Making Matching Macramé Earrings

You can either stop here and have fun with the necklace, or you can continue to make a matching pair of earrings!

It’s really easy, just take a flat head pin and start inserting beads. Again, you can use any combination you want.

At 3:58 in the video, I use a green teardrop bead, followed by a long golden bead, then an oval bead. Use the pliers to turn the top of the pin to create a small loop. After that, use ear wires and attach them to the loop of the flat headpin with the help of the pliers. Look at 4:09 to understand the process a bit better.

Repeat the whole process on another flat head pin to create a matching earring.

You’re done! Your beautiful masterpiece is right before you; YOUR OWN CREATION.

It must feel amazing.

With the right amount of practice, you can start creating different types of these macramé necklaces and earrings, adding your own unique twists to them to make them your own.

Cutting and Fraying of the Feather

It should take around fifteen knots to cover the spine. Once done with all the knots, take a breather. The hard part is over!

Take a comb and brush the threads (2:19) so they start to open up.

Then, trim the edges to form the shape of a feather.

• Green anchor thread
• Clear fishing wire
• Eye Pins
• Flat headpins
• Ear Wires
• Jump Rings
• Jewelry making tool/Jewelry pliers
• Gold leaf charm
• White glass pearl beads
• Gold flat oval beads
• Gold long metal beads
• Teardrop green glass beads
• Comb
• Scissors

Before we begin, make sure you have all your supplies in front of you.

Start by taking the green anchor thread and cut it into several four-inch pieces (see 0:53).

This will be the necklace’s feathered part, so how many flares you want is up to you.

Next, cut up three 7-inch-long pieces of the thread.

This will become the middle, braided part of the feather (see 1:02).

How to Macramé: 7 Basic Knots to Master

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Updated on 10/24/23

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