How to make beautiful and FLAT circular macrame coasters? I did many experiments to find the perfect "formula" for adding new cords onto your macrame coaster to keep it pretty and flat. Prefer photos & written instructions? Head over to the full blog post with text & photos at curiouscraftst...!
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Then let's get back to this video.
Shortcuts:
00:43 Starting the coaster
03:00 My new "flat" formula aka the GOLDEN RULE
10:43 Final tip for "moulding" your coaster to a perfect circle
Macrame coaster "ingredients":
- Around 20 meters (22 yd) of 2.5mm (0.1″) single strand macrame cord*
- Scissors
- Tape measure or ruler
- Comb or pet brush
- Optional: Macrame board, styrofoam board, or paperweight
You will need to master the following knots:
- Reversed lark’s head knot
- Clove hitch
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Cutting your cords & the GOLDEN RULE:
- Cut a 2 meter (around 80″) piece of cord to use as your filler cord.*
- For the first row, cut three 80cm (32″) cords and attach them with reversed lark’s head knots around the filler cord loop.*
- For each additional row reduce the length of your cords by 3cm (1.2").*
- How many cords per row? The secret is to add THREE new cords onto every new row. Not more nor less, but THREE.
*If you do not use 2.5mm (0.1″) cord please recount your cord needs. The rule of three new cords per row still applies!
Remember these rules too as you knot along and add more cords:
- The classic “don’t pull the filler cord too tight” rule still applies
- Add the new cords more or less equally distanced from each other
- Do not add the new cords exactly where you added new cords on the previous row.
IF this does not work for you please let me know and I will keep on experimenting! :)
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