Hemp, Gimp, and Macrame-Technique Jewelry

These fun beaded bracelets are easy enough to make that you will not only want to make them for your friends, but also for yourself and everyone else you know.

If you wanted to get started making jewelry, macarame has a lot of promise. It doesn't take a lot of supplies or tools, the basics are pretty easy to learn, and it%u2019s making a come back in a big way.

Hemp jewelry seems to never go out of style, and there are so many colors and variations, it never gets boring either! This book will teach you all the fancy knots and beading techniques, and you will be amazed at how simple it really is.

Make a colorful bracelet or anklet using embroidery floss. From your About.com Teen Parenting Guide.

Make these fun earrings using sea shells you found on a trip to the beach or at the craft store.

Once you use this technique to make these earrings, you'll realize you can adapt it for just about any kind of beads. Just add a few knots on the waxed linen cord and you'll have loads of earrings in no time.

This easy bracelet is one of the few patterns I have seen that has a toggle clasp so you do not have to tie it on.

Find out how to can make a beadutiful, knotted necklace.

Macrame chokers were popular in the 60s and 70s and are now popular again, and now you can make your own.

Make a colorful bracelet or anklet using embroidery floss. From your About.com Parenting Teens Guide.

Learn one of the easiest macreme knots and make yourself a pair of fancy earrings.

The instructions at the bottom of this page show how to make many of the knots used in hemp jewelry.