In January 2024, I was asked to take part in a collaborative artwork titled Holding Together. The idea behind the piece of work was seven women each creating their interpretation of Holding Together on a piece of fabric, all cut from the same cloth into abstract shapes. These pieces of fabric would then be woven together on a frame to represent the women holding each other together. We were given a month to complete the artwork. CONCEPT AND PLANNING When I heard the brief, Holding Together, my mind immediately went to the idea of holding myself together, whilst suffering from mental health is ..read more

Macrame is a great way of adding some softness and texture into your decor, however it can be a little intimidating in terms of cleaning. So let me put your mind at ease: it's easy to keep macrame clean! CLEANING MACRAME BY SHAKING For most pieces, simply taking them outside and giving them a good shake will be good enough to keep your macrame clean. For wall hangings and plant hangers, you're usually just trying to get the dust off them and giving them a shake is a perfectly adequate way to do this. CLEANING MACRAME WITH SPOT WASH If your macrame plant hanger gets a bit muddy, you can usually ..read more

CONTENTS The basics Who are OEKO-TEX? Classes of OEKO-TEX certification Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 What is the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification criteria? What about other macrame cord? In conclusion As you browse through the Terracotta & Twine website, you might notice that I mention the cord included in all my macrame craft kits being OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified. I do like to brag about this quite frequently, but you might be thinking "awesome, good for you, but I have no idea what that is and it sounds a bit like echoey-texas", which is fair. So I thought I'd take this b ..read more

Trends can be a pain in the arse. You don't wanna be re-doing your house every year, but you also don't wanna feel like your house has become a bit of a relic. Thankfully, there are ways to incorporate trends without throwing out everything you own and starting from scratch. The good news is, macrame is definitely still on trend and can be worked into a stylish interior in SO MANY ways. And also - it's art! Art is always in style, even if the intricacies change a little. So, I've scoured the trend reports for 2023 (such fun. I'm a massive interiors nerd) and now I can let you know which trends ..read more

Contents Attach macrame to a rail using... S Hooks Cable Ties Macrame Cord Use these rails to hold macrame... Clothes Rail Custom Build Wardrobe Rail Curtain Rail Other Ways To Hold Macrame In Place Over The Door Hook Hanging Basket Brackets Clipboard Pins Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links which means I get a small commission if you decide to make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you. You can read my full Affiliate Disclosure here. When you first decide to create a macrame project, figuring out where you’re going to put it whilst you make ..read more

Contents Intro Bookmarks Coasters Mini Wall Hangings Keyrings Plant Hangers Quite often when you see macrame makers posting their 'work in progress' online, they're standing up. Or standing up AND reaching awkwardly above their head. As a person with health problems (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) that means I can't always stand up and definitely can't be reaching above my head for any amount of time, I used to think it meant that macrame might not be the right craft for me. But I was very wrong because there are SO many macrame projects you can make whilst sitting on the sofa. Or at a desk. Or in ..read more

Hey hey, I wanted my first blog to be something that's good for you guys and generally just a good act. I think it's important that if we're creating stuff, we make sure there's as little waste as possible from it. So - here's a free pattern for you to use up your left over cord! This mini wall hanging is super easy to create and can be done with any cord longer than about 0.5m. If you need to learn how to create any of these knots, you can find written instructions, videos and illustrations for each knot here on the tutorials page. Material Used: 8 x 0.5m cord 1x 1m cord 1x 15cm wooden dowe ..read more

Contents Before Photo The Office Artwork Useful Basket Writing Desk The Guest Room Macrame Cord Storage Propagation The Studio Area Behind The Scenes Photoshoot Video The Warehouse Terracotta & Twine Tour Welcome to Terracotta & Twine! I'm in the process of writing up a few different patterns at the moment, as well as re-making a massive wall hanging in my house, so I thought I'd give my brain a break from concentrating and take you on a little tour of the office. The Terracotta & Twine macrame studio is also my home office, photography studio and the guest bedroom. It's ..read more

Contents Introduction Step 1 - practice your knots Step 2 - choose a pattern Step 3 - choose your cord Summary of my macrame cord blog Step 4 - Feel free to ignore me The finale Learning macrame I've mentioned this before in the last blog, but my first attempt at macrame was an absolute disaster. I used knitting yarn instead of a less stretchy macrame cord, the whole thing ended up suuuper misshapen and I gave up. I looked longingly at big intricate macrame pieces on Pinterest and thought "well, I'm never gonna be able to do that!" for way longer than I'd like to admit. I even had specif ..read more

Contents Introduction Macrame cord types Features of each macrame cord type Braided 3 Ply Single Twist When you should use each cord type The best macrame cord for a beginner The best macrame cord for a plant hanger The best macrame cord for a wall hanging The best macrame cord for mini wall hangings The best macrame cord for coasters Which cord thickness you need Do I have to use the cord specified in the pattern I'm using? Summary Let's talk macrame cord types! So you’ve decided to try macrame? Good choice, I like you. If you’ve found this blog, I’m assuming you’ve gone to buy cord a ..read more