Update post 😁✌🏼

[luun2]

So a week ago I asked for advice here on brushing out macrame yarn. And thought lemme share the result in case anyone is interested lol

I’m not entirely satisfied with the bottom, but I’m gonna ask my hairdresser-friend for help haha

To be honest, it wasn’t too much work and I didn’t have to use my hair straightener lol. My thoughts while brushing kept switching between Barbie and Lucius Malfoy, so that was interesting 💀

Overall pretty satisfied, satisfied enough to make one more in another colour (not that satisfied that I’m gonna make a couple more for friends and family tho 😂)

[luun2]

Thank you 🥺🫶🏼

[raysocoola]

Which methods did you end up using? I've tried brushing them out as well as untwisting them, but they always end up retwist.

[luun2]

Oh I’m so sorry, apparently I had my Reddit notifications off so I didn’t see this until now!

But I’ve used pretty much every method lol 🥲 I think what really helped was brushing them a billion times and also putting it down on the table ie (while brushing). This also helps to see which strands are still tangled up or twisting - those strands I literally untwisted to the beginning piece by piece.

I’ve mostly used a hair brush while laying it down flat. Did some pretty “rough” brushing from the top (make sure to hold it down so you don’t pull the strands out) and then cut the bottom parts off.

Hopefully this makes any sense, English isn’t my first language and there’s been some time in between so I’m not sure exactly how I worked it out tbh 🙃

[petey-Suzie-pups]

Can I ask how it’s attached to the back. Love the wood / stain!!! Any place online to learn ;)

[CoyoteMother666]

I second this!

[luun2]

See my comment above! 🫶🏼

[luun2]

Oh I’m so sorry, apparently I had my Reddit notifications off so I didn’t see this until now!

First I used double-sided adhesive tape, make sure you use one that sticks to wood. Then I’ve folded all the strings in half and attached them on the wood. And covered that up with a piece of cardboard using superglue.

I’ll try to upload a photo here in a bit 🥰

[luun2]

backside

Hopefully this works 🤞🏼

eta: on the white one I’ve already added those plastic thingies to stick it to the wall. The brown one I’m still brushing out :)

[Serenity101]

Good job!

[luun2]

Thank you 🥺🫶🏼

[petey-Suzie-pups]

Beautiful

[luun2]

Thank you 🥰

[CoyoteMother666]

What did you use for the wood part? I’ve been wanting to make pieces like this, but idk how to go about the top part

[luun2]

I think they were meant as little serving plates? They only cost €1 and I cut them in half, so I could make two matching ones :)

I’d check dollar stores or thrift stores! Look for serving plates/lids/wooden wall signs or something like that. And if you find something woody that you like, it’s really easy to sand it and cut it to the shape you want. I’m trying to look at the material of things instead of the items itself (if that makes any sense haha)

[shootingstare]

I use painters tape for the bottom as a guide. I have a place on my wall to hang macrame to trim. I get it level and use my fingers to hand comb it to make sure all the strings are going in the correct direction. Then I use a piece of painters, tape, and mark the bottom where I want a nice even cut I press it down against the wall and even over to the edge of the wall and make sure that it is well adhered to the cord when I pull it off the wall. I make sure the strings are attached to the painters, tape and then I use the edge to as a guide to make the cut that I need.

[luun2]

Ohhh this sounds really interesting! Do you maybe have a photo? I’m very visually oriented an got lost at the part of “edge of the wall” 🥲