Knot Half Bad

brought a bright pop of orange to 🧡🧡🧡 made using only recycled or repurposed materials - an old curtain ring & t-shirt yarn, which is created using waste offcuts from the textile industry. I love working with this fibre, not only because it’s kind to the planet but it’s kind to my hands (no rope burn here!!). There’s also such a bold range of colours to choose from, so you can create stand-out pieces like this 😊

If you’re a fan, have a few more of this style available to purchase in 💛!!

P.s just one week left to apply for # # #

Knot Half Bad is 5 today 🎈

I bought myself five sunflowers to celebrate 🌻 and spent the day with two lovely friends & my pups 🐶 I’ve had a little trip down memory lane ➡️ including my first market, first workshop, covid workshops (including virtual!), wedding backdrop setups etc etc 😊

I have a whole bunch of thank yous to give. The biggest of course is to you - whether you follow me from afar, have purchased from me, have been to a workshop, or any combination of the 3… THANK YOU 🤩 I love this craft and would still be knotting away regardless, but getting to share it with you, teach it to you and/or create pieces for your homes makes such a difference! I’ve also been lucky enough to meet so many lovely people through this, many of whom I call friends, which I’ll always be so thankful for🩷

Thank you very much to everyone who has hosted my workshops including 🩷

And thank you to my wonderful friends & family who cheer on every small win, help me make all (any) decisions, drive me wherever I need to be and put up with my piles and piles of stock everywhere 😚😚😚

After an awful 2023, I’ve spent some time reevaluating what’s next for me.. and so I hope you’ll join me over on my newest passion project 💛 a brand new pop up shop coming this December, named after my beautiful Grandma who passed away last July. More details to come, but today seems like the right time to announce it ☺️

Here’s to the next 5!! 🤩

Managed to get a quick visit in to see House of Yellow on it’s opening weekend 😊💛 You’ll find a bunch of my plant hangers in there, alongside so many other fabulous pieces from other small businesses - the shop is full of so much colour!!

Loved creating this collection of plant hangers- I used t-shirt yarn, which comes from recycled textiles that would otherwise be discarded to landfill. I love how it results in stretchy chunky and colourful plant hangers, where no two will ever be the same due to the nature of the yarn. I’m hoping to experiment with making my own t-shirt yarn in the future! The hanging rings are repurposed curtain rings, so the whole collection has been made with minimising waste at the forefront, which I’m very proud of 😊

Ps. New workshop announcement tomorrow to my mailing list (let me know if you want to be added!) 👻

Found this in my camera roll the other day & couldn’t remember if I had ever shared it but I’m all for a diverse feed these days - and it definitely shows just how versatile macramé is. Huge wedding backdrop? Sure.
Kitchen roll holder?? No problem 🤟

Who else agrees my sister has hung her kitchen roll the wrong way 👀👀

Ps. Thank you thank you thank you for selling out both of my autumn leaves workshops 🌝🍁

Ps. Something very new and very exciting coming… 🎉🛍️ 💚 (annoying I know)

loooooove to see your pieces in your home 🧡 Mainly because it’s so nice to seeing them being loved as part of your home… but also because I’m so bloody useless at taking photos of my work 😅. I tend to make it - also without documenting lol - and then send it off to its new home. So i love getting a glimpse of where it ends up, like these snaps from of her gorgeous bedroom with her custom piece hanging pride of place 🧡

FULLY BOOKED

Hi!! 🍁 New workshop announcement!

Join me on Thursday 26th September at 7pm to make your own bunch of macramé autumn leaves, which we will piece together into a garland 🍂 These look great draped in your window, across a fireplace... anywhere you want to welcome autumn into your home as we head towards those dark evenings 🎃🎆 There'll be plenty of colour choices so you can customise your leaves exactly how you want them!

This workshop will take place at Ginger Monkey 🐵 another great coffee shop, with plenty of drinks & sweet treats on offer to purchase. This is located in Boughton, with free parking available at Christleton Road car park less than a minute's walk away 🏃‍♀️

I really hope you'll join me for this new workshop!! I am so ready to get back to teaching 😊😊😊

Grace # # #

New hanging table in navy 3ply for the lovely 🐵 If you’ve followed me for a while you might remember when I first made these way back in 2020! I still had a few of these lovely bamboo trays, so when I got the opportunity to create something for this sunny spot in the cafe I wanted to make it count 😊 And it looks fabulous in the space (if I do say so myself) - a big thank you for the lovely response to this on my stories!!

