🪢 Your Project
Start from a preset (it fills typical values) or pick Custom:
How long the finished piece will hang / measure
Pieces you'll cut (folded = 2 ends each)
Thicker cord eats more per knot
How much of the piece is knots
Cords fold in half (lark's head start)
Standard for plant hangers (through the ring) and wall hangings (onto the dowel). Doubles each cut length.
Cut Each Cord
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Total Cord to Buy
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50 m Spools
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standard 50 m / 164 ft spool
100 m Spools
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standard 100 m / 328 ft spool
Working Ends
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The math, shown honestly:
Why we round up so generously: macrame cord can't be joined invisibly mid-piece — running out 80% of the way through a plant hanger usually means starting that cord over. Every result above already includes a +10% safety buffer and rounds up. Leftover cord becomes fringe, tassels, or your next keychain. Running short becomes a bad evening.
❓ Cord Length FAQ
How much cord do I need for a plant hanger?
For a typical 36" hanger with airy knotting: about 29–30 ft per cut cord (folded through the ring), so 4 cut cords ≈ 115–120 ft total — one 50 m spool covers it with room to spare.
How much cord for a wall hanging?
Use 5× the finished length per cord, doubled for the lark's head mount: a 24" hanging needs about 20 ft of cut cord per pair of working ends. Multiply by however many cords span your dowel.
Why multiply by 4–6?
Knots eat cord. Open designs use about 4× the finished length, average coverage about 5×, and solid square-knot panels 7× or more. When in doubt, size up — leftovers always find a use.
Does cord thickness matter?
A little: thicker cord travels farther around every knot. We add roughly +5% for 4 mm, +10% for 5 mm and +15% for 6 mm compared to 3 mm cord.
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