Some of My Micro-Macrame Jewelry Designs

As I stated in my last blog that I am going to be posting some of my micro-macrame jewelry pieces on this blog.

Here are a few examples of my jewelry pieces:

Macrame Soda Can Tab Necklace
To make this necklace, I handmade the necklace with jute
twine using the square knot method, which is a
basic macrame knot that consists of three cords. The
soda can tabs were also incorporated into the design by
threading and wrapping the twine around them a few times
to create this very organic but simplistic design.

Recycled Newspaper Bead Necklace
The recycled newspaper bead necklace was made with
the elements of recycled beads from newspaper and jute
twine. To make the recycled beads, I grabbed a small
pile of newspaper and ripped it up into small pieces,
then soaked it in water for a couple of hours. This
allowed the beads to dry for a few days. These
beads were also sanded for a smoother look. I
experimented with both looks. As with the soda
can tab necklace, the square knot method was used.
The twine was threaded through the beads and the
square knot method was consistent throughout the
jewelry design piece.

Macrame Friendship Bracelet #1
A combination of rolled-up magazine pages, yarn and twine,
the macrame friendship bracelet is made with the idea of
creating the double half-hitch knotting method to give it
the crochet-like appearance. This pattern is consistent
throughout the bracelet with the addition of a
couple of rolled paper beads. The twine is
threaded through the paper beads and the double
half-hitch knot pattern is alternating with the yarn and
the jute twine. 

Macrame Friendship Bracelet #2
Like the 1st macrame friendship bracelet, this is an
eclectic mixture of rolled-up magazine pages, yarn and
twine. The macrame friendship bracelet is the result
of the idea of creating the double half-hitch knotting
method to give the crochet-like look. The double
half-hitch knots are consistent throughout the
piece.

I will continue to post my other macrame jewelry works on this blog. I will also provide free tutorials on how to make different basic macrame jewelry projects on a separate page.

Until then, I will "see" you later.

Bettina