SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Thin macramé cord
- Scissors
- 1/2 yd natural linen to match macramé cord
- Sewing machine
- Basic sewing supplies
- 12"x 16" pillow form
DIRECTIONS:
- Begin by cutting two pieces of thin macramé cord, 20" in length.
- Tie knots at each end at 2" from the end.
- Cut thirty-six 18" pieces of thin macramé cord (18 pieces for each macramé fringe).
- Create a reverse lark's head knot by folding each 18" piece of cord in half and attach to the 20" piece of thin macramé cord.
- Repeat step 4 for each of the 18 pieces of cord; make sure cord spans across at a width of 12".
- Starting with the farthest cord on the left, create a vertical half hitch knot by wrapping the cord on the left (knotting cord) all the way around the knot-bearing cord, creating a loop by bringing it under the knotting cord and back over itself. Repeat 3 times across.
- Skip across 3 cords and repeat process but create knots that go diagonally in the left direction.
- Repeat steps 6-7 across the cord and continue process down the cord, alternating directions to create a unique pattern.
- Tie knots at the ends of each pattern; cut excess cord so there is about 1" from the knot; using fingertips or scissor ends, rough up the ends of the cord to create a fringe.
- Cut one 13"x 17" rectangle and two 13"x 13" squares from the linen fabric. Finish one side of each square piece.
- On the right side of the 13"x 17" rectangle, pin the macramé pieces to the 13" sides. Adjust knots to fit within the 1/2" seam allowance. Pin 13" square back pieces, right sides together with the front piece, sandwiching the macramé pieces in the middle.
- Sew down the 17" sides first, and then sew the 13" sides, taking extra care not to catch the macramé in the seam.
- Turn pillow right side out and insert pillow form.