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The Macrame Book

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The Macrame Book is an excellent source of techniques and ideas for anyone interested in macrame. It provides beginners with a complete source of required materials and lots of step-by-step diagrams of essential knots. Intermediate and advanced macramers (is that a word?) will get lots of ideas for future projects from the dozens of full-color photographs. And there's more than just macrame here; she integrates other materials to create virtual works of art, rather than just a bunch of tacky belts or something!

I bought this book more than 10 years ago.I have the 1972 version)Recently (this year) I started reading it and doing the projects.I have never done macrame before.To my surprise I have done the first 4 projects easily and fast.This is a wonderful book .Ms Bress is an excellent teacher.30 years and still great.

I have been doing Macramé for quite some time and recently I have started to teach it as well. I own a number of Macramé books and I still think this is the best book for beginners to start out with. The illustrations for how to tie the knots are the best that I have seen and there are hundreds of ideas for projects.

Yes, this book is an excellent basic book, for people who are just knitting their first knots, which in this book are clearly explained, drawings included. So beginners, this is an ideal book. The book also offers instructions for some projects (not instructions for all of them), which could be inspiring. However, I think these projects belong to traditional art (folk art, I mean); they are not fashionable. Perhaps the challenge is to create up-to-date clothes from the basic knots.

this book was really good...it really got me into macrame. i liked how it explained everything in detail. a must have for any macrame person.

Ok, I can't say enough about this book. It was my first book on macrame, and the one I still refer to most often. The directions for the beginning projects are very easy to follow, and the wealth of knot-knowledge to be gained (all explained with clear pictures and concise words) via this book is invaluable. The pictures of others' works are as inspirational as they are beautiful, and the more you work in this book, the more you realize you can make your own pieces of the same caliber. *Tons* of ideas dance on every page. Whether you're a beginner or experienced, passionate knothead, this book's a must. Seriously, all other macrame books out there pail in comparison, in my opinion. The hardest thing about macrame is trying to teach someone else how to do it, but Helene Bress does it with great ease. Simply brilliant.

I really enjoyed this book on macrame. I learned a lot and find that many of the techniques which I had thought were difficult are really quite easy once you get the hang of it. My sister and I go through this book together and have a lot of fun. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in this hobby.

As soon as I opened the cover I knew this book was perfect. On the front and back inside covers there are the pictures and how-tos for every knot for quick reference. It's full of great works of art for inspiration and easy in depth instructions for each knot later in the book. It is definitely what I was looking for and then some. I highly recommend it. :)

I LOVE THIS BOOK. I'm a beginner with Macrame and this book just has so many wonderful examples of the art. I can't wait to figure out how to do these pieces. Great examples of how to do certain knots and types of macrame.

Best book on macrame out there. I really like the donky kong barrel knots. Great pictures and ideas. I'm going to buy a second copy for myself. Slick