macramé

Or mac·ra·me

[mak-ruh-mey]

noun

1. an elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like, and used for wall decorations, hanging baskets, garments, accessories, etc.

2. the technique or art of producing macramé.

verb (used with object)

macraméd, macraméed, macraméing. 

1. to make or produce using macramé.

   to macramé a wall hanging.

macramé

/ məˈkrɑːmɪ /

noun

1. a type of ornamental work made by knotting and weaving coarse thread into a pattern

Word History and Origins

Origin of macramé¹

1865–70; < French < Italian macramè kind of fringe on hand towels < Turkish makrama napkin, face towel < Arabic miqrama embroidered coverlet

Word History and Origins

Origin of macramé¹

C19: via French and Italian from Turkish makrama towel, from Arabic migramah striped cloth

Example Sentences

Solomon led us to a low-lit event space that featured a wall-length mural of a forest accentuated by flickering candles and swinging macramé chairs.

From Los Angeles Times

In the corner, a cowl made of macrame, textiles and yarn adorns a mannequin.

From Los Angeles Times

Hill stripped four of those inherited chairs down to their frames and rewove them with water-resistant macramé in bright colors like lime and magenta.

From New York Times

In the late ‘90s and Aughts, it was dubbed the Mommy Wars; the 2010s produced the “Lean In” backlash followed by Girlbosses pitted against college-educated women opting out of the rat race to sell macrame plant hangers on Etsy or whatever.

From Salon

Also, why are they pushing macramé bikini “resort wear” in February?

From New York Times