Why I’m going to share my 5 reasons to learn macrame? My goal is to inspire you to learn this mindful craft. Maybe you can fall in love with macrame as I did from the very first knot! I absolutely love sharing my passion, advice, and tips in my blog about all things macrame.

I was so addicted to macrame. When I started seeing the benefit of this craft, I felt a calling to share it with others. I thought: everyone should learn macrame! It started with a few friends and colleagues. Then, in October 2016 I ran my very first paid macrame workshop in Dubai. It was a success, and from that day, I worked to turn my passion into my business.

Macrame helped me find my creative voice, my tribe and my community, and my personal growth and healing. Thanks to macrame I am getting clearer every year on how I can help others on their journey too.

I was one of the first people to teach macrame in the UK! To this day, hundreds of students from around the world have learned macrame. Macrame ‘magic’ is the art of knotting.

I believe macrame as a craft is growing and evolving, and this is very exciting. Similar to traditional crafts like knitting or pottery, the variety of styles is huge. You can definitely find your own way to express your creativity with macrame.

Here are my top 5 reasons why you should learn macrame:

Learning Macrame it’s easy

To the untrained eye, macrame might look complicated and intricate. All those beautiful wallhangings with different textures, fabrics, and cords can put someone that has never done anything crafty off. But let me tell you one truth about macrame. Macrame is in fact, a simple and fun craft suitable for anyone, women, men, and even kids! 

You can make beautiful macrame pieces by learning just 3 to 4 of the basic macrame knots. If you are new to macrame, you must visit my FREE RESOURCES page. Is everything you need to know to learn this craft. Get free tutorials, tips and advice from me to create macrame plant holders, earrings, coasters and wreaths.

Learn the Yoga for the Mind: Macrame

I have learned many crafts in the past ten years and I am still learning. Though I am still convinced that Macrame is one of the most mindful crafts. The rhythm of knotting has the same effect on my mind as a class yoga does. 

I can really switch off and lose myself in the making process. Macrame takes me into a space and time well known as flow. I forget about worries and responsibilities and totally focus on the piece, saving time!  

Something else I love about macrame is the timing of the projects. You can make a beautiful macrame coaster in just one hour. Or, can make it while waiting for the kids in the car, while watching TV or listening to a podcast. At the end, you will end up having something unique for your home or a friend!  

By listening to my students’ stories I can assert that even 5-10 minutes a day of knotting can be beneficial to switch off. From the business of everyday life, you can make something beautiful with our own hands.

Learn to Tap into your Creativity with Macrame

I believe everyone is creative and time after time. How many times did I see people who believed to be ‘not crafty’ or ‘not creative’ surprise themselves? I have run many macrame teams building workshops over the years with a mix of women and men. Regardless, I can say that both genders can equally learn macrame and anyone can do it!

Expressing our creativity is part of our nature, we are born creative!

Creativity is about courage. The courage to listen to our natural desires, which we all have. They come from the same stem: imagination, wonder and creativity! Macrame, cooking, photography… Whatever it is we need to cultivate it in our lives, now more than ever. 

Making something with your hands and holding the final piece is very rewarding. As we marvel at what we managed to create, we are unconsciously showing that playful part of us that it matters. That it’s loved and nurtured, and we don’t do this enough. 

Learn Macrame to Build Confidence

Over the years, many of my students have sent me emails to thank me for introducing them to macrame. They tell me how it has helped their mental health and supported their personal healing. Macrame has helped with depression, and even improved mother-daughter relationships.

In other cases, learning macrame helped my students gain more confidence at work and home. Many students took learning macrame very seriously, starting their own macrame side businesses.

I also have experience, especially with women who, after having kids, lost their voice and confidence. Learning macrame helped them find not only an outlet to express their creativity and nurture their desires again, but also discovered a way to be financially independent again. Some women built and grew their own creative business, finding their own passion and thriving.

Learn Macrame and Find your Tribe

Meeting like-minded people that are obsessed with knotting!

Macrame has allowed me to collaborate with some incredible makers and artists all over the world. Thanks to macrame, I appeared on TV, became an author, ran my successful business, and took my students with me. 

Everything that I learn, I share it! I teach macrame to anyone ready to follow their dreams and turn their passion for macrame into a profitable business.

Macrame is the art of knotting. 

Think about it: each piece is made from string and cord tied by knots that are intertwined to create a beautiful piece. 

Occasionally a mistake occurs. But, you can decide whether to leave this mistake as part of the design or correct it. Sometimes you need to start all over again! Other times frustrations arise, but you go along. Other times, you repeat the same knot for the whole design. And others you have a mix of knots, cords, colours and textures! 

There’s life in each macrame design! Just like our lives: we meet people that stay with us for life. Others, accompany us for a part of our journey. We make mistakes that often are lessons that stay with us and make us grow. Other times, we want to correct our course and we linger in the decision. Often, we get frustrated when things don’t go as we wished. But, we get to experience and live. The people we meet and places we travel to, all form colourful experiences that make who we are. Our lives! 

If you feel the calling to try, learn macrame online with me or face to face. You never know you might fall in love with it as I did.

You can also check my FREE MACRAME RESOURCES PAGE. A dedicated free space for you to start the craft with best tips on all things macrame!

‘Become a Confident Macrame artist’ and ‘The Macrame Bootcamp 1’ here. These are my most popular self-paced macrame courses. For anyone interested in learning macrame in depth.

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