This is fab, I am working with a stick to hold my wall hanging and it’s far from straight, this will work as it will ensure after my 1st layer of half hitches anything below it will be straight. I will have to use maybe 5 little sticks across, but can glue them together. Great hack, thank you
Thank you for the genius tip!!! I just finished watching hour 5 knot tutorial and I could actually see what you were doing, nice and slow and you managed to not get your hands in the way. Any tip keeping a straight line for the double half hitch on the diagonal?
I've used a separate cord before, but never thought about using a dowel. This seems like cheating lol! Definitely going to try this out. Thanks for sharing this tip 🥰
Woah! Thanks so much! What if I don’t want to keep the wooden dowel in? Think I can wrap it around both a wooden dowel and a cord then slide the dowel out?? Either way it’s very helpful.
Great video! I just bought 3/8" dowels at Walmart to make a fish one wall hanging. How easy is it to trim the ends of the dowels and what tool would you recommend?
This is awesome. Thank you. I am starting a large project with some free form DHH - I’m wondering if you have any suggestions for that? Maybe some bendable wire?
I made a macrame wallhanging that will NOT lay flat. Can you recommend something I can use to stiffen or "block" the whole project? Thank you for your help.
Super duper helpful, but I wonder if there’s a way to do it, that we can recover the dowel afterwards (I’m new to the macrame lifestyle, so pardon me if dowels are cheap and easy to get).
I’ve been wanting to make a rug with that same pattern and I love how straight the dowel makes it look Is it possible to slide the dowel out afterwards?
If you remove the dowel, which would be hard if your knots are tight, the knots will collapse. They won't be going round anything. The dowel is the filler replacing the usual cord filler.
thanks for sharing this I'm wondering what do you use to cut the dowels ? I've been buying them and some are a harder wood and some are balsa which is easy to cut so do you recommend a specific type of tool ?? TIA
I have been trying to make a large wall hanging using this trick but my knots always roll which makes the cords between the two dowels loose. Do you know why this is?
This happened to me, my knots just rolled. So I made them really tight when I tied them. I also tied 2 or 3 end cords when I began, to hold the dowel level. Hope this helps.
Wow! What a difference. I thought the top row looked pretty good....until...you did the row with the dowel. Very clever. 😊
Thank you, this is so helpful as my regular style slips into a diagonal. Got my dowels and ready to start 😀😊
Amazing, I just thought some people had the gift! Now I too have the gift thanks to your gift of sharing. Xxxxxx
Really cool idea. Have you ever tried taking the dowel out and then tightening the knots?
This is fab, I am working with a stick to hold my wall hanging and it’s far from straight, this will work as it will ensure after my 1st layer of half hitches anything below it will be straight. I will have to use maybe 5 little sticks across, but can glue them together. Great hack, thank you
Thank you for the genius tip!!! I just finished watching hour 5 knot tutorial and I could actually see what you were doing, nice and slow and you managed to not get your hands in the way. Any tip keeping a straight line for the double half hitch on the diagonal?
OMG! What a great idea! Thank you😀
brilliant idea
Thank you Crystal! You make this so easy!
WOW !!! that was great I'm sooo new at this thank you for the best !!! Tip
This is an awesome idea! Thank you!❤
Wow!!! Thank you, i will make my guitar strap like willie Nelson's guitar strap with this example 🖤
Wow thankyou for that im definitely going to try this thankyou
I've used a separate cord before, but never thought about using a dowel. This seems like cheating lol! Definitely going to try this out. Thanks for sharing this tip 🥰
Lol I know, sometimes you just want a perfectly straight row the easy way 🤣
Thank you so much for this tutorial!!
This is genius thank you!
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing ❤
Woah! Thanks so much! What if I don’t want to keep the wooden dowel in? Think I can wrap it around both a wooden dowel and a cord then slide the dowel out?? Either way it’s very helpful.
Thanks again
Great tip! I love your channel ❤
Thank you for that!!
Yes, this will really help me
Thanks!
Excellent tip! Thank you! I wonder if it can be done with diagonal knots?
Great idea and great tutorial 😊
Great video! I just bought 3/8" dowels at Walmart to make a fish one wall hanging. How easy is it to trim the ends of the dowels and what tool would you recommend?
So helpful!!! I can’t wait to try thank you!
Wow
This is awesome. Thank you. I am starting a large project with some free form DHH - I’m wondering if you have any suggestions for that? Maybe some bendable wire?
Enlightening!
Love the idea!
Great tip, thank you! One question, what is the difference in the double half hitch if you do under then over, or over then under?
Very helpful 👌 ☺ just subscribed
Do you have to add a dowel for every row, or after the first straight row with the dowel, would the rest line up?
I made a macrame wallhanging that will NOT lay flat. Can you recommend something I can use to stiffen or "block" the whole project? Thank you for your help.
Super duper helpful, but I wonder if there’s a way to do it, that we can recover the dowel afterwards (I’m new to the macrame lifestyle, so pardon me if dowels are cheap and easy to get).
I’ve been wanting to make a rug with that same pattern and I love how straight the dowel makes it look Is it possible to slide the dowel out afterwards?
If you remove the dowel, which would be hard if your knots are tight, the knots will collapse. They won't be going round anything. The dowel is the filler replacing the usual cord filler.
May I ask, what do you use to clip the wooden stick ends off. Sorry, new to this!
wow thats much easier.
thanks for sharing this I'm wondering what do you use to cut the dowels ? I've been buying them and some are a harder wood and some are balsa which is easy to cut so do you recommend a specific type of tool ?? TIA
I use pruning shears like you use for gardening if it’s a really small dowel. For bigger ones I have a hacksaw and then I sand down the edges 😊😊😊
Any other way without dowel.!?
I have been trying to make a large wall hanging using this trick but my knots always roll which makes the cords between the two dowels loose. Do you know why this is?
This happened to me, my knots just rolled. So I made them really tight when I tied them. I also tied 2 or 3 end cords when I began, to hold the dowel level. Hope this helps.
Do you have a link so I can purchase one?
I am doing 2 rows of double half hitch knots but I keep getting graps between the 2 rows. Why??
if 2 middle cords are too short to complete square knots pattern, then how can i fix it?? waiting for your reply....
Check on you tube, there are tips for adding length to your work. Check “adding length to macrame ropes” hope this helps
@@dgeorge4833 I didn't get tutorial of middle cords but working cords..
if you know about that specific then let me know ...
Perhaps try a larks head knot inside the last square knot to give you new middle cords.
Where can I find dowels that size?
I get mine at the hardware store or the craft store