Macrame Keychains

Macrame keychains have been on my to-do list for a long time! I recently wrote about 10 fun hobbies to do at home, you can read about them here.

One of the hobbies mentioned was macrame. Ever since then I have been researching and trying to find the best resources to learn and the best places to buy macrame cord. I want to try all things macrame, I just love how beautiful they look.

Macrame is very easy to do and once you learn just a handful of knots you can make numerous beautiful things.

After all my research I have finally come across a few YouTube channels that are very helpful.

If you are interested in learning, here is my list of recommendations:

Thank you to these lovely ladies for sharing their talent with us!

WHAT ARE THE SUPPLIES NEEDED TO MAKE MACRAME KEYCHAINS?

Scissors and brush from MissKnottiemacrame.com

Macrame cord – after a lot of research, I bought my 3mm macrame cord from Ganxxet on Etsy. Their cord is recycled cotton and I love that it is a woman-run business. The fact that their cords are eco-friendly and very high quality appealed to me. The colors are amazing. It’s just so difficult to choose! I wanted all of them!

Scissors – you need sharp scissors because you will be cutting and trimming a lot of cords!

My beautiful scissors are from MissKnottiemacrame.com, I bought her macrame beginners tool kit which included the scissors, brush, and 2 S hooks.

Brush – you could use a pet- brush or comb as well. As mentioned above I bought my brush from MissKnottiemacrame.

Keychain hardware – I got mine on Amazon.

Macrame board or just a tabletop to tape your key ring on.

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HOW DO YOU MAKE THESE MACRAME KEYCHAINS?

I followed the tutorial by Soulful Notions to makes these keychains. She has many tutorials for different kinds of keychains, the one I followed is the seashell pattern. Please watch her tutorial to see how it’s done. Thank you to Soulful Notions for sharing her wonderful talent with all of us!

Cut 4 lengths of 3mm cords, each 30inches or 76cms.
Cut 1 cord 10 inches long for the gathering knot.
Using a reverse larks head knot attach the 4 cords to the keychain clasp.
Starting from the 4th cord, tie double diagonal clove hitch knots across till the 1st cord.
On the other side, using the 5th cord, tie diagonal clove hitch knots across till the 8th cord.
Repeat the same step on both sides for 4 rows.
Gather the cords together and tie a gathering knot.
Brush out your cords and cut them to the length you like, or leave the cords as is.

Your keychain is ready to be attached to your keys, to a backpack, a handbag, etc.

NOTES:

I used a macrame board and pinned the keychain down before tying the knots. You could just use tape to hold the top part of the keychain down on a table so it is easier to tie the knots.
You have to use Macrame cord or rope, it does not work with yarn. (Yes I tried! lol:)
To get a nice fringe, cotton cord works best.
To cut your fringe straight, you could use a piece of tape on the cord and cut below it. A rotary cutter works too and is quicker as well.

Sometimes I wish there were more than 24 hours in a day!! I want to try all things macrame! For now, I plan to make plant hangers, wristlets, mini wall hangings, earrings, and rainbows! Of course, I will share my journey here on my blog.

Hope you enjoyed this Macrame Keychain inspiration. Let me know if you will be trying it out or even if you like it, I would love to hear from you! Please do leave me a comment down below.