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Description: This Guitar Strap is a basic design that is meant for Acoustic Guitars that have screws for attachment.
This Macrame pattern features Diamonds made Double Half Hitches. You can make them all the same, or try different knots inside each Diamond.
This Guitar strap is not adjustable, and is approximately 50 inches long. You can change the size if necessary, simply by cutting the cords longer or shorter than recommended. |
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| Supplies Needed: |
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- 4mm Macramé Cord (72 yards of Nylon, Cotton or Hemp)
- Project Board and Pins
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| Knots Used: |
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Cut 12 strands of material, each 6 yards long. Prepare the ends with glue, tape, or wax to prevent unraveling. |
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| Step 1: Secure the cords to your project board, heading vertically, so they rest directly in front of you. Mentally number the cords 1 thru 12. |
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Step 2: You'll start off by tying 17 rows of Alternating Square Knots, starting in the center of the cords. The odd numbered rows will use all the strands, and consist of 3 knots. Each knot should have 2 working cords and 2 fillers. Click on the icon to see a larger image. |
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The even numbered rows use cords 3 thru 10 only, and consist of 2 knots. |
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| As you tie the remaining rows, work from the center and move towards one end of the cords. |
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Design Tip: To embellish this basic design, you can add beads to cords 1 and 12. You can add them every other row, every third row, etc. By placing them on those particular strands, they will end up along the edge of the Guitar Strap. |
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Creating the Diamonds |
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Step 3: Mentally re-number the cords 1 thru 12, moving left to right. Direct cord 7 to the left diagonally, resting on top of the other strands. Secure it so it’s taut, since it is a holding cord for the top of the first diamond. Attach cords 5 thru 1 to it with Double Half Hitches (in that order). |
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Step 4: Direct cord 6 to the right, also diagonally. Attach cords 8 thru 12 to it with DHH. |
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Step 5: Do not use the holding cords for this step. Leave them secured to the board. |
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Use cords 1 and 2 as well as 11 and 12 as the working cords, and the rest as fillers. Tie a Square Knot in the center of the diamond you are creating.
Click on the icon to see a larger image of the completed diamond. |
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Step 6: Take the left holding cord (7) and direct it towards the center, heading right. Make sure it’s diagonal and secured so it’s taut. Attach half the cords in the center of the diamond to it with DHH. If you mentally numbered them, you would attach 1 thru 5.
Step 7: Do the same with holding cord 6, attaching cords 12 thru 8 to it with DHH.
Step 8: To complete the diamond, attach one holding cord to the other with a DHH. |
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Step 9: Repeat steps 2 thru 8 two more times, so you end up with three diamonds. Make sure you tie 17 rows of ASK between them.
Design Tip: If you don't want to make all three diamonds the same, here are some suggestions: |
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One option is to tie a short Spiral Stitch sennit using cords 1 thru 5 as well as 8 thru 12. You make the top half first (steps 3 and 4), then the Spirals. Finish by making the bottom half of the diamond (steps 6 & 7). |
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Another option is to crisscross the strands. You make the top half first. In the middle section, you arrange it so that cords 8 thru 12 head towards the left. Cords 1 thru 5 go right, weaving through the others. Then you make the bottom half of the Diamond. |
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Step 10: Finish the first half of the Guitar Strap with the 17 rows of ASK.
Next, repeat steps 2 thru 9 to make the second half of the strap. Begin at the center and move towards the opposite ends of the cords. The knots need to be made in the opposite direction (right facing, or Mirror SK). |
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Designing the Clasps |
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Step 11: Place one end of the Guitar Strap directly in front of you, so the cords are vertical. Mentally number the cords again.
Move down ½ to 1-inch, and tie a Square Knot with cords 5 thru 8. The screw on the guitar will pass through this space, to secure the Guitar Strap. So you can make the space any size you need. |
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Step 12: Use cords 1 thru 4 to tie 3 – 5 Square Knots. The last knot should line up with the one you tied in the previous step.
Step 13: Repeat step 12, using cords 9 thru 12 to tie the same number of SK. |
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Step 14: Mentally re-number the cords 1 thru 12. Using 1 and 12 as the working cords, tie a Square Knot. Cords 2 thru 11 are the fillers. Tie a second knot below the first one.
Step 15: Apply glue to the two SK, and allow it to dry completely.
Step 16: Turn the Guitar Strap around, and repeat steps 11 thru 15 at the opposite end, to make the second clasp. |
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Step 17: Trim the ends so they are even. Tie a Matthew Walker knot, or a Barrel Knot, at the end of each strand.
If you wish, you can apply small beads to the tips of each strand. Tie Barrel Knots to hold them in place. |
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