Love the bracelet. One thing that isn't mentioned is it is built 'underneath', meaning the bracelet is right-side up when you take it off the project board and flip it over. I thought I was doing it wrong, but a close watch of the video showed me I wasn't. It's a very cute bracelet and I have made several. I used S-lon regular (#18) with 8/0 seed beads and S-lon heavy (Tex 400) with 6/0 seed beads. Thank you.
I was making my first one, and wanted to see if it would fit, so I turned it over, and I was so surprised to see that I had been thinking the bottom was the top. rotfl...it looks pretty cool either way, but the beads do show up better when you use the right side. ;)
Just made one at 6" with purple nylon cord and 8/0 silver lined Toro beads, looks fantastic! Definitely recommend the Beadalon tying station, makes life so much easier.
Yes, we love the ThreadBurners as well! I am glad we were able to direct you to such a handy tool. I don't know how we designed without them for so long.
I just made my own macrame bracelet today for first time (it's documented in one of my videos). I didn't realize some of the different kinds of macrame beading looks there were until I saw this one. Thanx for the ideas
As usual, you've hit it out of the ballpark! These are the best videos! Thanks to them, I discovered the ThreadBurner and I absolutely love it. Thanks, girls!
Thank you ladies! Very cute. Thanks for getting me back to macrame'. I had made myself a few Shambala bracelets using some gorgeous gemstones and was appreciating the ease on my hands so I looked for more macrame using softer cord or thread and I looked on your site. So a double thank you!
Love your tutorials, and can't wait to check out the website for supplies! Everything I've seen so far I've really enjoyed, and I think I can do it! I'm subscribed!
Hello!!! Thanks for all this wonderful macramé bracelet!! I want to try to make this bracelet with waxed cord 0.5, and seed beads 6/0... is it possible??? thank you, have a good day!
Thanks for this tut! At 59 yrs of age, I want to learn to macrame. Is it possible to make a necklace like this? How do you determine the amount of cording needed & the number of beads needed? Thank you.
Thanks so much! These are beautiful! I have 0.8mm Chinese knotting cord; would that work? (thank you for taking the time to make this; watching you make this...I can do it!)
I love it. I had a yellow cotton thread on hand (ombré style). Not bad for my first go and I loved doing it so I might get some knotting thread although I love the colours so I may try it on the same thread again.
I love this. I have an eight inch wrist. I don't want to waste a lot of cord but don't want to run short. How much should I use? I'm using 0.8 Chinese knotting cord and 6/0 seed beads. Thanks for the great video!
Hi! Loved this tutorial and am finishing up with my very 1st bracelet. I do see that working with 3 yards of cord to macrame with is very wasteful and I'm wondering if I missed a step or misunderstood? Did I not do enough knots lol?
For the last macrame stitches in the contrast you could drop a pin through cords on one side then on the other side securing it to make it easier to do those final stitches.
What size seed beads is she using? She doesn't say in the video, it's not in the discription, and because of this I bought the wrong size beads because I had to just guess. They won't fit in my string.
Hi, The beads used in the video are 6/0 seed beads (4x3mm with a 1.6mm hole). We have the ingredients for each bracelet listed on our site beadshop.com in the TH-cam video section. We used a combination of 6/0 and 8/0 (3x2.5mm with a 0.6mm hole) in all of the bracelets shown in the very beginning of the video. Please let us know if you have any further questions. Happy beading!
Please, I would like to know what size beads you used for this project. I only found .8 Chinese knotting thread at A.C. Moore for $3.49, a roll.... Would like to make these, just not sure bead size. Thanks
Barbara Crawford Hi Barbara! These bracelets were made using 0.5mm Chinese Knotting Cord (beadshop.com/products/studioessentials/thread-cord-glue/chinese-knotting-cord/0.5/) and 6/0 seed beads (beadshop.com/products/beads/japanese-seed-beads/6-0/). I hope this is helpful. Please just let us know if we can be of further assistance. Happy beading!
I missed something here and did not measure from the beginning of the two inch mark to the end of the knotting (thinking that once I finished incorporating the 50 beads I was done) when indeed my knotting was too long! Shame on me to finish off before trying on my wrist. I had to take the end of the bracelet apart and scrunch UP the knots being careful not to ruin the look and then tie off. I cannot get the closure tight enough. Keeps slipping! Love it anyway!
Thank you again! Here's another super video and a gorgeous finished bracelet. I have to admit these macrame projects are tough for me. I've made jewelry for years but missed out on macrame so it's all new. I'd love a close-up of the vertical bump. What other stringing materials could be used in place of the chinese knotting cord in case we want to have other colors that aren't available in the knotting cord?
