Knot Jewelry Making: Macrame and Hemp Jewelry

The knotting technique uses knots instead of weaving to create jewelry. Macrame and Hemp jewelry are two subcategories of knotting. This quick guide will show you what you need know to get started and links to free tutorials on knot jewelry.

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Basic Tools Needed: Knotting requires almost nothing to make: String, Scissors and Beads… that’s it ;o)
Learn the basic knotting techniques:

How to Determine Hemp Necklace Length: cord lengths are really a guess. A rule of thumb is that the cord should be approximately 4 times the length of the finished piece. Keep in mind that the amount of cord used up in making a knot will be greater for heavier cords than for thin cords.

When I work with very long cords, I wind it around my hand and secure it with a rubberband, releasing some of the cord as I work and rewrapping as needed. It's kind of difficult to pull the cords this way, but they are less likely to tangle.
These are great free videos I found online that teach the basics of this technique.
How to Macramé/Hemp
How to start a hemp/macramé necklace
How to finish a hemp/macramé necklace
Various Ways to Finish hemp/macramé Necklaces

Learn the basic knots: Below are even more free online videos that show you the main knots.
Square knot
Pretzel Knot
Right half knot
Double Half Hitch
Start Creating Basic Chain mail Projects: start practicing with the following free tutorials I have found online...