Macrame Table Runner
We were looking for a little something to pull our August picnic tablescape together and decided to do a little DIY macrame to create a beautiful table runner. I always find that macrame adds a little bit of a boho feel to the scene and this macrame table runner did just that. If you’re looking for a great intro to macrame project, this is where you should start!
MAKING YOUR MACRAME TABLE RUNNER
INGREDIENTS
TOOLS:
Scissors
Tape
MATERIALS:
Cotton macrame rope
Copper Rod or Dowel or Broom Stick
INSTRUCTIONS
MAKING THE FILLING
1. Cut 14-20 (depending on the width you’re looking for) 16 foot lengths of rope
2. Fold each piece of rope in half and tie a knot 10 inches down from halfway point in the rope.
3. Hang your dowel/copper rod using cotton rope and a picture hanger/thumb tack at the top.
3. Hang each of your pieces of folded/knotted rope with one string on either side of the dowel - with the knot sitting on top of the dowel. Gather all the folded ends and tie them together with a rubber band/hair tie to get them out of the way.
4. Take a 3 foot piece of rope and using a piece of washi/painters tape - tack it down over and across your pieces of rope just below the dowel.
5. Tie a half hitch knot across the tacked down rope.
6. Leaving out the first tacked-down piece of rope, tie a square knot with the first 4 ropes, then tighten it up against the half hitch knot.
7. Continue tying a row of square knots with the remaining ropes.
8. Tie another row of square knots 4 inches or so below the row above, start two ropes in taking 2 ropes from the first two knots above.
9. Repeat steps 7 & 8 until you have about 13 rows of square knots (or until you reach your desired length).
10. Tack down another 3 foot rope over all of the ropes just below the last row of square knots, then tie a half hitch knot across the rope again.
11. Remove the runner from the down and untie the first knots and cut the folded rope ends in half and unravel the ropes on both ends.
Lay it down bare on the table or overlay your macrame runner on top of another fabric table runner for a beautiful layering effect.
