macramé

American  

[mak-ruh-mey] / ˈmæk rəˌmeɪ /

Or macrame

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.

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verb (used with object)

macraméd, macraméed, macraméing

1. to make or produce using macramé.

   to macramé a wall hanging.

macramé British  

/ məˈkrɑːmɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of macramé

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

Example Sentences

A friend of mine once said, “Melissa, you have the most demented style of anyone I know. One day you’ll be wearing this dope outfit, and the next, some wild macramé nightmare.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

Mary Davies, 84, from Downham Market in Norfolk, has dry AMD and can no longer drive or teach macramé - a needlework craft.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

Houseplants bloomed during the environmental movement of the 1970s, when people filled their homes with macramé plant hangers and terrariums.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

With those scraps, she made a handful of purses and small pouches using techniques including plaiting, macramé and sashiko, a form of Japanese embroidery.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Weaving Materials.—Rugs may be made from carpet rags, rug yarns, rovings, chenille, or jute; towels from crochet cotton; and hammocks from macramé cord or carpet warp.

From Primary Handwork by Dobbs, Ella Victoria