Simple DIY Beaded Macrame Plant Hanger

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This is a macrame plant hanger anyone can make. Don’t let the thought of difficult macrame knots scare you from trying. This plant hanger uses only a basic knot. Nothing fancy, if you can tie a secure knot, you can make this plant hanger.

I’ll show you how I make mine, step-by-step with pictures so you can follow along!

Zigzag cactus plant hanging in handmade plant hanger. Text on image: DIY A simple beaded Macrame plant hanger. That craft site dot com.

How to make a Macrame Plant Hanger

Supplies you’ll need:

A hanging plant (the one in the pictures is a fishbone cactus but you can make this for any plant that hangs and trails down.)
Plant pot
Tape measure
Strong yarn or cord, like macrame cord, or fabric yarn.
6 Wooden macrame beads
Scissors
Tape

Step 1. Preparation

Cut three lengths of yarn, about 75″ long. Lay them out together and fold in half.

Three rolled of strands of pale blue fabric yarn. Blurred plant and pot in the background.

Use a piece of tape at the halfway point to secure your strands to the table.

Long strands of pale blue fabric yarn folded in half and taped to the table with yellow tape.

Tie a regular (overhand) knot with both sets of strands to create a 2″ loop at the top.

Step 2. First Row of Beads And Knots

Separate the strings into three sets of two. String a bead on each pair of strings. Secure with a knot located at about 8″ from the top knot.

Three wooden beads added to fabric yarn plant hanger in progress.

Bead Tip: To get the yarn through your bead, take a piece of thin wire, fold it to form a small loop. Push it through the bead. Catch the cord or yarn in the loop, and pull it right through the bead. A crochet hook that fits through the bead can be helpful too.

Step 3. The Cross Over

Next, we create the middle cross-over pattern between the beads. You will start and end with three pairs of two strands.

Take one strand from the left pair and bring it to the middle.
Take both strings from the middle pair and separate them, one left and one right.
Finally, take one strand from the right pair and bring it to the middle.

Work in progress photo of wooden beads on pale blue fabric yarn plant hanger.

Step 4. The Lower Beads

String a bead on each pair of strings. Tie a knot under the beads at about 7″ from the previous beads.

Step 5. The Final Knot

You’re almost finished. About 10″ below the bottom row of beads, tie one secure overhand knot with all of the strings. Pull tight.

Close up of overhand knot on pale blue fabric yarn strands.

Remove the tape from the plant hanger and trim the bottom fringe.

Step 6. Insert Plant and Hang.

Safety first: Make sure that the hook you use to hang your planter sits secure and is strong enough to hold the weight of the plant.

When you insert your plant, carefully sort the leaves leaves between the strings. You want them nicely balanced and not getting crushed. Move the lower beads up or down as you please.