Macrame plant hangers— like lacy doilies— linger in their webbed glory year after year in our home. Growing up, I never gave macrame hangers much thought. They were just part of the fixtures, like lamps or windowsills. Certainly I never considered making a plant hanger.
That is, until my friend Becky announced she was having a macrame plant hanger party. “It’s easy,” she promised. “I can get all the supplies, you come to my house, and you can make one in an evening.”
So last evening, seven of us gathered to make macrame plant hangers at Becky’s house. Since Becky is a teacher, she knew exactly how to explain all the steps and help those of us who had never made a square knot before.
By teaching us macrame, Becky was taking part in a long and distinguished history. According to the website My Modern Met, “the craft reached peak popularity in Victorian England. First introduced to England in the late 17th century, Queen Mary herself taught classes to her ladies-in-waiting.”
Macrame was very popular in the 1970’s and is now again trending. One middle-aged man I know said, “My sisters did macrame, now my daughters do macrame.”
By the end of the evening, we all had produced plant hangers. (Overachiever Susanna even produced a double plant hanger.)
Here’s my hanger at home with a plant.
We agreed that coming together to do macrame was a fun way to learn. With so many events canceled this year, a small macrame party was a great way to spend a Friday evening.
While I’m not going to attempt a tutorial here (Youtube has plenty of good ones), if you are looking for a fun-at-home activity for all ages (elementary age children can do this), I highly recommend macrame. It’s much easier than crocheting or knitting. Once you learn the basic knots, you can get creative and add as many beads and twists as you want. Unlike some crafts that will take seemingly weeks to complete, a macrame plant hanger can be finished in few hours or less and then you have a truly useful object to enjoy yourself or to give as a gift.
May God bless you with a lovely day! ~Susan
That looks really fun! And with such great results. I will have to give macrame a try sometime. Enjoying your blog, Susan! Thanks 😊
You’re welcome, Ruth! Too bad we can’t just get together some evening. If you make one, maybe you can post a picture on social media.
Yay! I’m delighted to see a blog post about this! I love your pun, whether or not it was intended.☺️ “Learn the basics knots….and then You can add lots of twists.”☺️
I’m glad you like the post! It was good to “learn the ropes” together!
They turned out beautifully!
Yes, we were all pretty pleased!