Macrame Wall-Hanging Kit

More than you think — a common rule is 4x the finished length per cord for square knots, more for dense patterns. Running out mid-project is the classic macrame mistake; cut generously (you can trim, you cannot add). A 100-meter cord pack covers a starter wall hanging with margin.

A 3mm single-twist or braided cotton cord — the standard for wall hangings (thick enough to show the knots, soft enough to tie). Thinner cord (1-2mm) for micro-macrame jewelry; thicker (5-6mm) for rugs and plant hangers. The 3mm cotton is the beginner's and the wall-hanging standard.

Half of a square knot, repeated on the same side — the cord twists into a spiral (the half-knot spiral), a foundational macrame element. A square knot is two half-squares mirroring (it lies flat); the spiral is the same knot, one direction. Master the half-square and the square and you can tie most patterns.

It pins the hanging's top (the dowel or the lark's-head cords) to a flat surface so you can tie against stable tension — a hanging that shifts as you tie makes uneven knots. A board (or a clothes-drying rack) with pins holds the work; you move down it as the piece grows. Stable tension is the secret to even macrame.