About Us

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Welcome to knotting Tides

Some things start as knots. Ours became something you can't stop wearing.

Knotting Tides is a charm bar experience and handmade jewelry brand built on one simple belief: what you wear should mean something. Every charm is chosen. Every piece is personal. And every bracelet you build at our Charm Bar is a little autobiography — yours to wear, yours to add to, yours to pass down.

Making Connections

Our Story

It started with rope. Literally. Knotting Tides grew out of macramé — the slow, meditative art of turning raw material into something intentional. But creativity doesn't stay still, and neither did we. The knots became charms. The charms became stories. And a brand emerged that believes jewelry isn't decoration — it's documentation.

Today we design handmade jewelry and host Charm Bar experiences where people gather, choose, and build something that feels entirely like them. Woman-owned, intentionally made, and always a little sentimental — even when we're being a little sassy about it.

Creating Purpose

Our Mission

We believe the things you choose to wear should reflect the things you choose to value. Knotting Tides exists to create jewelry that feels personal, meaningful, and worth keeping — pieces that mark moments, carry memories, and connect people to each other and to themselves.

Mental health advocacy lives close to our heart. As this brand grows, so does our commitment to showing up for that cause in real and tangible ways. We're building toward that — one charm, one gathering, one story at a time.

Our Values

Empowerment

We make jewelry for people who know who they are — and for the days when you need a small, wearable reminder. Every piece is an act of self-possession.

Authenticity

Nothing here is accidental. From the charms we curate to the experiences we create, intention is the whole point.

Community

The Charm Bar isn't just a product — it's a gathering. Some of the best conversations happen over a tray of charms. Strangers become friends. Families make memories. That's not a coincidence. That's the design.