Macramé

Macramé is a textile craft that makes decorative or functional objects by tying cords into knots rather than weaving or knitting them.

Square knot: A binding knot formed by alternating left and right half knots around a central pair of cords. It creates the repeated, flat patterns common in macramé panels.
Knotting: The process of joining or shaping flexible strands by tying knots. Macramé is a decorative application of this broader making process.
Decorative knotting: The use of knots to create ornamental patterns or objects. Macramé is one named tradition within the wider practice of ornamental knotting.
Wall hanging: A decorative textile or object designed to be displayed on a wall. Macramé panels use knots and openwork patterns as a form of wall decoration.
Weaving: A textile-making method that interlaces lengthwise warp threads with crosswise weft threads. Weaving interlaces thread on a structured set of strands; macramé ties cords into knots.
Lark's head knot: A hitch knot that attaches a cord to a rod or another cord. It commonly anchors working cords to a support before knotting begins.
Knot density: The number and closeness of knots within a given area of knotted material. Changing knot spacing controls a macramé piece’s openness, weight, and texture.
Arabian Peninsula: A region in Southwest Asia encompassing the Arabian states and Yemen. The word macramé is commonly traced to an Arabic term associated with fringes or decorative edging.
Macramé jewelry: Jewelry made by knotting cord, often around beads or stones. Small-scale knotting turns macramé techniques into wearable objects.
Knitting: A textile-making method that forms fabric by drawing loops of yarn through other loops. Knitting builds fabric from loops, whereas macramé builds it from knots.

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BeadworkCompared with: Macramé can incorporate beads, but its structure comes from knots rather than bead assembly.