Bohemian Macrame Wall Hanging – Woven Cotton Boho Wall Decor

Macrame is knotting rather than weaving. There is no loom and no warp; the whole piece is built from cord tied into repeating patterns by hand, which is why the structure stays visible from the front and why the reverse looks much like the face. This one is cotton, in a single version with nothing to choose between.

Cotton is the standard cord for macrame because it is soft enough to knot tightly without fighting back, and it holds a knot without the slow slipping a synthetic cord allows. It also fringes well, since cut cotton unravels into a soft brush where a synthetic leaves something closer to wire. The trade-off is that cotton takes up dust and does not hold color under strong sunlight, so a piece hung in a bright window will pale over a few years.

It suits a wall that needs softness rather than another hard object: above a bed, along a stairwell, or over a sofa. It weighs very little, so the fixing is straightforward.

• Material: Cotton
• Technique: Macrame
• Mounting: Wall hung