Work Shop5 Half Hitch
How to wrap a Stone by using a macrame technique called ” half hitch”
How to wrap a stone
Preparation
Flat Stone
Waxed Cord
Scissors
macrame table or binder(something to hold main cords)
Step 1
✵Choose a stone
I used a stone with a circumference of 13cm.
✵Cut four cords
Cord A & B 50cm each: main cords that your knots will wrap around it
Working Cords C & D 100cm each: working cords to make the knots.
Step 2
Set Four cords on the working table or Binding board.
Leave 15 cm hanging off of one side.
Step 3
make a half hitch knot around cord B using cord C
Step 4
Make a second half hitch knot around cord B using cord C
First whole knot on cord B is done.
Step 5
Make a first half hitch knot on cord A using cord D.(same way as step 3 & 4, just opposite )
Step 6
Cross The cords C & D under the cords A & B.
Step 7
Repeat Step 3 , 4 by using cord D
Step 8
Repeat step 5 by using cord C
Step 9
Keep repeating step 3-8
Step 10
take the cords off the table/board
Step 11
Check it if you’ve got enough length of knots to go around the stone.
Step 12
Start to tie it on the back of the stone first.
take cord A from both side of the belt that you just made
Step 13
Keep holding the cords A, take one of cord C or D (depending on which you see would work).
start making a first half hitch knot on cords A by using cord C or D.
Step 14
Make a second half hitch knot
Step 15
Gently, tie it by pulling on cords A.
Step 16
make another knot by using the other one of cord C or D
Step 17
Turn the stone around to front side.
Find two end of cord B
Step 18
Find two cords from C or D that are available (not the ones that you used on the back side)
Step 19
Start by making flat knots around cords B by using the two cords C or D.
Check my previous workshop for “Flat Knot”
Step20
Flat Knots for about 2 cm.
Step 21
bend it to the back of the stone to make a loop
Step 22
tie the loop (from step 21) with few flat knots by using four cords C & D (two on each side) until it’s tied enough to hold the stone
Step 23
Cut off all left over cords leaving few mm left
Step 24
burn the end of cords
