Knotting Natural Bags & Belts: 18 Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Macramé Projects

by Stacy Summer Malimban

Overview

• Learn to make eco-friendly fashion using natural and sustainable materials, such as cotton, jute, hemp, and raffia
• Includes 20 bohemian-inspired macramé belts and bags that are on-trend, but timeless and won’t go out of style
• Perfect for beginners, this complete guide offers clear, step-by-step instructions for each accessory that thoughtfully progresses in difficulty so you can knot a boho-chic collection of green crafts
• With a nod to the ‘70s, the popularity and trend of macramé is holding steady, while the interest in green crafts are spiking as more people become environmentally conscious
• Author Stacy Malimbam is a self-taught macramé artist and owner of Knotty By Nature Designs where she sells her handmade designs and original patterns, and offers workshops

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607658474
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/20/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
Sales rank:	966,921
File size:	77 MB
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Editorial Reviews

01/16/2023

Malimban, owner of the online macramé store Knotty by Nature, debuts with an easy-to-follow primer on creating macramé bags and belts. She recounts learning macramé to make decorations for her “Camp Boho”–themed wedding, which led her to open an Etsy store for her work. To help readers craft her designs, she offers an overview of necessary supplies, recommending measuring tape, combs to tease out tassels, and corkboard and pushpins to hold projects in place while one works. Malimban prioritizes “repetitive basic knots” in her designs to keep them beginner-friendly and shows how to craft a pink open-weave “net bag” and a fringed white “phone holder bag” mostly made of square knots. A broader variety of knots are used in the belts, which include the “zigzag pattern belt” and the relatively ornate “diamond-pattern belt with wooden rings.” The ample photos illustrating each step make the designs easy to follow, and the tone is fun throughout (“Let’s get knotty!”), even if Malimban sometimes goes overboard with puns (“Make sure you do knot cut the cord off before untying it”). Novices will appreciate these charming, simple projects. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly