Customer Reviews

Mod Knots: Creating Jewelry and Accessories with Macrame

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This is definitely not one of my mother's macramé books from the sixties, which were good but limited in their projects. I have been looking for a good "Macramé" book that offers simple straightforward instructions. However, I also wanted updated and trendy wearable projects. This book met those requirements and more. "Mod Knots" has twenty-five fun and useful projects. The projects vary from a beginner level belt project to the more advance wire knotting jewelry projects.

The step-by-step photography is excellent, as well as the written instructions. I really loved that the author lists each knot and it's corresponding page number for each project. I can look at the knots and figure out if I have the time and attention span to tackle that project

My favorite project is the "Turquoise Donut & Wire" bracelet on page 57. Knotting with wire was challenging but the finished project was well worth the effort. I have one small hint for working with wire that I learned doing this project. Work in warm temperatures, here in Sunny California that is usually every day. If you live or work in a cold climate, you may want to turn on the heater. Cold temperatures make the wire brittle and break easily.

What a great book! Everything is clear and presented in a way that makes you want to rush right out and get crafting. Even has a macrame with silver wire project! Thanks, Cathi, you are the best!

loved it, have already started making new jewelry and will be making more!!! Great book easy to follow. Recommend this book

El producto (libro)es bastante completo, muy buenas las explicaciones y abarca trabajos en pedrería y macrame, las fotografías son excelentes, así como la calidad del papel. Es un buen complemento de ayuda para las que nos gustan estas artes manuales. Gracias.

First I want to say that I love Amazon...I order from them all the time and the people up to date have provided all merchandise as stated or in better condition than listed, and more often then not I order used in new condition or like new.....always been excellent. However when this one arrived it had a hard dent in it and smells like bug spray? I'm not sure if it was the shipping company or the actual condition of the book seller???I'm hoping in time the dent will flatten out and the smell will go away.

The book is ok, I would have liked more jewelry designs...and also better step by step, steps. The projects look a little difficult, but will give them a try... I just bought another book that has really good basics and I will use it as a helpful ref. to this one...On a positive note the pictures were nice and big and clear and there were enough intersting projects in it for me to keep it....I'm going to give it a solid 3 stars...I am happy its in my book collection.

Cathi is a great contributor to our Crafty Vixens tribe on [...]. She is talented and clever and we congratulate her on her new book.

Jo Ann Villalobos
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joann@medior.net