-these never went out of style for me. I have always found them to be funky, neat little pieces of craft. :)
Theophania Lynn from TheophaniaLynn said 8 years ago
I have always thought these were cool. I like to hang a glass fishbowl in them and hang a goldfish from the ceiling! ;)
Tara from WaterwaifWeddings said 8 years ago
My mom always had these in our house growing up. I've always loved them.
Diana Maldonado from MyMercado said 8 years ago
Wow! I made SO many of these when I was a teenager. I LOVED to macrame. I made one hanging basket that was about six feet tall. It had a planter and a glass table at the bottom. My parents had that for YEARS. Thank you for the trip down memory lane. :)
Original Perfection from originalperfection said 8 years ago
wow....fun and easy to learned! Thxs for sharing this.
Hendri . from butikonline83 said 8 years ago
Thank you for another essential article. Where else could anyone get that kind of information in such a complete way of writing? I have a presentation incoming week, and I am on the lookout for such information.
MC Melick from PlaywithFood said 8 years ago
I make these too, so easy. Most people have the same hooks in their house somewhere from the 70's. Glad the fad is coming back.
Sharon Parker from ArtyDidact said 8 years ago
Haha! I remember those. I don't know, I'm just not getting the 70s nostalgia, myself. I'm quite happy to let that decade slumber. There is a practical value to those macrame plant hangers, though, I'll admit that much!
Keri Endres-Bercher from sudsymittensoap said 8 years ago
I used to make these in the 70's! Got to admit, they are handy for organizing your plants and getting them off the floor or counter. I think they look spectacular!
D George from GeorgieGirlLLC said 8 years ago
My seventh grade art teacher taught us how to make a macrame owl and I fell in love with the class. She was our neighbor for many years and she had a twin bother that was so dreamy at the time. Thanks for sharing this, brings back nice memories.
marylin kaufman from Seconchancesart said 8 years ago
Yes, Thank you refreshing my I used to make the 9 foot long, we had very old home with high ceilings. What a beautiful touch for anyones home. I love to see plants hang,espically spider plant and trailing are so pretty. I made walls of them in my home when I was younger. COLORS and material was key in this project.
Motleycouture from Motleycouture said 8 years ago
Brings back memories. There is something so calming about working with cord and making decorative knots. Love the feature!
Cara Sue from caratsoup said 8 years ago
Love it! I still have one that I made in high school (35 years ago). I want to make more to go with my own pottery. The video is perfect.
Denise from RufflesbytheMoon said 8 years ago
I love macrame!
Jasmin Smith from JewelsbyJasmin said 8 years ago
My great-grandma and my dad had a ton of plants in macramé hangers growing up. Really brings back some great memories, thanks for sharing!
Julie Beers from CharmedFox said 8 years ago
Sweet!!
Sue Faunt from somethinspecial said 8 years ago
My mom used to have at least 3 of these macrame projects going at all times in our basement. Memories!
Sheila Clancy from SheilaForever said 8 years ago
Kitya Palaskas! Who is this woman? She seems amazing! I wish I knew her. What a cool video and cute, bright plant hangers.
Nakkashe from Nakkashe said 8 years ago
I remember that I made a macrame clutch when I was 13-14 years old at school at 'home economy ' lesson. That was such a great fun . thanks for this tutorial, took me backto my childhood. I still love macrame !
Sharon Clancy from SharonClancyDesigns said 8 years ago
This is awesome, thanks for sharing!
Andrea Hughes from PopLoveHers said 8 years ago
Huh, macrame is one of those things (much like crocheting) that I never got around to learning... and looks like it's a little silly of me, it's not really that complicated now is it?! Now if only I could learn how to keep the plants alive long enough to hang them....
CHRISTINE SHMISTEEN from TheArtOfFinerThings said 8 years ago
old school
Helen Mills from 1820BagCo said 8 years ago
Wow, this takes me back to my mom's aunt's house back in the 70s...she had these all over her house...
rebeccasanchez from rebeccasanchez said 8 years ago
Flashback!
vintageseller5912 from starlightstar said 8 years ago
smile always
JW Lin from JWPersonalShop said 8 years ago
Great job..
Antoinette from AntoinettesWhims said 8 years ago
Sixties and Seventies all over again. I remember making these in girl scouts. They were fun to make, nice to see them making a come back.
Sam from hausofcake said 8 years ago
This is great we need more macramé in our lives! So glad it's making a comeback!
HereandThereShop from HereandThereShop said 8 years ago
My mom used to have a zillion of these in our house when I was growing up. It is a pleasant flashback :)
aressa from OriginalBridalHanger said 8 years ago
I used to do projects like this when my kids were younger....Great memories...
Ashley Hutson from ThePrettyEmporium said 8 years ago
Nice ... But couldn't follow what was going on bc it was far away and no verbal of what is going on.
Rachel from PeppersJewelry said 8 years ago
Interesting. I have noticed these in photos from the 70's.
Donna Thai from PetiteCuisine said 8 years ago
I always wanted to learn how to make one of these!
Deborah Leonard from TwIstEdKnoTz said 8 years ago
Its a great video, but I would suggest slowing it down a bit so that perhaps people unfamiliar with macrame can see exactly how you are tying the top and bottom knots. Also, verbal instructions would be very helpful.
rebecca wickenton from LittleStitchDesign said 7 years ago
Great tute, cant wait to make, any idea what sort of rope i need? Would love some bright neon colours, but limited to what i can get here, Is there somewhere you can specifically buy macrame rope/cord?