The name of this decorative art that uses rope or string comes from the Turkish word for "napkin"
... Macram comes from a 13th-century Arabic weavers' word 
migramah ... it comes from Turkish makrama: napkin, or towel and was a 
way to secure ... One of the earliest recorded uses of macram style knots as 
decoration... [DOC] [TLE] hemp twine and rope history, jewelry, and magick knots [PAR] Oct 10, 2010 ... Hemp twine comes in a variety of thicknesses and may be dyed various colors.