First and foremost, you need to know how much cord to cut.
You don’t want to run short.
I believe it better to have too much cord, than to run short in the middle of your piece.
As a general rule, you want to measure the length you want the finished macrame piece to be and times it by 8.
For this Fall pumpkin macrame wreath, each rib on the wire form is worked individually.
Measure the length of the wreath form rib, mine is 14-15″.
Then I will take 15″ x 8 and cut my cord to roughly 120″.
I did find that by inserting beads that it used a little less cord.
However, I’d rather not run short and cut the pumpkin rib length to 120″.
Because each rib is worked individually, you can just cut one length of cord and see how it works out for you.
Note: The outer edge of the pumpkin wreath form will be much longer.
But once again you will measure the total length of the outer wire and times it by 8.
I also added a couple of feet to that measurement for wrapping the pumpkin stem.
I love how it turned out and so very clever how you incorporated the beads between the knots. My Mom used to make such intricate macrame pieces when we were kids and being a teenager I kinda scoffed at what she was doing and never paid attention. Now I could kick myself for not taking the time to learn.
Thank you Michelle for sharing your comment. It’s actually pretty to learn the basic knots. Give it a try with a small project, we think you’ll be hooked!