Ginger Monkey have also offered me the opportunity to use their space to teach my workshops so expect some new date announcements very soon!! 🥳 If there is anything in particular you fancy learning then please do let me know 🫶

It’s that time of year again ☀️ My best friend always gives her macramé skirt a spot in her holiday suitcase, and always makes sure to take lovely photos for me 🥹 - and she’s wearing her macramé earrings too!! 💖💖

Side note - she was proposed to just a few hours after these photos 💍💖 Was it the skirt??? 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

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lovely trip to the wirral today to visit the girls with a bunch of macramé goodies!! you can now get your hands on some new plant hangers, chunky coasters, and there’s even a disco shelf & some wall hangings dotted around 🪩🪴

It’s all in excellent company alongside other delights from & many more 🧡 Truly such a lovely space full of creative small businesses, plants & delicious coffee & bakes 🫶🫶

hello I am still alive & still knotting away!!
Admittedly not as much as I would like - my camera roll is full of paint colours, practicing poached eggs, charity shop finds and pretty things I want to buy but can’t afford… (an apt summary of life at the moment tbf) but instead I thought I would share photos from my last week in Cornwall where I came across some lovely macrame as well as heaps of gift shops full of small businesses :) so I’m feeling extra inspired ✨

currently working on a three tier shelf, a huuuge tree of life, and a big neutral rainbow for a new baby 💛💚

New workshop announcement! 🌈

Come along to the Little Yellow Pig (Hoole) on Thursday 2nd May and hand craft your own macramè rainbow. I will provide you with all the equipment, materials and guidance, and there’ll be over 30 colours to choose from - so you can design and create your rainbow exactly how you want it 🌈

Tickets are £30 per person, with a 50% non refundable deposit required to book your place(s).

Refreshments available to buy from but you’re welcome to bring along your own alcohol🍸

Simply send me a message to book your places! 💚💜💙💛❤️

Don’t know why I’ve never shared my workshops to my feed before but here we are 🤷🏻‍♀️ My insta stories are invisible to most of you so hopefully this will catch your eyes instead! 🌝

Join me next week for a brand new workshop creating Macramè Moons 🌙 As always, I’ll provide all the materials you’ll need to take home your own macramè moon - whether it’s for a child’s room, hanging in a window, or for your own celestial corner, these moons make such a statement & I’ve lost count of how many wall hangings I’ve made using them ✨

This workshop will be taking place at the wonderful Little Yellow Pig in Hoole, Chester. Delicious drinks & bakes, a great atmosphere & plenty of parking nearby! 🐷

🌛Thursday 21st March at 7pm
🌛£30 per person, with a 50% deposit required to book!
🌛Venue - Little Yellow Pig, Hoole.
🌛All materials provided.

Simply send me a message to book your space!! I’ve got just a handful of spots left that I would love to fill # # #

Join me next month for a brand new workshop creating Macramè Moons 🌙. My Macramè Star workshop is one of my most popular (christmas 2023 was my fourth year teaching it!) and I often wonder if I should teach it all year round... so I really hope you'll like this workshop!

As always, I'll provide all the materials you'll need - whether it's for a child's room, hanging in a window, or for your own celestial corner, these moons make such a statement & I've lost count of how many wall hangings I've made using them ✨

This workshop will be taking place at the wonderful Little Yellow Pig in Hoole, Chester. Delicious drinks & bakes, a great atmosphere & plenty of parking nearby! 🐷

Message me for any more info & to book your places! Hope to see you there 🌛

A belated happy new year to you all and a big big big thank you for all of your support last year ✨

The plan for 2024 is to get back to teaching workshops as often as possible - starting right now!! And this is definitely a different one 😅

Join me on Thursday 15th February at 7pm in Kookaburra Bakehouse, where I will guide you to create your own macramé plant hanger ... with a twist - an added disco ball 🪩 These were so popular at my markets last year, and I haven't been able to resist adding them to shelves, keyrings, Christmas baubles ... if I can, I will 😂 and seeing the sunlight dance across the room is always wonderful ✨

We’ll be sticking with the mirror ball theme and creating our plant hangers to the sound of Taylor Swift, with the usual treats of Kookaburra Bakehouse also available to enjoy whilst you work ☕️ 🧁

You might also notice - this is valentine's week 💗 so idea for a galentine/palentine get-together if you ask me!!

And if this isn't your cup of tea? Rest assured; regular workshops will resume 🙂

Simply send me a message to book your space(s)!

Tickled pink with my efforts! Looking very festive in my window. Was a lovely way to spend an evening, have to say Grace was very patient with us all getting in a muddle! .half.bad

Another workshop for you!!

Join me on Friday 8th December at 7pm in The Drays Coffee Shop.

