Description: This
Zigzag Pendant is a great focal point
for a Macrame necklace design.
The decorative knot used is called the
Zipper
Sennit. It is a
variation of the Chain
Sennit, which you can
also use to make a pendant.
After you make the pendant, you can use
the same cords to make the necklace.
This is an easy project, suitable for
older children, teens and adults.
Supplies Needed:
2 mm - 4 mm Paracord or other material (3
yards)
Project Board and Pins
Step 1:Cut
one cord, 2 yards long (for
just the pendant).
Important:
Make sure you
cut the cord longer if you intend to
make the necklace with the same
cord. The amount of extra
material will depend on the design you plan to
make, so determine that first and add 2 yards
for the pendant.
Seal the fibers at the tips with a flame if
using Paracord.
Read the bottom section of Cord Preparation
for more details.
Prepare the tips with glue if using other
materials.
Step 1: Make a loop at
the center of the cord, crossing left
over right.
Label the ends of the cords if that
helps you keep track of them, or just
remember that they have switched places.
Step 2: Fold the left
half to make the first
bight.
Pass it into the loop under
- over, heading right to
left.
Step 3: Pull the right
half
of the cord to tighten the loop around
bight 1.
Create a small
loop from a portion of the left
half, just outside the first
loop.
Designer's
Tip: The size of the small loop
depends on the thickness of the material you are
using to make the Zigzag Pendant.
It should only be large enough for one piece of
material to fit through it.
Step 4: Fold the right
half
to make bight
2.
Pass it into bight 1over
- under,heading left
to right.
Pull on the left
half to tighten bight
1.
Important
Tip: The key to tightening the
Zigzag Pendant is to pull on the portion that
leads to the bight made in the previous
step.
AFTER the
previous bight is tightened, reduce
the size of the newest bight by pulling on the
portion you used to make it.
Step 5: Fold the left half
of the cord to make another bight
(3).
Pass it into bight 2 over
- under (right to left).
Pull the right
halfto tighten bight 2
around it.
Step 6:Repeat
steps 4 and 5 several times,
until the Zigzag Pendant is 3 to 4 inches
long. It will be folded
in half, so the finished size will be 1.5 - 2 inches.
You can make it larger if you wish. Measure to
make sure you still have enough material to make
the necklace, then enlarge it as needed.
Important:Make sure the last bight made is with
theleft
halfof the cord.
Rotate the pendant around on you board
as shown.
Pass the right
end of the cord through the small
loop from below (under -
over). Fold it to make the next
bight, passing it through the one made
with the left half of the cord.
Pull on the left
half to tighten.
Step 7: Locate the leftend of the
cord and pass it through the bight you
just made.
Pull on the right half
to tightenthe previous bight.
Pull the left
half most of the way through,
but leave a loop for the next step.
Step 8: Pass the right end
through the loop and pull firmly on the
left
half of the cord.
Pull out all the slack as you
tighten. You can add glue to the
final knot if you wish.
The Zigzag
Pendant is finished, and you would now use
the remaining material to make the
necklace.
One simple method is to tie a series of button knots
to make the necklace.
