This isn't your mother's macrame. The knot-tying craft's modern rebirth is definitely more refined and chic. Gone is the scratchy brown jute twine in favor of soft, cream-colored cotton fiber. Pieces ...

I was in grade school when I learned about the ancient art of macrame. It was the mid-1970s, and my mother’s best friend was the only person I knew who ate yogurt, grew bean sprouts and dried her own ...