About

Monica Sue is one very happy lady living in Dearborn, MI.  I’ve been sewing and crafting since childhood.  Yes there have been the proverbial cross-stitching, crocheting, knitting, quilting, lampwork, and beading phases.  And now after many years of wandering around the isles of just about every craft store on the planet, I am stuck on the symmetry of macramé.  It is fiber and math and dimension all rolled into one and I’m smitten with it!

Though I will surely digress from craft to craft, you are welcome to wander along with me as I endeavor to expand on this knotted art form.

  1. Olivia on May 2, 2013 at 6:57 am

    Thank you for the clear bracelet tutorial. I would also like to know if you sell a pattern for the beautiful bracelet at the top of your blog. Or can you provide more information about the types of knots you used in it? Thanks!

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  2. Louise on March 18, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    Monica,
    Your pieces are beautiful. I do both ceramics and am beginning with macrame. I love the moon choker/necklace that you made. Did you make the pendant also? Do you ever sell similar works?
    Thank you and happy Crafting:) I look forward to looking at your posts more.

    Louise

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    1. monica on April 8, 2013 at 4:27 pm

      Hi Louise,
      Thank you for visiting. I picked up the moon face while at the Tuscon Gem Show many years ago. At the moment I’m not offering much to sell. Partly because this is a time consuming art, and it is near impossible to recoup the labor involved. Partly because there is so much love involved that I prefer to give away as gifts to friends.
      Thank you for your sweet words,
      Monica

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  3. Cindy on March 18, 2013 at 12:33 am

    Monica, thank you for your tutorial on how to get started with macrame! I too love the design displayed at the top of your website and was so excited to read your reply to someone that you would soon post a tutorial for it! But i cant find it so i was wondering if you could post the link please? Or maybe a link to where to buy it from you if you changed your mind:) Thank you so much!

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  4. Marivita on October 22, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    Monica,
    I love the easy macrame bracelet pattern & instructions. Can you tell me using the c-lon tex 400 cord how wide the bracelet is, I have plans for some hand blown glass beads and would like to decide if they are right for this project. Also, how can I adjust the width of the bracelet if I need too?

    Thanks,
    Marivita

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  5. wendie on June 21, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Where can I purchase the pattern of the bracelet pattern at the top of this page, smitten by a knot? Thank for your pictures of all the beautiful micro
    macrame jewelry. Please help me with the purchase of the pattern.
    Thank you, wendie

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  6. Melissa L. on March 18, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    Hi, Monica…
    The bracelet at the top of your blog and the orange one you did are so gorgeous… I’ve been searching the web for a pattern, but no luck so far. Happy to purchase it if you can direct me!
    Thanks so much.

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    1. Jenny on March 20, 2012 at 12:37 am

      I agree. That’s the coolest bracelet. I’d love to learn how to make it or buy it.

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  7. Demure Designs on December 26, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    I also use http://www.store.jewelsinfiber.com/index.html for all my C-lon cording needs. I did have a few issues with one of the colors I order from them. The cording was darker than I had expected it to be, but they were fantastic and allowed me to exchange it for another.

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  8. Donna on October 2, 2011 at 12:11 pm

    I really appreciate your bracelet making tutorial. I’ve been making clay beads with my grand kids and want to use them to make your bracelets.

    I’m new at beading and would like to know a supplier of the c-lon tex 400 bead cord where I can see it before I buy any. I”m making bracelets for the kid’s school whose colors are purple and gold (not so easy to find). So far all I’ve found are internet suppliers.

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    1. monica on October 2, 2011 at 7:09 pm

      Hi Donna,
      So glad you like the tutorial! I too am buying C-Lon through internet sources. I especially love the color charts at http://www.store.jewelsinfiber.com/index.html. That’s usually where I shop as well. Sounds like you already looked around at your local beading stores. I have not found them stocked at most big box craft stores, so the only other source I can suggest is an annual or semi-annual bead show near you. By the way, Marion Jewels In Fiber sells color chart cards in quanties of 8 color cards for $4. Uh oh I fear I’m starting to sound like a commercial for Marion. You could also try Caravan Beads, the producers of C-Lon. They’re located in Portland, ME; Chicago, Il; and Wilmington, NC.
      Hope this helps, Monica

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  9. Cheryl on September 19, 2011 at 10:58 am

    Hi Monica! I too have been craft crazy sense my Mom taught me to knit when I was just 6. I have also been making and selling jewelry for the past few years. I’ve become obsessed with men’s (and women’s) leather bracelets. Finally I came across your tutorial for “easy macrame bracelet”. It was easy and I want MORE!!!! Why is it so hard to find pattern books for
    this? Any suggestions? Thank you for the easy to understand instructions and thanks to all the comments from your followers! Helped me avoid those uhooo moments.

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    1. monica on September 22, 2011 at 6:30 am

      Hi Cheryl,
      Try Googling some of the great contemporay macrame artists like Sandy Swirnoff, Bernadette Mahfood, Joan Babcock, and Kristine Buchanan. Some of them offer books and classes. You might like to get a copy of Beaded Macrame Jewelry: Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials, by Sherri Haab.
      My all-time favorite resource for patterns and books are vintage books/booklets available on ebay and etsy. This summer I found a cute little booklet at a garage sale. While I was browsing around the sale, it seemed to me that the family members didn’t see the value in their granny’s craft library and they were selling everything off for very little. Have fun and thank you for visiting!
      Cheers, Monica

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  10. zelta on August 12, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Monica,

    Do you share your pattern for the bracelet at the top of your website? It’s so pretty, and since I’m a beader, I’d love to try it and have it for my own. Thanks.

    I’ve enjoyed your website.

    Zelta

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  11. Phyllis on November 21, 2010 at 10:59 am

    Thank you for your lovely comments about my skirt embellishments. I love what you are doing with macrame. Your jewelry is so beautiful! Hard to focus on one thing sometimes when there are so many others pulling at one’s creative imagination, but it looks like you have “arrived”. I will be back for further exploration.

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