Macrame Santa
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| Description: This
Macrame Santa holiday decoration is a really fun project to
make with your children. He has a fluffy beard and mustache,
a red hat and nose, and his eyes move around. This pattern
is fairly easy, but will take you several hours to make. Be
sure to review the process to tie all the decorative knots
before you get started. |
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Supplies
Needed:
- 6mm Red cord for the hat (14 yards)
- 6mm Cream cord for the face (16 yards)
- 6mm White Twist cord for hatband, mustache, and beard (17 yards)
- One 6-inch diameter Ring
- Two Wiggle Eyes, 20 - 25mm
- One Red Bead for nose, 20 - 25mm
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Knots Used:
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Cutting the Cords |
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- Cut 10 Red cords, each 36 inches long, and 2 cords 72
inches in length
- Cut 12 Cream cords, each 48 inches long
- Cut 26 White cords, each 20 inches long
- Cut 1 white cord, 90 inches long, if you want a white
brim on the hat
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Designing the Face |
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| Step 1:
Attach all 12 of the cream colored cords to the top of the
ring, using Larks Head knots. Then tie a row of Square knots
so they rest just below the Larks Heads. Use 4 strands per
knot (2 fillers). The Macrame Santa design should lie flat.
You can omit a knot if necessary, so the knots fit the inside
of the ring. |
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Step 2: Alternate
cords, omitting the first and last 2 strands, to make the
second row of Alternating Square Knots. For the third row,
use all the strands. Continue this pattern until you reach
the bottom of the ring. Add the red bead to one of the strands
in the middle of the ring, for the nose
of the Macrame Santa.
Note: You can add or omit knots as necessary
to fit the ring being used, so the Macrame Santa design
lies flat. |
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| Step 3: Attach
all the cords to the bottom portion of the ring with Double
Half Hitches. It’s easiest to do this if you direct
the strands under the ring first. When finished,
tie a Barrel knot in each strand, so the knots rest close
to the ring. Apply glue to the knots and allow it to dry.
Cut off any remainder. |
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Creating the Beard and Mustache |
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| Step 4: Mount
20 white cords to the face of the Macrame
Santa. Add them to the 2nd thru 4th rows
from the bottom of the ring. Use Square Knots
without fillers. To do so, pass the ends through adjacent
spaces in the face, match up the ends, and tie the knot. Don’t
try to get them all in the center, some should be on the sides
as well. You can also add some to the ring between the DHH.
Unravel the strands, and comb or brush to fluff. You can omit
the brushing if you wish, but the beard will not be as full.
You can trim the cords as necessary. |
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| Step 5: To make
the mustache, use the remaining 6 strands of white cord. T
a small piece of scrap white cord around all 6 strands, in
the center. Make a Square Knot without fillers. Unravel the
strands and brush to fluff the mustache. Trim the design as
needed. Pass the ends of the small piece of cord through 2
adjacent openings in the face, just below
the red bead. Flip the design over, and tie a Square knot
without fillers, to secure the mustache to the face. Apply
glue to the knot and allow it to dry. Cut off any remainder.
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Designing the Hat |
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| Step 6: To start the hat for your Macrame Santa, take the two 72-inch red cords,
and fold them in half. Secure the folded end to your work
surface. Tie a Square knot ½-inch below the fold. Add
one of the 36-inch red cords to 2 of the strands, with a Square
knot. To do this, center the new cord under the others, and
secure it. Then tie the knot. Add an additional 36-inch red
cord to the remaining two strands. You should now have 8 strands
to work with. Tie 2 Square knots with both groups, using 4
cords (2 fillers). |
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| Step 7:
Add 2 more cords just as you did in the previous step. You
can add them to any set of two cords. There should be 12 strands
now. Tie 3 Square knots just below, each using 4 strands.
Step 8: Repeat step 7. There should be
16 strands to work with. Tie 4 square knots in this row.
Step 9: Repeat Step 7. There should be
20 strands now. Tie 5 Square knots in this row. Add the
last 2 cords in the same manner, so there are 24 strands
to work with. Tie another row, consisting of 6 Square knots.
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| Step 10:
Alternate cords, and tie another row of knots. Then tie a
final row, using all the strands. |
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| Step 11: Cut
a 14-inch piece of red scrap cord as a holding cord. Attach
all the strands to it with Double Half Hitches. Tie a Barrel
knot in the holding cord on each end, to prevent the knots
from sliding off. Direct the remainder of the holding cord
to the back of the hat and secure with glue, or by weaving
the ends into the pattern. |
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| Step 12:
If you want a fluffy red brim on
the hat of the Macrame Santa, trim the cords to 1 inch, and
unravel. Brush to fluff. If you want a white finished
brim, follow the next 2 steps.
Step 13: Cut a 20-inch piece of white
cord, and fold it in half. Secure it to your work surface.
Attach the 90-inch white cord to it with a Square knot,
by centering the long cord underneath the short ones close
to the fold. Move down 1 inch and tie another Square Knot.
Slide the knot up to the previous one to make the picots.
Step 14: Keep tying Square knot picots
as described, until you have 6 to 7 inches of knots. The
brim should be the same size as the lower portion of the
hat. You'll use the 4 strands to attach the brim in step
17 below.
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Attaching the Hat |
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| Step 15: Place
the hat on the face of the Macrame Santa, so that the lower
edge is 1 inch above where you want the eyes to go. Use small
pieces of scrap cords to attach the hat, by passing the cords
through adjacent spaces in the face. Tie a Square knot (no
fillers) in the back of the design. Apply glue to all the
knots, and cut off any remainder. |
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| Step 16: If you
made the finished brim, place it on the hat and face, so the
bottom edge of the hat is covered. Attach it to the face and
hat, passing the loose cords on one end through to the back,
as you did in step 15. You will need to use scrap cords to
attach the middle and the other end. You can also use needle
and thread to attach it. Apply glue to the knots. When dry,
cut off any remaining cord. |
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Finishing Touches |
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| Step 17: Just
below the brim, glue on the eyes for the Macrame Santa. If
you want a Pompom at the top of the hat, cut 12 strands of
white cord, each 12 inches long. Pass the cords through the
space at the top of the hat, and center them. Make the Linen
Stitch, wrapping for about 1 inch. Unravel all the cords and
brush to fluff. |
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