Macrame journal with cord length calculator, knot guide and project logs

This macrame journal helps makers plan each wall hanging and plant hanger, cut the correct length of cord and remember how every piece turned out. Inside its 45 undated pages are 12 project plans with logs, a cord length calculator, a knot reference with clear diagrams, inventories for cord and supplies, idea pages for wall and plant hangers, extra pages for weaving and punch needle projects, and an easy pricing worksheet. You get US Letter and A4 PDF files to download instantly, and nothing comes by mail.

No more guessing, no more half finished hangings that run out of cord, just a calm record of your fiber work.

How this macrame journal saves cord and time

Projects take up two pages. The planning side asks for the kind of piece, finished dimensions, how it hangs, the cord's type, thickness and color, a cord length table, the knots involved and a big sketch area. The logging side follows up to 10 sessions, materials with costs, finishing and fringe choices, any tricky bits and how you solved them.

Step by step, the calculator moves from knotted length through knot factor and fringe to final cut length, so you waste less and never come up short in the middle of a piece. Your knots, cord stash and favorite designs sit together, and pale gray templates turn a quick doodle into something you can really knot.

Who it is for

• Beginners tying their first knots who want a handy reference and a place to note what worked
• Wall hanging and plant hanger makers tired of guessing how much cord to cut
• Fiber artists who also weave or punch needle and want every project in a single book
• Makers selling a few pieces at markets or to friends who want to know each piece's true cost

Design and printing

• Elegant, minimal style: white pages with soft blush pink accents that save ink
• Wide margins, so your home printer will not trim anything
• Portrait pages in A4 (210 x 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• Undated, so you can start any project in any year
• Idea templates printed in pale gray, letting your own drawing take the lead
• Generic material names only, so it suits any cord, yarn or supplies
• Keep it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have it spiral bound at a print shop
• Reference sheets need just one print. Make fresh copies of pages 12 to 35 and the idea and project sheets (36 to 43) whenever you use them up

Inside the macrame journal: 45 pages

1. 1Cover page and contents
2. 2A welcome and how to use the book, why fiber work makes you happy, your plans for this season, your style, colors and go-to cord, and good habits when cutting and knotting
3. 3What is in your toolbox: tick off scissors, tape measure, dowels, rings, S hooks, comb, needle, crochet hook and beads, list anything still missing, track basics you never want to run out of, sketch your work corner and note where you buy cord
4. 4All about cord, comparing five kinds (single strand, 3-ply rope, braided cord, natural fibers and yarn), a thickness chart that runs from 1 to 2 mm up to 9 mm with the best use for each, and a table for cords you have tried
5. 5Knot reference with clean line drawings and stepwise notes for the lark's head knot, square knot, half hitch and spiral knot
6. 6Knot glossary and practice, explaining 10 pattern abbreviations (LHK, SK, ASK, DHH and others), a tracker scoring 9 knots from 1 to 5 with comments, and three boxes for drawing new knots
7. 7The cord calculator: formula, knot factors and an example, then three guided worksheets that take you from knotted length to total cord needed in yards or meters, handy conversions and a check once the piece is done
8. 8Cord stash list with 24 rows for name, type, thickness, color, fiber, length remaining, storage spot and reorder
9. 9Supply list for dowels, rings and hoops, beads and extras, plus yarn, fabric and tools used for weaving and punch needle
10. 10A costing sheet with the formula and a filled in sample, three blank calculations covering materials, hours times rate, extras, cost to make, profit and price, and a price list
11. 11An index covering projects 1 to 12 and onward, noting type, size, whether kept, gifted or sold, a heart for favorites and the page number, with lists of your proudest pieces and ones to repeat
12. 12 to 35A plan sheet and a log sheet for each of 12 projects. The plan records the name, who it is for, what kind of piece, finished width and length, the mount and its size, the cord's type, thickness, color and fiber, a table for planning cord lengths, a big sketch box, knots, pattern or inspiration, steps and extras. The log records start and end dates, total hours, cord consumed, ten sessions, a table of materials and costs, how you finished it and styled the fringe, the hard parts, changes for next time, a score out of 5 and where the piece went
13. 36 and 37Wall hanging idea pages with 8 pale gray dowel templates, a dashed outline guide and space for name, size, cord and knots
14. 38 and 39Plant hanger idea pages with 6 pale gray templates of ring, arms and pot, noting pot size and drop length, plus knot patterns worth trying and notes on pots and plants
15. 40 and 41Two weaving sheets showing a pale gray loom with warp lines to plan on, plus how big the loom is, which warp yarn, the number of warp ends, finished dimensions, a yarn table, techniques you used (plain weave, soumak, rya knots, loops, twining and more) and notes
16. 42 and 43Two punch needle sheets showing a pale gray frame with guides for placing your design, and spaces for hoop or frame dimensions, the fabric, which needle size, how tall the loops are, a yarn table, a five point checklist and notes
17. 44Record of sold and gifted pieces, 20 rows for date, piece, recipient, gift or sold, price and notes, with totals
18. 45Lined notes

Files you receive

• Macrame & Fiber Art Journal, US Letter PDF (45 pages)
• Macrame & Fiber Art Journal, A4 PDF (45 pages)
• Read Me First, a short printing guide in PDF

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The PDF is meant to be printed and is not a hyperlinked digital planner. You can still import it into most note taking apps and write on it.
• This is a digital product only. No physical item ships.
• Colors may appear slightly different on paper than on your screen.
• Personal use only. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.
• Digital files cannot be returned, but if a file will not open or print correctly, email us and we will help right away.
• The calculator gives estimates. Knot a small test sample first and keep some extra cord nearby.
• The pricing worksheet is a simple planning aid, not financial or tax advice.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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