I will guide you to create your own medium macramé stars amongst festive drinks and bakes. All your materials are included, and your ticket even includes a glass of mulled wine to enjoy whilst we create!! 🍷

Simply contact either myself or The Drays Coffee Shop to book your place(s)! As always, a deposit will be needed to secure.

Hope to see you there!! 🌟

It’s that time of year again - Christmas workshops! 🎁☃️

For the fourth (!) year, I will be hosting my macramé star workshops!

This year we will be in the Little Yellow Pig in Hoole - a lovely space with plenty of parking nearby & a bunch of delicious drinks & bakes available to keep you going ⭐️

This workshop is beginner’s friendly, and you’ll be provided with all the materials and guidance you need to create your star!

✨ Little Yellow Pig (31 Westminster Road, CH2 3AX)
✨ Thursday 7th December at 6pm
✨ £27 per person

A 50% non-refundable deposit (£13.50) is required to book your space, with the remaining balance to be paid at the end of the workshop. Places will be given on a first-come first-served basis, dependent on deposits being paid 🙂

Simply send me a message to book your place(s)! Hope to see you there ✨

P.s. I also have some slightly smaller stars available for anyone that would like to book a smaller, private workshop for a group in their own home or venue - I can cater to a group of 8 🙂

Stepping out of my Chester comfort zone & heading to Liverpool tomorrow for my first market of the season 🎁🎄
All details below ⬇️

Due to a cancellation, 3 spaces have just become available for this evening’s workshop! ⬇️ Message me to book your spaces! 🕯️

Join me on Thursday 26th October at 6:30pm in Hoole Community Centre to create your own macramé candle lanterns ✨

I will provide all the materials and instruction you'll need to create your lanterns - all you'll need to do is pop a tealight in and have the cosiest setup 🕯️

The macramé creates such nice shadows - PLUS you can swap out the candle for a bunch of flowers, and now you've got a beautiful vase! It's multi-seasonal 🍁💐

As always, it’s a 50% deposit to book your place(s) - simply send me a message!

Look forward to seeing you there!

Grace # # #

Join me on Thursday 26th October at 6:30pm in Hoole Community Centre to create your own macramé candle lanterns ✨

I will provide all the materials and instruction you'll need to create your lanterns - all you'll need to do is pop a tealight in and have the cosiest setup 🕯️

The macramé creates such nice shadows - PLUS you can swap out the candle for a bunch of flowers, and now you've got a beautiful vase! It's multi-seasonal 🍁💐

As always, it’s a 50% deposit to book your place(s) - simply send me a message!

Look forward to seeing you there!

Grace # # #

Here until 6pm ✨

‼️ TOMORROW ‼️

Beautiful photos from Catherine and Matt’s wedding last month ✨ So honoured to have my table backdrop featured behind the photos of their loved ones that couldn’t be there x

🪴NEW WORKSHOP🪴

Join me on Wednesday 26th July to make recycled macramé plant hangers!

We will be using recycled t shirt yarn, made from recycled fabric remnants from the textile industry that would otherwise be discarded. It’s sustainable, durable, and very soft to use, with so many colours & prints available - I will be bringing along a selection for you to choose from! We will also be using curtain rings, which will be repurposed to be the starting point of our plant hanger.

This workshop will take place at Fika+, a lovely plant-based coffee shop based on Chester City Walls, just up the steps by Porta on Northgate Street. Bakes & drinks will be available to purchase, including alcoholic options.

This workshop is beginner’s friendly, and all materials, equipment and guidance will be provided.

•Wednesday 26th July at 7pm
• Fika+ (2 City Walls, CH1 2JG)
•£25 per person

As always it’s a 50% deposit to book, with all places given on a first come first server basis. They are non refundable and none transferable.

Just message me via social media to book your place(s) ☺️

Hope to see you there!
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NEW WORKSHOP

This next workshop has been requested a bunch of times & is also one of my best sellers…. ✨ macramé earrings ✨

We’re back at Bean & Cole this time, learning to make macramé earrings! These will feature a cherry wood base for you to work from, with a bunch of colours for you to consider for customising your earrings. I’ve included a few photos of my earring range for you to get an idea of the style we will be making… they are the perfect pair to wear this summer!! And uniquely yours.

All materials and equipment and guidance will be provided and treats from Bean and Cole will be available to purchase - but feel free to bring along your own alcohol if you fancy it 🍷

MACRAMÉ EARRINGS
* 7pm ON THURSDAY 13th JULY
* BEAN AND COLE
* £25 PER PERSON
* 50% (£12.50) DEPOSIT TO BOOK

Places will be given on a first come first serve basis, dependent on deposits being paid. Deposits are non refundable or transferable.

Simply contact me via my social media to book your place(s)! Hope to see you there 🙂

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