How To Make Small Macramé Plant Hangers

Learn how to make small macramé plant hangers! Add a natural touch to your home décor with this DIY string hanging planter, a classic take on a retro craft.

By Celestine Maddy and Abbye Churchill
Updated on September 17, 2022
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Learn how to make small macramé plant hangers! Add a natural touch to your home décor with this DIY string hanging planter, a classic take on a retro craft.

In their new book A Wilder Life, Wilder Quarterly publisher Celestine Maddy and editorial director Abbye Churchill share four seasons’ worth of projects, lessons and inspirations aimed at getting a new generation back in touch with nature. This Modern Macramé Hanging Planter is an easy-to-learn DIY project that’s perfect for any home–whether you have a big garden or live in a tiny apartment.

History Of Macramé

Macramé has gotten a bad rap over the years. Originally developed as a way to finish weavings in ancient Babylonia, the knot-tying technique became a favorite of sailors who spread the art form throughout the world. The Victorian era favored macramé for making tablecloths, curtains and delicate, lacy wearables. In the 1970s, macramé knots were used to create elaborate wall hangings and belts, and the 1990s saw hemp macramé jewelry for neo-hippies, grunge kids and frat boys alike. Suffice to say, macramé has seen its fair share of style changes, and yet it still endures.

In part, this lasting popularity is because macramé is so easy to do. If you can tie your shoelaces, you can make this planter. It relies on two traditional macramé knots, the square knot and the overhand knot, which you may recognize as knots used in a variety of everyday tasks.

In the square knot, the right outermost strand is brought to the left side and the left outermost strand is crossed in front of the right strand and brought to the left side so that the two strands have changed positions and looped through each other.

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