Macrame on a Mirrix Loom [Updated]

June 26, 2020

Macrame has been on my radar recently as it is experiencing a resurgence similar to tapestry. Yesterday, I came across a video showing some macrame techniques. The piece shown was being made while it was hanging on a wall and the bar it was on kept tilting back and forth. I realized as I watched that if you wanted more stability, you could make a macrame piece on a Mirrix loom’s warping bar held between the wooden clips. I decided to give it a try and had some macrame cord sent to me same-day. I have no patience when there’s a new project to be made!

[From 2016]

I decided to give it a try and had some macrame cord sent to me same-day. I have no patience when there’s a new project to be made!

This morning (the cord didn’t arrive until pretty late last night) I spent some time looking at macrame tutorials and then set off to make a basic piece. The wooden clips were, as I suspected, perfect for holding the warping bar firmly in place. But as I knotted away, I realized even more advantages to knotting macrame on a Mirrix Loom.

I wove this piece on my 12″ Little Guy Loom. As I began to knot down, I realized I needed more length. Because a Mirrix is adjustable in height, that was easy.

As I got closer bottom of the loom. I thought, “I wish I could advance my weaving like you can a tapestry.” And then I realized, you CAN. I moved my warping bar and clips down a bit and swung the piece over the top beam. As I wove I could keep moving the bar down, which gave me more knotting space on the front of the loom.

To finish the piece, I replaced the warping bar with a stick and hung it on a wall.

Later, I made another macrame piece with a few little bits of weaving in it. I did the woven parts by tying the ends to the bottom beam of the loom and tightening the tension on the loom.