Hey Reader,

👋 I hope you're having a good day so far.

Today, we're going to discuss a very important thing: your macrame workstation (aka your macrame sanctuary, or your happy place.)

Setting Up Your Perfect Macrame Workstation 🌟

➡️ Here's an article I wrote with lots of helpful information about setting up your macrame workstation.​

It includes pictures and links to some good rack options and other macrame supplies that you'll need.

Let's take a look at the two main work spaces you need for macrame:

The Standing Zone 🧍‍♀️

When you're working on wall hangings, plant hangers, or anything else that's a hanging something-or-other, it's easiest to work on that while it's hanging up somewhere.

You can be sitting or standing, or a mix of the two depending on how you feel that day.

I like to stand, but sometimes my toes start to fall asleep or my back hurts, so I pull up a stool and keep on knotting.

Which one works best is really up to you. You're going for comfort. What feels good for you?

You might be standing in your backyard barefoot with the birds chirping and the breeze blowing through your hair...

...or maybe you're on the beach with a rustic boho-rific wood rack and a big, floppy sun hat just knotting away as the tide rolls in...

...or maybe you're in your suburban living room with a snoring pug next to you and the sounds of cars driving by and your kids arguing in the other room.

(That last one would be me 🙋‍♀️)

Either way, you'll need a rack or a hanging spot on your wall and an area that's out of the way that you can designate as your knotting zone.

I use a clothing rack from IKEA. It cost about $15 when I bought it.

Most stores (Walmart, the hardware store, etc.) will have some sort of clothing rack. And of course, Amazon.

If you don't want to go the clothing rack route, a couple of nails in the wall will work too. Just hang your work and get to knotting.

Or, if you have a curtain rod that's sturdy enough, you could hang a couple pieces of rope from there and use it to hold up your work.

Those hook things that you put on the back of your bathroom door work well too.

Your main goal here is to have the macrame thing you're working on at a comfortable height so your arms aren't too high, and you don't want it too low so where you're all hunched over.

If your arms are too high, they'll get tired and your back will start to cramp up. And if you have to bend over too long your back will also get angry with you.

You need to go for the Goldilocks zone of right in front of you.

Also, if your feet start to hurt while you're standing, one of those squishy kitchen rugs that are made to go in front of the sink or stove might be a good idea!

Once you figure out where you'll hang your work, you'll want to pick up a couple of S hooks because they're super convenient to hold your work. Just search online for S hooks, or check your local convenience store.

A lot of times you'll find them by the plant section. Dollar Tree has them too, and they also have some longer ones if you want a couple of different sizes.

The Sitting Zone 🪑

Sometimes it makes more sense to sit down and work on the thing you're making.

This is especially true for smaller projects, like jewelry.

Or a macrame mandala, those are hard to work on hanging up.

Or maybe standing just doesn't work for you, then you can do all of your work while sitting and that's just fine. There's no right or wrong answer here.

In those cases, you'll want to have a desk or table to work on and a comfortable chair.

If you have a dedicated crafting space, of course that's ideal. But it's OK if you work at your kitchen table.

(Just clean up that blob of grape jelly from breakfast first.)

If you prefer, you can sit back in a comfy chair and use a clipboard to hold your macrame bracelet while you knot.

Again, your goal here is to be comfortable so you can enjoy the process.

Find a spot where you can sit and work, get it cleared off and wiped down, and it'll make the process a lot more enjoyable.

If you have your macrame zone primed and ready to go, you'll be way more likely to actually work on your project.

Free Macrame Pattern of the Day

Macrame Tree of Life - Free Pattern & Video!

Learn how to make a beautiful, simple tree of life wall hanging with this free, step-by-step tutorial.

This is a great pattern to customize- lots of people have made this and then added things like a little swing, beads, or used different colors of cord. Feel free to make it your own!

Creative Quote of the Day ✨

It never ceases to amaze me how you can start with a simple spool of rope that looks like something you'd see at a hardware store collecting dust, and end up with an intricate, textural, breathtaking piece of art.

Human ingenuity and creativity is so amazing!

That's it for this one, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day and I'll talk to you again soon! 😊

TL;DR: Check out this article all about how to set up your perfect macrame workstation!​