15 Best Macrame Books
The best macramé books, ranked by how many expert sources recommend each one, with notes for choosing beginner projects, knot references, home decor, and mixed fibers.
Our take
Macramé books can teach the first knots, provide patterns to follow, or help you design pieces of your own. A knot reference is useful for experimenting with repeats and textures, while a project book gives a clearer route to a particular wall hanging, plant holder, or home accessory. The right choice depends on both your experience and the scale of work you want to make.
Macrame Pattern Book is a useful reference, while Fanny Zedenius's Macrame: The Craft of Creative Knotting for Your Home connects knotting skills with finished projects. Macramé for Beginners and Beyond lets you try related designs at different levels. For larger ambitions, Statement Macramé emphasizes scale; Mixed Fiber Macramé and Macraweave introduce greater variation in texture. The Year of Knots adds a more personal account of creative exploration. Start with Zedenius's introductory book for guided projects, then choose a specialist direction once the basic knots feel familiar.
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How to choose from this list
Skip to the full rankingIf you want guided beginner projects: Macrame → Macramé for Beginners and Beyond
If you want a knot and pattern reference: Macrame Pattern Book
If you want contemporary home projects: Modern Macrame → Macramé at Home
If you want to work at a larger scale: Statement Macramé
If you want texture and weaving: Mixed Fiber Macramé → Macraweave
If you're ready for more intricate patterns: Macrame 2
The 15 books, ranked
Ranked by how many expert sources name each book. Ties go to the book more people recommend.
For beginners who want knot explanations linked to a varied set of home projects. Zedenius makes patterns and construction easier to connect, though following the charts still takes practice and the larger pieces require planning and patience.
What it's about
Fanny Zedenius teaches macramé through a glossary of thirty knots, combined patterns, and twenty-one home projects. Charts, illustrations, and photographs guide designs including wall hangings, curtains, table runners, and plant hangers, with advice on dyeing and finishing.
For makers who want a reusable knot and pattern reference. Its diagrams and repeat patterns support adapting your own designs, though the reference-like organization gives less of the relaxed, continuous progression found in a project-led beginner book.
What it's about
Märchen Art Studio presents more than seventy knots and repeating patterns, progressing from basic techniques to complex designs. Photographs and diagrams support thirty-three projects, with guidance on cords, findings, work boards, and organizing loose ends.
For readers who want substantial contemporary pieces for the home. Katz connects project instructions with strong styling ideas, though some larger designs require considerable cord, space, and working time beyond a first small plant hanger.
What it's about
Emily Katz presents thirty-three macramé projects for both new and experienced makers, including wall art, light fixtures, rugs, and headboards. Photographic layouts explain construction, while styling advice shows how finished pieces can fit into different homes.
Macrame 2: Accessories, Homewares & More – How to Take Your Knotting to the Next Level
For readers comfortable with the basics who want more intricate knotting and construction. Zedenius extends the range of techniques and objects beyond an introductory collection, though the denser patterns require careful counting, cord planning, and patience.
What it's about
Fanny Zedenius develops macramé skills through more advanced knots, patterns, and projects for accessories and the home. Instructions and illustrations explain how to combine techniques, manage larger constructions, and move from familiar basics toward more elaborate handmade pieces.
Macramé at Home
For makers who want a varied set of practical home decorations. Ranae's photographs and design variations help connect techniques with finished pieces, though the range of projects gives less sustained attention to any one object or advanced knotting method.
What it's about
Natalie Ranae teaches twenty macramé projects for decorating the home, including plant hangers, wall art, pillows, rugs, and poufs. Detailed photographs accompany each step, while variations and a guide to knots support adapting the designs.
For makers who want to revisit a design as their skills improve. The beginner and advanced versions give the projects a useful progression, though the paired format offers fewer distinct starting designs than the total project count might suggest.
What it's about
Amy Mullins and Marnia Ryan-Raison present twelve macramé designs, each with a beginner and more advanced version. A photographic knot library supports projects for indoor and outdoor spaces, from plant holders and wall hangings to decorative arches.
