Macrame Wall Hanging - Newark Buttermarket - Adult Learning

Newark Buttermarket, Exchange Shopping Centre

Date	5 June 2026
Time	10am - 3pm
Venue	Newark Buttermarket, Exchange Shopping Centre View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £20

About this course

This hands-on course introduces learners to the art of macramé, focusing on creating a decorative wall hanging. Participants will learn basic knots, pattern planning, and finishing techniques. Over the course you will look at the history and uses of macramé over the years, and look at the materials available (cord types, dowels) and be able to state the advantages of them. You will design and make a Wall Hanging using Lark’s Head Knot, Square Knot, Half Hitch & Double Half Hitch.

What will you achieve by the end of the course?

You will be able to identify and tie at least three basic macramé knots.
You will be able to select appropriate materials for a small wall hanging and explain their choices.
You will be able to follow a simple macramé pattern to begin constructing their wall hanging.
You will demonstrate consistent tension and spacing in their knots across at least two rows of their project.
You will complete a small macramé wall hanging using at least three different knots.
You will present their finished piece to the group, describing the knots used, design choices, and any challenges they overcame.

What you will need to bring to the course:

Macrame Cord
Scissors
Tape Measure
Further equipment will be communicated by the tutor prior to the course starting.

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.