Macrame - Definition and Overview

Cavandoli Macrame

Macrame or macramé is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting. Its primary knots are the square knot and forms of hitching (full hitch and double half hitches). It has been used by sailors, especially in elaborate or ornamental knotting forms to decorate anything from knife handles to bottles to parts of ships.

Cavandoli macrame is a variety of macrame that is able to form geometric patterns and/or free-form patterns like weaving.

Example Usage of Macrame