Love your videos! I have made two of the Bollywood bracelets. There is a lot of leftover cord from the working cords. Is there a reason that you have those cords so long?
Hi Debbie, We usually like to have a little extra cord just in case you're new to beading and make a mistake. You can always adjust the amount of cord you work with to your level of comfort. Happy Beading!
Love your tutorials! I have a question though re: after you had come to the end of bead/knots. You reviewed the pattern and said it was "Bead, one knot; Bead, two knots". But we actually did- "Bead one knot, Bead one knot, knot, knot? Correct? I just making sure I was following correctly! :) Thank you
i made one last week. Its...thread on bead then one half of a knot, thread another bead on other side, then another one half of a knot, followed by two knots making one whole knot , then repeat !!!!!! does that make sense ???? sounds confusing even to me. LOL
Thanks so much, your tut was really good! I like the look of these bracelets a lot! and, I have a ton of size 6 seed beads, so YaY! ;) btw, the sound seems fine to me, saw a comment about it. works fine. was going to make sis a bracelet that was braided, with a seed bead inside, but when I learned how, I noticed the beads tend to pop out and I don't like that, and I can do the double bead braid, but yours was totally perfect. ;) almost finished with one for sisters B-Day, and I'm so happy. Thank you thank you thank you! ;) ♥ I appreciate the time and effort you put into doing this, and you did a really good job!!
I too have a 7" wrist ...I think she just thought it would be safe to say add a couple more beads and it should fit a slightly larger wrist...But she didn't think about all the extra knots etc that would include.to the overall size... If you notice the bracelet is very big on her wrist! I am an advanced beader so I think if we make the bracelet just as described in the video with the same amt of beads I think it will still fit us! I will be making one for myself and I will let you know.. :)
HI THERE LIZ... I LOVE THIS PROJECT ALSO AS I DO NOT HAVE TO USE ANY LEATHER IN THIS STYLE BRACELET'. NOT TO MENTION YOUR JEWELRY DIY SITE TO WICH I AM ALSO SUBSCRIBED TO. I LOVE TO FOLLOW YOUR WORK AS WELL AMD LIKE THIS CHANEL IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT ALL TYPES WRAPS, GREAT VIDEOS ON HERE. LOVELY TO SEE YOU LIZ LORAINE ROY
I don't understand because I just used medium weight with 6/0 seed beads and I used 50 beads and the measurement came out to like over a 10 inch bracelet which is wayyy too big for anyone. Kind of disappointed.
I really love this bracelet and I followed the instructions the lengths of the cord the beads to a T and my bracelet came out way too big I have the same size wrist as you do yet my bracelet was so large I was very disappointed
I used 32 size 6 E Beads (better than seed beads) for my 6.3 inch wrist, and it fits perfect. The E's have a bigger hole, and are more cylindrical, and Toho makes them pretty consistent. ;)
Hello Brittany, for the knotting cord you recommended 3 yards. I seemed to have way too much left over in the end. Might it be because I used a smaller diameter of knotting cord?
I used 1mm, with size 6 beads, and had about a yard left total. my wrist is 6.3 so next time when I use 1.5 mm cord, I'm going to cut the 3 yards down a couple feet. I'm using waxed cotton cord and love it so much better than any other cord I bought. it's soft but you have to glue the ends because the cotton burns, doesn't melt like the Chinese knotting cord does. but, it's sooo much nicer, and still fits through size 6 beads.
she started at the base of the first surgeons knot, with the first silver bead at the end where you can't see it. the second bead is on the bottom, just hanging there waiting for you to end it. ;) 7 months later... O well. ;)
You can make these in any size but you might have to adjust the size of bead you use depending on the size of cord. They will also be wider or thinner depending on the size of your cord used. Hope that was useful.
I've done many of these following this video's instructions. However, it has been a while so I had to watch the video again. I realized that at about 4 mins. into the video, you add a bead fed through both core cords and push it up against the knot at the 2 inch mark. But when done, you don't add a bead at the end. Is that a matter of preference, design, or reason why? Because all the ones I did, I didn't put that first bead on but then just started the macrame. Just wondering . . . .
she added a second bead. it's hanging down at the bottom waiting for the end of the bracelet. the top bead next to the first surgeons knot is hiding. edit here: she said to tie a second knot 2 inches down from the first surgeons knot, then you add a second bead to dangle, tie it loosely until you're done, then it's ready to be the second dangle with a bead and knot. ;)
They are called knots, not stitches. Also, provide the names of the knots you are doing so people using the video to learn something will be able to follow written instructions, and not just rely on videos.
