MACRAME IN HISTORY
Crafting the world since 2006
The craft known as Macrame it is a very antique technique, it dates since the 500 B.C; Where the Persians and the Syrians where using it for making their own cloths. In the 13th century it arrived in Spain with the Moorish conquerors and spread through Europe where it was used for making vests, wall hangers and carpets; Using strings made of cotton, jute, flax and silk.
In the late 17th century, Macrame was introduced in England. During the 19th century it became fashionable in the British and American world,. All kinds of necklaces with glass beads, hammocks, bell fringes and belts were made.
It was taken to South and North America, by the sailors from Europe that were spending long hours in the ocean making all kinds of knotting to decorate their ships, their knifes and their wine bottles.
Macramé jewelry became popular in America within the “hippie movements”, starting in the 70's using mostly square and granny knots, using Hemp string, combining it with handmade glass beads and natural elements like bone, shell and stones.
In the 20th century Macrame became one of the most popular crafts making an unlimited number of possibilities; using materials like Hemp, Polyester and waxed polyester string.
Macramé today is very popular in central and south America. There are many forms of knotting and the weaving techniques are very similar everywhere in the world, even if artisans from Argentina weave differently than those from China, both of them are based on the same basic square knot.
Macrame Engineering
With a lot of time and practice, we have managed to give almost any possible form to our art, giving Macrame a new perspective.
Some years ago we started to develop what we call "3D Macrame“. We combined different knotting techniques that enabled us to give any possible shape to our crafts. We wanted to create a new Macrame more symmetric, more meaningful and stronger than ever.
Each one of our pieces are empowered by the stones we use, the symmetry created, and their numerical meaning. We dedicate a lot of time to make every piece as symmetrical as it can be.
We adapt our crafts to our clients necessities, by letting them choose the shape, the stones and the colors they want.
We have a big selection of stones and strings and we are ready to construct any possible object that our clients may need from us.
