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Macramé Braiding/Shamballa Tutorial

This video tutorial from The Potomac Bead Company shows you how to make a spiral Macrame stitch using your choice of cording. Instead of the pattern running flat, it spirals or curves around itself. You can also add beads to this as well, which we will show in another video.

Step 1: Choose Your Materials

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Macramé Braiding/Shamballa Tutorial
The Designer’s suggested colors and materials:
  • Waxed linen cording or hemp (traditional) for a hippie look, or cotton cording for easier visibility and thickness.
  • A button or a bead for closure.
  • Super glue for securing knots.
  • Scissors for cutting cord.

    • Step 3: Need More Help? Follow these Steps

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    Quick Project Steps

    Prepare a length of cording, doubled over and knotted to create a loop for your wrist size.
    Cut another piece of cord, about 4 feet long, and tie it around the base cord near the loop knot.
    Start the stitch by creating a 'Snoopy's nose' shape with the right cord over the two center cords, then thread the left cord over and through the loop created.
    Pull tight and continue with this pattern, always starting from the right side, to create the spiral effect. To add beads, string them onto the center cords before performing the stitch.
    Finish the bracelet by tying off the ends, securing with super glue, and adding a button or bead for closure.

    Step 4: Pick Your Own Colors

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

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    This video tutorial from The Potomac Bead Company shows you how to make a spiral Macrame stitch using your choice of cording. Instead of the pattern running flat, it spirals or curves around itself. You can also add beads to this as well, which we will show in another video.

    Designer's Material List

    The Designer’s suggested colors and materials:
  • Waxed linen cording or hemp (traditional) for a hippie look, or cotton cording for easier visibility and thickness.
  • A button or a bead for closure.
  • Super glue for securing knots.
  • Scissors for cutting cord.

    • Project Steps

    Prepare a length of cording, doubled over and knotted to create a loop for your wrist size.
    Cut another piece of cord, about 4 feet long, and tie it around the base cord near the loop knot.
    Start the stitch by creating a 'Snoopy's nose' shape with the right cord over the two center cords, then thread the left cord over and through the loop created.
    Pull tight and continue with this pattern, always starting from the right side, to create the spiral effect. To add beads, string them onto the center cords before performing the stitch.
    Finish the bracelet by tying off the ends, securing with super glue, and adding a button or bead for closure.