A square knot is a macrame knot. Any knot used in macrame is a macrame knot. There is no specific one "macrame knot". Macrame knots can be square knots, half hitch knots, full hitch knots, etc, etc.
Can yoy give me measurements for different wrist size? Thank you!!! Love this project!
Brittany, You are insanely talented!
Love the bracelet. One thing that isn't mentioned is it is built 'underneath', meaning the bracelet is right-side up when you take it off the project board and flip it over. I thought I was doing it wrong, but a close watch of the video showed me I wasn't. It's a very cute bracelet and I have made several. I used S-lon regular (#18) with 8/0 seed beads and S-lon heavy (Tex 400) with 6/0 seed beads. Thank you.
I was making my first one, and wanted to see if it would fit, so I turned it over, and I was so surprised to see that I had been thinking the bottom was the top. rotfl...it looks pretty cool either way, but the beads do show up better when you use the right side. ;)
Just made one at 6" with purple nylon cord and 8/0 silver lined Toro beads, looks fantastic! Definitely recommend the Beadalon tying station, makes life so much easier.
Yes, we love the ThreadBurners as well! I am glad we were able to direct you to such a handy tool. I don't know how we designed without them for so long.
cigarette lighters...lol
And now you don't stock them any more! 😪 But I heard that they were difficult to get batteries for, so I'm still using my lighter!!! LOL 😅
Thank you so much!! You make our world a better place!!
I just made my own macrame bracelet today for first time (it's documented in one of my videos). I didn't realize some of the different kinds of macrame beading looks there were until I saw this one. Thanx for the ideas
Beautiful, love it....i want to make some in purple thread and red beads for my Red Hat Ladies in my group.....Thanks
As usual, you've hit it out of the ballpark! These are the best videos! Thanks to them, I discovered the ThreadBurner and I absolutely love it. Thanks, girls!
Excellent tutorial! Thank you for taking the time to explain everything you do in detail, as it helps Very Much!
Thank you ladies! Very cute. Thanks for getting me back to macrame'. I had made myself a few Shambala bracelets using some gorgeous gemstones and was appreciating the ease on my hands so I looked for more macrame using softer cord or thread and I looked on your site. So a double thank you!
Hello. I LOOOOOVE these bracelets. You explained it so well. I will start doing them soon. Thanks. Great work. Carmen
Love your tutorials, and can't wait to check out the website for supplies! Everything I've seen so far I've really enjoyed, and I think I can do it! I'm subscribed!
Hello!!! Thanks for all this wonderful macramé bracelet!! I want to try to make this bracelet with waxed cord 0.5, and seed beads 6/0... is it possible??? thank you, have a good day!
Can u pls send me the link of the item u use to cut the thread at the end. Thx
Thanks for this tut! At 59 yrs of age, I want to learn to macrame. Is it possible to make a necklace like this? How do you determine the amount of cording needed & the number of beads needed? Thank you.
Thanks so much! These are beautiful! I have 0.8mm Chinese knotting cord; would that work? (thank you for taking the time to make this; watching you make this...I can do it!)
It's pretty.
I will try to do it thanks for sharing it.
Really love this, thank you very much, for a very clear and understandable tutorial :-)
I love it. I had a yellow cotton thread on hand (ombré style). Not bad for my first go and I loved doing it so I might get some knotting thread although I love the colours so I may try it on the same thread again.
I love this. I have an eight inch wrist. I don't want to waste a lot of cord but don't want to run short. How much should I use? I'm using 0.8 Chinese knotting cord and 6/0 seed beads. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you. I have made my very first macrame!!!
I just signed in for the newsletter, I am going to try this...love the website!
excellent tutorial,thanks for share with us this project
Hi! Loved this tutorial and am finishing up with my very 1st bracelet. I do see that working with 3 yards of cord to macrame with is very wasteful and I'm wondering if I missed a step or misunderstood? Did I not do enough knots lol?
Very pretty.I hope when I get going mine are as nice. Thanks for the video.
Awesome video! Thanks.
For the last macrame stitches in the contrast you could drop a pin through cords on one side then on the other side securing it to make it easier to do those final stitches.
Beautiful 😍
Great idea about flight project.
Very well explained thank you!! I'm glad i ran into ur video
👍for the box
It's a good ide 🙏🌟
What size seed beads is she using? She doesn't say in the video, it's not in the discription, and because of this I bought the wrong size beads because I had to just guess. They won't fit in my string.
lovely, enjoyed your class!! many thanks
I have been making and wearing hemp jewelry for many many years and I have never had it wear out. I am confused about that part.
