How to Make Macrame Earrings: 3 Easy Patterns

Steps

1. 1. Attach Jump Rings to the Macrame Earring Hooks

   Grab two earring hooks, two jump rings and your jewelry pliers. Twist one jump ring open sideways with the pliers.

   Tip: Two pairs of pliers make opening rings easier than one.

   

2. 2. Tie a Lark's Head Knot on the Macrame Earring Jump Ring

   For the feather earrings, fold an 8 inch piece of cord in half. Push the folded loop through the jump ring, then bring both cord ends through that loop.

   Tip: Pull the knot tight and centered. It is the top of the feather.

   

3. 3. Tie the First Row of the Macrame Feather Earring

   Pin the earring to a cork trivet or tape it to the table. Fold a 5 inch cord in half and lay it under the two center cords with the loop on the left.

   Tip: Slide each row up so it butts against the knot above.

   

4. 4. Add Alternating Rows Down the Macrame Feather Earring

   Tie the next row the same way, but flip the direction. This time the bottom cord's loop faces right and the top cord's loop faces left.

   Tip: Same direction every row works too. It makes a plainer spine.

   

5. 5. Brush Out the Macrame Feather Earring Fringe

   Lay both earrings flat. Take a pet slicker brush and comb through the fringe on the front, then flip and brush the back.

   Tip: Brush over a tray. The loose fluff goes everywhere.

   

6. 6. Trim the Macrame Earrings Into a Feather Shape

   Your earrings will look like fuzzy pom poms at this point. With sharp scissors, snip the fringe into a leaf or feather outline, longer at the top and coming to a point at the bottom.

   Tip: Sharp fabric scissors give a cleaner edge than kitchen scissors.

   

7. 7. Tie Lark's Head Knots on a Half Circle Macrame Earring Frame

   For the second pair you need two wooden half circle frames and eight 6 inch cords. Fold one cord in half and push the loop through the frame from front to back.

   Tip: Space the knots evenly so the fringe hangs straight.

   

8. 8. Add Hooks to the Half Circle Macrame Earrings

   Open a jump ring with your pliers. Thread it through the small hole at the top of the wooden frame, then slip an earring hook onto the same open ring.

   Tip: A great first pair to make with a grandchild.

   

9. 9. Tie Crown Knots for Macrame Tassel Earrings

   Thread two 12 inch cords through a jump ring and center it. Lay one cord across and one up and down so you have four ends.

   Tip: Always fold in the same order so the column spirals neatly.

   

10. 10. Wrap the Base of the Macrame Tassel Earrings With Jute

    Tie a 12 inch piece of jute twine around the base of the crown knots. Hold the short end along the fringe and wrap the long end around five or six times.

    Tip: If the needle sticks, pull it through with pliers.