MACRAME VIDEO TUTORIAL: MOTHER OWL
by Susan Markson
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Thank you on your first order with us and we are excited for your first Macrame Kit experience! Please join our partnered feature Artist, Susan Markson, your expert guide in knitting, tapestry, stitching and macrame, as she teaches you how to make head knots, square knots, diagonal (clove hitch) knot and ball (berry) knot - Ready to start? Watch our Artist's video tutorial and share your completed work with your friends or families. Or, chance to win gift cards and vouchers if you tag us @clickandcraft on social media!
We do recommend to start cutting the cords before starting playing the tutorial. Here are the measurement:
- 10 x 3m (119in)
- 4 x 2.9m (115in)
- 6 x 2.3m (91in)
- 8 x 1.6m (63in)
- 1 x 0.6m(24in)
- 40 x 0.14m (6in)
Susan Markson lives with her family in Kingston, Ontario. She is the author of 2 knittings books available on Amazon. In 2019, Susan and her daughter started a yarn and macrame company where Susan's favourite part is being a knitting teacher where she travels around North America to meet other macrame lovers
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0:16 - Wrap the 4 gold cords around the ring
0:42 - Tie a 60cm/24in cord to the ring
0:57 - Tie 5 x 3m/9.8ft cords on both left and right sides respectively
1:08 - Tie 2 head knots with 4 cords and tie again to make a square knot
1:16 - Tie another square inbetween each 2 knots on all knots
2:06 - Tie a ball knot (or berry knot) on the middle cord. You will need to tie 3 square knots in a row, grab the center lines and put the cords through the top. It would make them fold around themselves and tie a square knot to keep it in place
3:28 - Hang 4 cords above, the second one is 2.9m, the other 3 are 2.3m. Now use 4 cords: first one is 2.9m/9.5ft and wrap the other 3 around the first one. These cords are 2.3m/7.5ft
5:04 - Twist the bottom cord inward and tie a clove hitch knot
5:49 - Keep tying downwards clove hitch knots, tie 5 of them
6:12 - Tie a clove hitch knot on the ring with the bottom cord
6:32 - Continue to use the highest cord and tie 4 bottom knots
7:10 - Tie 7 rows of knots in total, one clove hitch knot for each row
10:09 - Tie a total of 8 rows of head knots, use the 3 cords to tie the 5th head knot in the last (eighth) row
10:18 - Tie the bead into the 2 middle cords to create the nose
10:23 - Tie a ball knot underneath
10:59 - And tie 3 ball knots on each sides and tie them under the existing ones
12:10 - Tie the 8 cords underneath the 2 ball knots at the bottom center
12:39 - Tie the highest cord with four 1.6m cords
13:12 - Take the 2nd cord fron the inside and tie it outwards, leave some space to have a sense of curve
13:37 - Take the cords from the 2nd square knot and tie towrds the left
14:04 - Tie a knot with the 2nd cord that has a head knot inside
14:27 - Repeat the same execution for the next 7 rows
15:16 - Take the 4 cords (2 from the wing, 2 from the body), take the right one and tie it on the 2 left and one on the right
16:30 - Take out 8 cords and tie 7 head knots with a longer cord
16:49 - Then fix all the cords together with a head knot
17:12 - Finally fix all of the cords with a head knot
17:34 - Take the ring and tie 20 strings of 14cm on it
17:42 - Brush it and cut it into a circle
18:07 - Finally, add the eyes and glue them. Job Done, Bravo!
First Time Doing Macrame? Learn The Knots Here
Few Tips and Tricks 💡
- Use a stiff base such as a clipboard.
- You can also anchor your project to a cork board, with the help of a clip
- This way you can leave your work on hold and you’ll have a firm support to work on
- You probably have everything you need at home, just use a folder and a clip like you see in the image, and you’re all set!

- Use tape or washi tape on the ends of your cords to keep them in perfect condition
- Another advantage of doing this is that it keeps your cords in order
- If you use different colored tape on each cord it will help you keep track of which one to use and avoid mistakes.

- Secure the base of your cords with pins to prevent them from getting tangled and bothering you
- This way you’ll have each cord under control.

- Clip the end of the cord with a clothes pin and little by little roll it up around the pin
- You’ll avoid getting your cords tangled up when you are working with several yards of cord and they will all be ready at hand, well organized

- Get a suction cup hook at any home goods store
- You can stick the hook on a window or any other flat surface around your home
- Then you just have to hang the ring of your project on it and start making knots
