MACRAMÉ ARTIST

living | Macramé artist

Turning yarn and branches into family heirlooms

Kelsie Sayre taught herself how to do macramé

Story Heath Harrison | Photography Submitted

In the two years since she started doing macramé, Kelsie Sayre’s works have become a favorite at vendor fairs, local shops and through her online sales.

Sayre, a Waterloo native who lives in South Point, said she began because she was looking for something fun and calming to do in the evenings.

“I just felt like I wanted do something with my hands, something creative,” she said, stating she had an interest after seeing other works. “And I just wanted to learn how to do it.”

Sayre is a stay-at-home mother to a four-year old and an eightyear-old son with cerebral palsy.

She said she quite her job, in order to take him to therapy and doctors appointments and the time at home gave her the option to pursue macramé.

She said it started for her in 2020, when after her birthday, she asked her mom for two spools of cord.

Sayre is self-taught at her craft, using patterns from Etsy and watching Youtube videos.

She points out that YouTube is a great resource, not just for what she does, but for things such as woodworking, with instructional video being plentiful on the website.

“It doesn’t matter what your skill level is,” she said. “You can learn anything.”

Her pieces range from tapestries to seasonal items such as Christmas trees and Halloween decor, while she also makes plant holders, keychains, coasters, mirrors and pillows.