AY Honors/Macramé/Requirements

Macramé

Skill Level

1

Year

1975

Version

20.11.2024

Approval authority

General Conference

1. Give a brief history of the art of decorative knotting.

2. What is a good macramé cord?

3. Know three kinds of cords that are good and why they are good.

4. Know the basic knots used in macramé. Know two variations of each of these knots.

5. How is the overhand knot useful in macramé?

6. How much cord is needed to reach the desired length of the finished product?

7. Make a sampler wall hanging using the essential knots and using at least two variations, such as the horizontal half-hitch, vertical half-hitch, or the half knot.

8. Make two other items of your choice using the square knot, the double half-hitch, and two variations of either or both items.