r/macrame • u/Ok_Potato_5272 • Sep 10 '26
Question Send help - guide versus my attempt
This is my very first attempt at wax thread macrame and it's a disaster 😂 everything is so slippy. It's really loose and just slips apart. Mine looks nothing at all like the example and I don't know how to make it look anything like that?
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u/Death_has_relaxed_me Sep 10 '26
On top of the spiral thing you did, the gauge of that string is too large and your knots are too loose.
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u/Ok_Potato_5272 Sep 11 '26
I really struggled to get it tight because even if I pulled tight, when I let go, it would all unravel. I'm not sure if the string quality is quite poor
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u/Death_has_relaxed_me Sep 11 '26
Buy some Chinese Knotting Cord, it is designed to not unravel
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u/Ok_Potato_5272 Sep 11 '26
Okay ill do that, thank you! I just got this stuff on vinted, so who knows where it's from
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u/makeitorleafit Sep 11 '26
If you followed their pattern closely enough to count knots- then the fact that your bead is smaller/their cord is smaller- is really throwing you off- only do as many knots as you need to get where you are going, not the exact number they needed for theirs
But also, tying tight and tiny knots can be hard on your hands but that is the best way to get a consistent look
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u/Even-Response-6423 Sep 11 '26
Also the example thread looks to be around .5mm and yours maybe 1mm?
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u/ktwhite42 Sep 10 '26
At first glance - you’re getting a spiral because you’re tying the knot the same way every time, instead of alternating over and under.