Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
DIY Macrame Tutorial: Echinacea Flower Using Rope and Ribbons! - Please see below for materials and written instructions.
Shop my book, Mixed Fiber Macrame, and Fiber Art Supplies (string, rope roving, ribbons, velvet and more) on my website or in my Etsy Shop:
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Material:
- 4mm Triple Strand (3 Ply) Rope (Colour: Ivory)
- Cotton Frizz Ribbons (Colours: Caramel and Mocha)
- Sari Silk Ribbons (Colours: Magenta and Soft Green)
Hey guys! I’m excited to share this echinacea flower design with you today. You can use the pattern without ribbons or ribbons can be used to fill it in and add a little colour and texture which I’ll show you how to do at the end of this video. The finished design measures 6 inches wide by 7 inches long. If you’re enjoying my tutorials it would really help me out if you could hit the thumbs up below and subscribe to my channel. Thank you! Let’s get started.
Cut 10 pieces of 4mm rope, each piece is 8 ft long. I’m using the colour ivory - this rope along with a number of other supplies can be found in my shop. One of my cords was a bit short when I finished this pattern but I’ve added a bit to the length for you so 8 ft should do the trick. Fold each piece in half and attach to your dowel or driftwood using a Lark’s Head Knot. Cross the 9th and 12th cords in front of your work and tie a half hitch with each of the two middle cords as I’ve done here. Using the same working cords tie another half hitch with each on the outside of the crossed cords.
Using the same 2 filler cords tie 2 more DHHKs on the right and left sides of your work. Using the same 2 filler cords tie 2 more DHHKs on the right and left sides of your work this time working inwards. Cross the two filler cords and tie one more dhhk on each side around both filler cords.
Use the 7th cord from the right as your filler cord and tie 6 dhhks working down and to the left. Use the 8th cord from the left as your filler cord and tie 7 dhhks working down and to the left. Leave a bit of space in between the last row and this row to create the petal.
Use the 9th cord from the left as your filler cord and tie 7 dhhks working down and to the left. Use the 10th cord from the left as your filler cord and tie 8 dhhks working down and to the left.
Use the same method and create 2 more petals on the right side of your work.
Use the inside left cord as your filler cord and tie 3 dhhks working down and to the right. Use the same filler cord and tie 3 dhhks working to the left. Use the same filler cord and tie 3 dhhks working down and to the right.
Use the 5th cord from the right as your filler cord and tie 2 dhhks working down and to the left to create the top section of the leaf.
Move back to the stem and using the same filler cord tie 3 more dhhks working down and to the left.
Move back to the leaf and using the same filler cord tie one more dhhk to connect the leaf to the stem. Using the current 5th cord from the right as your filler cord tie 4 dhhks working to the left to create the bottom section of the leaf.
Move back to the stem and using the same filler cord tie one more dhhk working to the right.
Cut 4 2-ft pieces sari silk ribbon in the colour magenta and 1 1-ft piece of sari silk ribbon in the colour soft green. Set aside for now. Cut 2 2-ft pieces of cotton frizz ribbon, one in the colour caramel and one in the colour mocha. Grab the caramel ribbon and using a tapestry needle weave the ribbon back and forth through the top section of the flower so that it fills the top half. Grab the mocha ribbon and weave the ribbon back and forth so that it fills the bottom section. Cut off the excess ribbon at the back of your work.
Grab a piece of the magenta ribbon and thread it through the top of the petal and then the bottom of the petal three times. Repeat that process for the 3 other petals.
Using the soft green ribbon use the same process to fill in the leaf. Thanks for watching!
DIY Macrame Tutorial: Echinacea Flower Using Rope and Ribbons! - Please see below for materials and written instructions.
Shop my book, Mixed Fiber Macrame, and Fiber Art Supplies (string, rope roving, ribbons, velvet and more) on my website or in my Etsy Shop:
Website: lotsofknots.ca
Etsy Shop: etsy.com/ca/shop/LotsofKnotsCanada
Support me directly: ko-fi.com/lotsofknotscanada
Material:
- 4mm Triple Strand (3 Ply) Rope (Colour: Ivory)
- Cotton Frizz Ribbons (Colours: Caramel and Mocha)
- Sari Silk Ribbons (Colours: Magenta and Soft Green)
Hey guys! I’m excited to share this echinacea flower design with you today. You can use the pattern without ribbons or ribbons can be used to fill it in and add a little colour and texture which I’ll show you how to do at the end of this video. The finished design measures 6 inches wide by 7 inches long. If you’re enjoying my tutorials it would really help me out if you could hit the thumbs up below and subscribe to my channel. Thank you! Let’s get started.
Cut 10 pieces of 4mm rope, each piece is 8 ft long. I’m using the colour ivory - this rope along with a number of other supplies can be found in my shop. One of my cords was a bit short when I finished this pattern but I’ve added a bit to the length for you so 8 ft should do the trick. Fold each piece in half and attach to your dowel or driftwood using a Lark’s Head Knot. Cross the 9th and 12th cords in front of your work and tie a half hitch with each of the two middle cords as I’ve done here. Using the same working cords tie another half hitch with each on the outside of the crossed cords.
Using the same 2 filler cords tie 2 more DHHKs on the right and left sides of your work. Using the same 2 filler cords tie 2 more DHHKs on the right and left sides of your work this time working inwards. Cross the two filler cords and tie one more dhhk on each side around both filler cords.
Use the 7th cord from the right as your filler cord and tie 6 dhhks working down and to the left. Use the 8th cord from the left as your filler cord and tie 7 dhhks working down and to the left. Leave a bit of space in between the last row and this row to create the petal.
Use the 9th cord from the left as your filler cord and tie 7 dhhks working down and to the left. Use the 10th cord from the left as your filler cord and tie 8 dhhks working down and to the left.
Use the same method and create 2 more petals on the right side of your work.
Use the inside left cord as your filler cord and tie 3 dhhks working down and to the right. Use the same filler cord and tie 3 dhhks working to the left. Use the same filler cord and tie 3 dhhks working down and to the right.
Use the 5th cord from the right as your filler cord and tie 2 dhhks working down and to the left to create the top section of the leaf.
Move back to the stem and using the same filler cord tie 3 more dhhks working down and to the left.
Move back to the leaf and using the same filler cord tie one more dhhk to connect the leaf to the stem. Using the current 5th cord from the right as your filler cord tie 4 dhhks working to the left to create the bottom section of the leaf.
Move back to the stem and using the same filler cord tie one more dhhk working to the right.
Cut 4 2-ft pieces sari silk ribbon in the colour magenta and 1 1-ft piece of sari silk ribbon in the colour soft green. Set aside for now. Cut 2 2-ft pieces of cotton frizz ribbon, one in the colour caramel and one in the colour mocha. Grab the caramel ribbon and using a tapestry needle weave the ribbon back and forth through the top section of the flower so that it fills the top half. Grab the mocha ribbon and weave the ribbon back and forth so that it fills the bottom section. Cut off the excess ribbon at the back of your work.
Grab a piece of the magenta ribbon and thread it through the top of the petal and then the bottom of the petal three times. Repeat that process for the 3 other petals.
Using the soft green ribbon use the same process to fill in the leaf. Thanks for watching!
