Macrame: joining

On By CarynIn Craft

I wanted to make a macrame twisted rope with precut pieces. My center strands were long enough, but the decorative outside strands ran out after about a foot of knotting. I found that laying new strands into a knot in the same direction as the old strands then tightening the knot, trimming, and sealing with white glue made a near invisible join.

Photo description: half macrame knot shown open with new strands laid in, the ends pointed up are the new strands, the ends pointed down are the old strands
Photo description: knot tightened and several more half knots added, the four ends are shown sticking out
Photo description: same join area with the ends trimmed flush and secured with white glue (I used Elmer’s school glue). Calico cat in her favorite box on the table in the background.

Since the knots are decorative and the un-spliced center strands bear the weight applied to the rope, I’m not concerned about the ends unraveling.