Hi,
The beads used in the video are 6/0 seed beads (4x3mm with a 1.6mm hole). We have the ingredients for each bracelet listed on our site beadshop.com in the TH-cam video section. We used a combination of 6/0 and 8/0 (3x2.5mm with a 0.6mm hole) in all of the bracelets shown in the very beginning of the video. Please let us know if you have any further questions. Happy beading!
Please, I would like to know what size beads you used for this project. I only found .8 Chinese knotting thread at A.C. Moore for $3.49, a roll.... Would like to make these, just not sure bead size. Thanks
Barbara Crawford Hi Barbara! These bracelets were made using 0.5mm Chinese Knotting Cord (beadshop.com/products/studioessentials/thread-cord-glue/chinese-knotting-cord/0.5/) and 6/0 seed beads (beadshop.com/products/beads/japanese-seed-beads/6-0/). I hope this is helpful. Please just let us know if we can be of further assistance. Happy beading!
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I missed something here and did not measure from the beginning of the two inch mark to the end of the knotting (thinking that once I finished incorporating the 50 beads I was done) when indeed my knotting was too long! Shame on me to finish off before trying on my wrist. I had to take the end of the bracelet apart and scrunch UP the knots being careful not to ruin the look and then tie off.
I cannot get the closure tight enough. Keeps slipping! Love it anyway!
Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing :)
muy bueno por favor donde puedo comprar el quemador de hilo y esos hilos también gracias
This is very pretty. thank you!
thank you for this, very nice project.
I'll try it very soon.
Ciao Serena
Love it . Size of seed beads?
Cute! Can you use 11/0 beads?
Awesome idea! Thank you!
I LOVE these and just ordered everything! Do you offer kits?
I can't understand how to make bracelet please give me some tips for them thank you too much 😇😇😇😇☺
Thank you again! Here's another super video and a gorgeous finished bracelet. I have to admit these macrame projects are tough for me. I've made jewelry for years but missed out on macrame so it's all new. I'd love a close-up of the vertical bump.
What other stringing materials could be used in place of the chinese knotting cord in case we want to have other colors that aren't available in the knotting cord?
Sorry I missed the bead size! Help
Well explained tutorial! Thank you 👍
Love it!!! Thanks for sharing this with us
Just about 2 try this bracelet
Love your videos! I have made two of the Bollywood bracelets. There is a lot of leftover cord from the working cords. Is there a reason that you have those cords so long?
Hi Debbie,
We usually like to have a little extra cord just in case you're new to beading and make a mistake. You can always adjust the amount of cord you work with to your level of comfort.
Happy Beading!
Love your tutorials! I have a question though re: after you had come to the end of bead/knots. You reviewed the pattern and said it was "Bead, one knot; Bead, two knots". But we actually did- "Bead one knot, Bead one knot, knot, knot? Correct? I just making sure I was following correctly! :) Thank you
yes, that is confusing me as well.
Anyone figure out the answer to Gypsy's question?
i made one last week. Its...thread on bead then one half of a knot, thread another bead on other side, then another one half of a knot, followed by two knots making one whole knot , then repeat !!!!!! does that make sense ???? sounds confusing even to me. LOL
Yes! That makes perfect sense! Thank you so much for your answer :-)
love this project! What size are the beads you are using?
Thank You!
congratulations i loved your lesson, tks, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil ...
I love your tutorial but last part was hard to see. You were covering the stich with your hands :(
Thanks so much, your tut was really good! I like the look of these bracelets a lot! and, I have a ton of size 6 seed beads, so YaY! ;) btw, the sound seems fine to me, saw a comment about it. works fine. was going to make sis a bracelet that was braided, with a seed bead inside, but when I learned how, I noticed the beads tend to pop out and I don't like that, and I can do the double bead braid, but yours was totally perfect. ;) almost finished with one for sisters B-Day, and I'm so happy. Thank you thank you thank you! ;) ♥ I appreciate the time and effort you put into doing this, and you did a really good job!!
Thank you! Very nice ! :-)
LOVE IT!!!!!!! thank you!!
Size or diameter of cord? What is it made of? ID of beads?
love this so pretty!
I too have a 7" wrist ...I think she just thought it would be safe to say add a couple more beads and it should fit a slightly larger wrist...But she didn't think about all the extra knots etc that would include.to the overall size... If you notice the bracelet is very big on her wrist! I am an advanced beader so I think if we make the bracelet just as described in the video with the same amt of beads I think it will still fit us! I will be making one for myself and I will let you know.. :)
Love these.