Statement Macramé
For experienced knotters who want large decorative pieces. Ranae gives ambitious wall art and event backdrops focused attention, though the scale demands substantial materials, workspace, and confidence with the basics before beginning.
What it's about
Natalie Ranae guides experienced knotters through twelve large-scale macramé pieces, including wall art, event backdrops, and multi-plant hangers. Photographic tutorials and additional headboard designs explain creating substantial decorative work and adapting it to different spaces.
Macramé for the Modern Home
16 Stunning Projects Using Simple Knots and Natural Dyes
For readers interested in combining simple knots with natural color and reused materials. Strambio gives preparation and finishing a clear role in the designs, though dyeing adds another practical process beyond learning to knot.
What it's about
Isabella Strambio combines macramé with natural dyeing and recycled materials in sixteen home projects. Photographic instructions explain knots, preparation, and construction for wall hangings, plant hangers, lampshades, rugs, and other indoor and outdoor decorations.
For readers who want creative inspiration alongside knotting instruction. Chien's personal exploration gives experimentation a larger context, though the mix of narrative and projects offers less of a conventional macramé course or comprehensive pattern catalog.
What it's about
Windy Chien recounts learning a new knot each day for a year and discovering a new creative direction. Personal stories accompany step-by-step tutorials and projects, including wall hangings, a necklace, a dog leash, and a hanging light.
For makers drawn to crystals, symbolic motifs, and color. Millar's themed approach offers a distinctive design direction, though the spiritual framing and decorative preferences may be less appealing if you want a neutral technical reference.
What it's about
Rebecca Millar presents twenty macramé projects inspired by Earth, Air, Water, Fire, and Spirit. Wall hangings, mooncatchers, jewelry, and home accessories combine knotting techniques with crystals, colored cords, and dip-dyeing in designs rooted in her spiritual practice.
For readers looking for a collection of decorative ideas after learning basic knots. The range of interior pieces supports browsing and adaptation, though the emphasis on projects provides less gradual teaching than a book built around beginner exercises.
What it's about
Märchen Art Studio introduces twenty-five macramé patterns and projects for decorating the home. The collection focuses on useful interior pieces whose shapes and knotted textures draw on bohemian and hippie influences within its boho-chic approach.
For makers who want many decorating ideas at different difficulty levels. Grenier's mix of objects and added materials offers variety, though a forty-project collection gives less space to the detailed progression of a single foundational course.
What it's about
Samantha Grenier introduces twelve essential knots and forty home décor projects ranging from easy to advanced. Illustrated instructions cover pieces such as rugs, throws, room dividers, and plant hangers, including mixed-media designs that use beads and rings.
Macraweave: Macrame Meets Weaving with 18 Stunning Home Decor Projects
For makers who want to combine knotted structure with woven color and texture. Mullins and Ryan-Raison give the hybrid technique a focused project collection, though the extra materials and weaving stages make it more involved than a simple cord-only design.
What it's about
Amy Mullins and Marnia Ryan-Raison combine macramé knots with weaving in eighteen home-decor projects. Photographs and instructions guide the use of cords, yarns, and textured fibers, showing how woven sections can become part of a knotted structure.
Mixed Fiber Macramé
For makers who want more texture and material variety than cotton cord alone. Conlon connects knotting with weaving and decorative fibers, though collecting materials and managing different textures adds complexity beyond a conventional first macramé project.
What it's about
Chantel Conlon combines knotting and weaving in twenty-four macramé projects using fibers such as wool roving, ribbons, and raffia. Tutorials cover basic knots, workspace setup, and more advanced techniques for wall hangings, plant hangers, pillows, and rugs.
Macramé for Beginners
For beginners who want illustrated instructions for familiar home accessories. Allen keeps the focus on approachable decorative projects, though readers seeking a deep knot dictionary or detailed design theory will need a more specialized companion.
What it's about
Molly Allen introduces macramé knots and illustrated projects for beginners interested in handmade decoration. Step-by-step pictures accompany designs such as plant hangers, wall art, and pillow covers, with patterns for exploring the craft at different levels.
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