Comments on: Simple Macrame Handbag Tutorial

By: Valynn

Valynn — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:57:13 +0000

I absolutely love this bag, and am on my second one! I needed a project during my recovery from hip surgery. I am new to macrame, and the bag took probably more like 10 hours to complete but I am sure the second one will be faster. I also had a couple feet of cord left over at the end. Thank you so much for sharing the tutorial for this super cute bag!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 04:00:36 +0000

Thank you so much for the detailed tutorial! I just finished mine (a Christmas gift for my sister) and it turned out beautifully. I did read the length correctly at 11 feet…don’t know why others aren’t because it’s clear. I did find that I had about 2 feet more cord than needed however. I also trimmed my ends short and glued, I didn’t want any strands sticking out and didn’t want to worry about it coming loose. Easy project that took me about 3 hours.

By: Eliza

Eliza — Mon, 03 May 2021 09:10:46 +0000

Thanks for sharing this tutorial, i was wondering where you brought the wooden handles for your bag from?

By: Lynn M.

Lynn M. — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:08:33 +0000

Can’t wait to make this as this will be my first bag..can I mix a few colors in their or would
that look bad? Also is this 3mm or 5mm?

By: Emma Chapman

Emma Chapman — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:15:25 +0000

In reply to Andrea. Halving the length should work fine. The final shape of the bag will, of course, be different. Hope it works well for you!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:01:49 +0000

In reply to Rachel Denbow. Hi Rachel, if I wanted to make a smaller bag, would it be as simple as halving the length of the measurements above? This will be my first macrame project, so I'm not sure how it all works.

By: Kacey

Kacey — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:07:34 +0000

AMAZING. Totally curious – how long did this take to make?! 😀

By: Kingofsouls

Kingofsouls — Sat, 16 May 2020 03:55:16 +0000

In reply to Denise. it's 11 feet.

By: fede

fede — Fri, 08 May 2020 08:03:49 +0000

sorry but I think the 11′ measure does not seem correct… beautiful tutorial!!!

By: Rachel Denbow

Rachel Denbow — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:01:28 +0000

In reply to Em.

Em,

The strands need to be eleven feet long each. You need 32 of them. Did you cut them 11″ long or did you cut them 11 feet long? I’ve had a few other people think it was inches, too, and I can’t figure out why since the directions say 11′.

I’m sorry for your frustration, though. I don’t enjoy cutting up good supplies and then not being able to use them for the intended project either.