HI THERE LIZ... I LOVE THIS PROJECT ALSO AS I DO NOT HAVE TO USE ANY LEATHER IN THIS STYLE BRACELET'.
NOT TO MENTION YOUR JEWELRY DIY SITE TO WICH I AM ALSO SUBSCRIBED TO. I LOVE TO FOLLOW YOUR WORK AS WELL AMD LIKE THIS CHANEL IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT ALL TYPES WRAPS, GREAT VIDEOS ON HERE.
LOVELY TO SEE YOU LIZ
LORAINE ROY
Thank you
What size cord does she use?
I don't understand because I just used medium weight with 6/0 seed beads and I used 50 beads and the measurement came out to like over a 10 inch bracelet which is wayyy too big for anyone. Kind of disappointed.
I really love this bracelet and I followed the instructions the lengths of the cord the beads to a T and my bracelet came out way too big I have the same size wrist as you do yet my bracelet was so large I was very disappointed
dawn Amendola wear it as a anklet or give it away to someone with larger wrists
my wrist is 6,25" and it's too big too, but I haven't ended it yet, so i'll just take some off. whew! glad I read your comment. thanks!
I used 32 size 6 E Beads (better than seed beads) for my 6.3 inch wrist, and it fits perfect. The E's have a bigger hole, and are more cylindrical, and Toho makes them pretty consistent. ;)
such a good idea, thanks. ;) I want one for my ankle for summer. so will my sis and all my little girlies. ;)
wool
Hello Brittany, for the knotting cord you recommended 3 yards. I seemed to have way too much left over in the end. Might it be because I used a smaller diameter of knotting cord?
I used 1mm, with size 6 beads, and had about a yard left total. my wrist is 6.3 so next time when I use 1.5 mm cord, I'm going to cut the 3 yards down a couple feet. I'm using waxed cotton cord and love it so much better than any other cord I bought. it's soft but you have to glue the ends because the cotton burns, doesn't melt like the Chinese knotting cord does. but, it's sooo much nicer, and still fits through size 6 beads.
hello good night, may I say the number of the rope that you use
volume is so low can't hear most of what you're saying.
I am confuse sry but when you added the 2 beginning beads and tied the cord to the board I am not sure what end you started
she started at the base of the first surgeons knot, with the first silver bead at the end where you can't see it. the second bead is on the bottom, just hanging there waiting for you to end it. ;) 7 months later... O well. ;)
Amazing
Hermoso y facil gracias
video is great except i cannot hear you
does it have to be .6 I buy from Amazon and they only have .5 .8 and up from there
You can make these in any size but you might have to adjust the size of bead you use depending on the size of cord. They will also be wider or thinner depending on the size of your cord used. Hope that was useful.
Lovely!! Thanks :-)
What if you don't have a burner or the glue thing?!?
Hi Bianca! Thanks for watching! You can find both the Thread Burner and the Hypo Cement at www.beadshop.com. I hope this is helpful!
You can use a lighter for the burner, and any strong glue
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I brushed a little clear nail polish and pinched and smoothed out to stiffen the ends. It really helped. And less sticky on my fingers than glue
wow
I've done many of these following this video's instructions. However, it has been a while so I had to watch the video again. I realized that at about 4 mins. into the video, you add a bead fed through both core cords and push it up against the knot at the 2 inch mark. But when done, you don't add a bead at the end. Is that a matter of preference, design, or reason why? Because all the ones I did, I didn't put that first bead on but then just started the macrame. Just wondering . . . .
she added a second bead. it's hanging down at the bottom waiting for the end of the bracelet. the top bead next to the first surgeons knot is hiding. edit here: she said to tie a second knot 2 inches down from the first surgeons knot, then you add a second bead to dangle, tie it loosely until you're done, then it's ready to be the second dangle with a bead and knot. ;)
They are called knots, not stitches. Also, provide the names of the knots you are doing so people using the video to learn something will be able to follow written instructions, and not just rely on videos.
What has happened to the sound?
Well done. Not a lot of chatter and to the point.
👍
Sound is too low
Too bad your hand is in the way most of the time...
Would have been so much better if I could have seen what you were doing, but I couldn't because your hands were in the way!
2019?
im just sayin but all she did was square knots not macrame knots
A square knot is a macrame knot. Any knot used in macrame is a macrame knot. There is no specific one "macrame knot". Macrame knots can be square knots, half hitch knots, full hitch knots, etc, etc.