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Overhead view of a raw wood worktable with spools of undyed cotton cord, brass rings, scissors, and a ceramic mug with a tea tag — the beginning of a wall hanging

Macramé & Fiber Art

"Every knot holds
the one before it."

A day in the studio — from the first spool to the last hang.

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Morning — 08:14
Morning light falling across spools of undyed natural cotton cord arranged on a raw wood surface, a ceramic bowl of brass rings beside them

The cord comes first. I lay it out before anything else — different gauges, different weights — the way a painter lays out pigment. Some mornings it's clear which will carry the piece. Other mornings I have to wait for the light to tell me.

Material

3mm single-strand cotton, natural undyed. Brass rings, 40mm.

Afternoon — 14:37
Close-up of hands mid-spiral knot, fingers pulling cotton cord taut against a half-finished wall hanging — tension visible in the cord
"The spiral knot is the one that asks the most of you. You can feel when the tension is wrong. There's no hiding it."

Each knot in a wall hanging carries the cumulative decisions of every knot before it. Tighten too much and the piece stiffens. Too loose and it loses its spine. The spiral knot is where that balance is most exposed — it has to look effortless while holding everything together.

Technique — Spiral Half-Hitch
Detail — 15:52
Extreme close-up of cotton cord texture mid-knot — individual fibers visible, warm afternoon light casting a long shadow across the weave

At this scale, every strand is a decision. The piece doesn't care about the plan — it only knows what you've done so far.

I photographed this before I finished it. Sometimes the unfinished version is the truest one.

35mm · Available
Finished macramé wall hanging mounted against a deep charcoal wall, a single warm light source casting one long shadow to the left — the piece still, the studio quiet
Evening — 19:08

The piece is hung. I stand back. The room is quiet except for the cord settling — a barely audible creak as the weight finds itself. This is the moment I make it for.

The next piece is already beginning in the back of my mind. If you want to see it come together — one knot at a time — follow along.

Follow the Process

Each wall hanging is made once, by hand, in a garage studio in natural light. No two pieces are the same. Most are available. All are documented.