Textile technique

Macramé

Macramé builds decorative textiles through arrangements of knots.

Also searched as: Macrame, Decorative knotting

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A symbolic surface study. This technique has no single fixed pattern; this is not a construction diagram or photograph.

How it is made

Lengths of cord or thread are knotted together. Repeated knots and deliberately open spaces form the design without a woven warp-and-weft grid.

How to recognize it

Visible knots anchor the cord network, often with loose lengths continuing as fringe.

Common uses

  • Trimmings
  • Wall hangings
  • Bags

What to distinguish

A knotted textile can resemble open weaving or crochet, but its connections are tied knots.

Sources & further reading

Research checked 2026-09-27. Descriptions are original summaries; references support terminology and construction, not every product sold under a name.

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