How to make fringe earrings on studs instead of hoops

My earlobes are pretty stretched out and I have difficulty wearing my DIY macrame earrings which are on hoops. That is why I wanted to come up with a pretty version involving stud earrings instead and I’m showing you today how to make your own.

– black 4mm macrame cord – ivory 4mm macrame cord – 8mm earrings for crafting – clear strong craft glue – small spring clamps – fabric stiffener – scissors – measuring tape – comb – toothpicks

Materials and Tools needed:

The fringe earrings start out the exact same way as the fringe bracelet. To make them lighter in weight, I also separated the macrame cord into two pieces to get thinner lighter yarn.

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Cut a 10-inch piece of that split macrame yarn to a hard surface. Cut the second piece of split macrame cord to about 30 inches and place it behind that first taped cord.

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Fold the left string over the center.

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Pull that tight to form the first knot about 3 inches down the string from where you taped.

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Then fold the right string over the center string with the left one through the back loop.

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Now it is time to add the ivory pieces to the square knot loop as pictured. I like clamping the pieces to keep them in place while tying but that is optional.

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The fringe always gets added when you fold the right string over. Repeat all of that three times to get three fringe loops.

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Then tie the ends and the top to form a finished end piece.

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Add some clear craft glue with the tip of a toothpick and tie everything into a knot one more time. Be careful not to get glue on the front of the fringe earring.

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When the knot is dry you can glue the stud earrings to the backside of the macrame square knots.

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Then repeat the entire thing to make your second earring. Make sure you cut both of them at the same length.

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