Macrame Collection
Kyubang Collection
'Macrame' is a form of textile produced using knotting techniques.
The primary knots of macrame are the square,
which is also called 'reef knot' and forms of 'hitching'.
It was mostly crafted by sailors to cover anything from knife handles to bottles and parts of ships.
One of the earliest recorded forms of macrame-style knots as decoration appeared in the carvings
of the Babylonians and Assyrians.
The word 'macrame' is derived from the Arabic, 'miqramah', which could mean 'striped towel',
'ornamental fringe'. There was the word in Turkish 'makrama' for 'napkin' or 'towel'.
The craft was then taken to Spain, Italy, later spread throughout European countries.
Macrame was most popular in the Victorian era for home decorations.
Sailors made various objects while not busy at sea and sold or bartered when they landed,
thus it became to be well known in China and New World.
Its popularity faded, but resurged in the 1970s, and again began to fall out of fashion in early 1980s.
But there has always been recognition by some naturalists,
and its craft style is revived and developed into more various methods and styles.
