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DIY Macrame Tutorial - Lotus Flower! Please see below for materials and written instructions. Shop my book, Mixed Fiber Macrame, and Fiber Art Supplies (string, rope roving, ribbons, velvet and more) on my website or in my Etsy Shop: Website: Etsy Shop: Support me directly: Material: - 3mm Single Strand Twisted Cotton String Hey guys! Welcome back to my channel. Today I am going to show you how to create a Lotus Flower using double half hitch knots. For a slower, more in-depth tutorial on the 3 Must-Know Macrame Knots (including the double half hitch knot) please click here: Set-up: Cut 8 pieces of cord. For this tutorial I used 3 meters of string but please note that I had quite a bit of string leftover afterwards. Cut your cord depending on how much cord you would like left hanging below your flower afterwards. Fold each piece in half and attach to your dowel using Lark's Head knots. Using the 2 centre cords, tie a double half hitch knot. Using the 2 centre cords as your filler cords tie 3 more diagonal double half hitch knots on both sides of your work. Using the cord second from the left as your filler cord, tie 2 diagonal double half hitch knots working down and to the right. Using the cord second from the right as your filler cord, tie 2 diagonal double half hitch knots working down and to the left. This is a bit of a tricky part - using the cord on the left, tie just one half hitch to the cord on the right. Using the same filler cord tie 3 more diagonal double half hitch knots working down and to the right. Repeat that process on the right side of your work. Tie the 2 filler cords together at the bottom using a double half hitch knot. Using the cord second from the left as your filler cord tie 6 double half hitch knots. When you tie your first 3 knots, leave a little bit of space in between your last row and this row as we are create the top of a petal. Using the cord 4th from the left as your filler cord, tie 2 diagonal double half hitch knots working up and to the left. Change your filler cord - you will now use the cord on the left as your filler cord and tie 6 double half hitch knots working down and to the right. When you tie your first 3 knots, leave a little bit of space in between your last row and this row as we are create the top of another petal. Repeat that same process on the other side of your work. Tie one more diagonal double half hitch knot on both sides of your work then tie a final double half hitch knot with the 2 filler cords to connect the 2 sides. Thanks so much for watching! I love to see your work so please feel free to tag me on Instagram or Facebook if you’ve used one of my tutorials. If you like this video please hit the thumbs up below and if you have any feedback please feel free to leave a comment. Don’t forget to subscribe for weekly video tutorials!
