Macramè with perle cotton

I have an Italian magazine which shows some Christmas figures made out of macramè. Closer inspection of the instructions reveals they are made with perle cotton #5. Finding this interesting I got out some red perle no. 5 and attempted a row of eight sets of threads (doubled over). I have a top thread on which they are attached with lark's head knots and pinned down to corrugated cardboard. The cardboard is on a clipboard. The only way I've found to do the actual knotting is to thread each strand with a needle and use it to guide the knot making. This is VERY small and tedious.

Is there a better/easier way? I'm just doing square knots but the pattern called for slanting rows of double half hitch which I found almost impossible to do. (My macramè experience is next to none)

Any advice/tips are appreciated... I'm off to work but will check back here later. Jeanine in Canada

p.s. for those that are trying to picture the figures: you must form a skeleton of wire first to attach the macramè clothing to. Head and hands are wooden balls attached to the end of the extremities, feet are covered with macramè boots. The figures are about 6 inches high. I am attempting Santa, but there is a nativity scene to die for.

p.p.s. I've taken several books out of the library but there is no mention of work on this small a scale.

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Jeanine3
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Jeanine,

Not sure why you are using a needle... A friend's DH did macrame using fine crochet thread, not sure what number thread, but approx. equivalent to #12 perle cotton. He would use filet crochet patterns and do one square knot to each square on the chart. His work was incredible! Anyway...he would half-hitch the threads to a dowel and hang it in a window to work, never used a board of any kind or a needle.

Good luck!

...Linda

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Linda D.

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