We've been twisting cotton in Jaipur for over 20 years, and macrame cord is now the biggest thing leaving our factory floor. 3-ply twisted and braided cotton, 1.5mm to 10mm, single or double twist, dyed in-house in 40+ colours. We export to 50+ countries, and a lot of what we make ends up on craft-store shelves in the US and Europe — usually with someone else's label on it.
Here's the part that matters if you're a reseller: most US and EU shops buy their cord from European brands at 3-4x the factory price. Those brands don't run twisting machines. We do. Our MOQ is just 100 meters per SKU, so you can test 20 colours without committing to a container.
Demand keeps climbing, too. Google search data (July 2026) shows 14,800 monthly US searches for macrame cord, peaking at 27,100 in November as the Sep-Dec craft season hits full speed.
What is macrame cord and which size should you order?
Macrame cord is a twisted or braided cotton rope, typically 1.5mm to 10mm thick, used for knotting wall hangings, plant hangers, bags, and boho decor. Pick the wrong size and your project fights you the whole way, so here's the short version:
- 1.5-2mm — jewellery, keychains, micro-macrame
- 3-4mm — the workhorse; wall hangings and plant hangers. Our best seller.
- 5-6mm — bold knots, statement pieces
- 8-10mm — chunky wall art, rugs, oversized decor
Construction matters as much as diameter. Single twist brushes out into soft fringe. 3-ply twisted cord holds knots with that classic ropey texture. Braided won't unravel at all, which makes it right for bag handles and anything that takes abrasion.
Why buy factory-direct instead of from a European brand?
Honestly, the macrame supply chain is stranger than most buyers realise. A big share of the cotton macrame cord sold under European brand names at 3-4x factory price starts life in factories like ours. Same fibre. Same twist. What you're paying extra for is two or three markups stacked between the machine and your shelf.
We run twisting, braiding, dyeing, and cord-tipping in-house at our Jaipur factory — no jobwork sent outside, no trader in the middle. That's why we can answer a quote within one working day and hold the MOQ at 100 meters per SKU. You can trial 20 colours of cotton macrame cord for less than one brand-name carton costs.
It adds up. A reseller moving even modest volume keeps the margin the middlemen used to take.
Colours, recycled cotton, and dyeing
We stock 40+ standard shades, all dyed in-house — naturals, dusty pastels, deep terracottas, and the saturated brights that sell well in summer. Because the dye house is our own floor, batch-to-batch colour consistency is something we control directly instead of chasing a supplier about it.
We also make recycled-cotton macrame cords for shops whose customers ask where the fibre comes from. Same sizes, same constructions, slightly more textured character in the strand. Ask for recycled options in your quote and we'll send both variants.
Where's the demand for macrame cord right now?
Google search data (July 2026) puts macrame cord at 14,800 monthly US searches, spiking to 27,100 in November when the Sep-Dec craft season peaks. India is the interesting one: crafters there search for macrame thread, not cord — 9,900 monthly searches for thread against 1,900 for cord (this surprises most buyers). Same product, different word.
South Africa holds steady around 390 monthly searches, and Singapore is small but climbing every March through May. If you're listing this product in India, put "thread" in the title. That's the whole trick.
