The process isn’t difficult; it just takes some time. Plan on six hours to make one macrame light fixture—a great weekend project. For safety, use an LED bulb that’s 2.5 watts or less. Begin by securing one length of yarn to the bulb cage by wrapping the folded end around the top rim of the cage and pulling the loose ends through the loop in what’s called a lark’s head knot. Before pulling it tight. make sure the two ends of the yarn are equal in length. Continue to secure all the lengths of yarn in the same way. You should end up with 22 knots evenly spaced along the top rim of the bulb cage. Editor’s Tip: Set the cage on the neck of a bottle so you can easily rotate it as you macrame. Then bring the strand on the far left under the middle two and over the one on the far right. Finish by bringing the strand on the far right over the middle two and under the left one. Pull tight. Repeat with the next two sets of lark’s head knots and keep working around the top of the cage until you have completed a full row of square knots. Continue making square knots down the cage, adjusting the tightness of the knot as the pendant widens. Once finished, knot at the bottom of the frame and trim the excess cords.
