Houseland's macrame leaf tieback does not need curtain tie back hooks at all. It wraps a 40 cm (15.75 in) cord loop around the gathered curtain fabric and closes it over its own wood button, the same idea as a coat toggle, so there is no wall hardware to buy or install for this particular piece.
Plenty of other tiebacks do rely on a wall hook, from a small cup hook that barely stands off the wall to a rigid holdback arm that holds the fabric further out, and it helps to know how those work before deciding whether to add one to this piece or skip hardware altogether.
Does This Piece Need a Wall-Mounted Curtain Tie Back Hook?
No. This tieback closes on itself and never touches the wall. The 40 cm (15.75 in) cord loop wraps around the curtain fabric you have gathered, then hooks over a wood button sewn into the same loop — the loop and the button are the entire closure, with no hook, bracket or screw anywhere in the piece.
A fabric-loop tieback with a metal eyelet, or a cord tieback with a ring end, is built to hang from a separate wall-mounted hook; this one is not, which is a difference worth knowing before you assume every tieback needs matching hardware. If you are still weighing styles, this fabric-tieback-vs-metal-holdback comparison covers the wall-mounted side of that decision. Houseland's other fiber wall pieces are browsable in the handmade fiber wall art collection.
Recommended for this use case: someone with a plain, lightweight-to-medium curtain panel who wants a decorative accent without adding any wall hardware fits the White or Brown colorway, chosen to recede into a neutral panel, or the Orange colorway for a deliberate color pop against a plain curtain. All 4 colors — white, brown, orange and gray — are priced the same, so the choice is purely about how much the tieback should stand out.
Product details for this use case: HOUSELAND Macrame Leaf Curtain Tieback with Wood Button
- Best for: a plain, lightweight-to-medium curtain panel that needs a decorative accent with no wall hardware
- Material: Hand-knotted cotton cord (one field lists hemp and cotton) with a wood button
- Size: Loop cord 15.7 in (40 cm) measured around the curve; leaf 5.1 in (13 cm); brown, orange, grey or white
- Why it fits: someone with a plain, lightweight-to-medium curtain panel who wants a decorative accent without adding any wall hardware fits the White or Brown colorway, chosen to recede into a neutral panel, or the Orange colorway...
- Important features: The loop wraps the gathered curtain and hooks over the wood button like a coat toggle; open diamond-lattice leaf tapering to fringe
- Trade-off: The loop is fixed, not adjustable, so a heavy or lined curtain may be too thick to close
- Price by option:
- brown: $39.99
$79.99(50% off), in stock - orange: $39.99
$79.99(50% off), in stock - grey: $39.99
$79.99(50% off), in stock - white: $39.99
$79.99(50% off), in stock
- brown: $39.99
- Shipping: orders are processed within 1 to 3 business days; Express Shipping to the United States arrives within 5 to 8 business days, and tracking is emailed when the order ships. Shipping policy
- Returns: accepted within 30 days of delivery. Return policy
- Product page: Macrame Leaf Curtain Tieback, 40 x 13 cm, 4 Colors
From the shop
Macrame Leaf Curtain Tieback, 40 x 13 cm, 4 Colors
Best for a plain, lightweight-to-medium curtain panel that needs a decorative accent with no wall hardware; cotton cord loop and wood button closure with a knotted leaf pendant, 40 x 13 cm (15.75 x 5.12 in), in white, brown, orange or gray; the loop is fixed and does not adjust for a thick or lined curtain.
View the 16 in leaf curtain tieback — 4 colors & current priceWhat Types of Curtain Tie Back Hooks Exist for Other Tiebacks?
Three hook styles cover most curtain tiebacks on the market, and only one of the three applies to Houseland's macrame leaf tieback.
| Hook type | How it holds the curtain | Wall hardware needed |
|---|---|---|
| Cup hook or C-shaped hook | A decorative hook or knob catches a fabric loop or cord tieback | Yes — a screw mounted at the base fastens it to the wall |
| Rigid metal or wood holdback | The curtain is pulled behind a fixed arm rather than looped through anything | Yes — screwed into the wall, usually into a stud or an anchor |
| Self-closing wrap tieback (this piece) | The loop wraps the gathered curtain and closes on its own button | No wall hardware at all |
For the first two, the hook itself is a decorative C-shaped hook or knob with a screw mounted on its base, twisted or screwed straight into the wall. In thin drywall, a small pilot hole and a plastic screw anchor keep that screw from working loose over time; in masonry, the same anchor goes into a drilled pilot hole first.
A rigid holdback holds the gathered curtain well clear of the wall — one magnetic ring-style holdback from a curtain hardware maker uses a 4 in diameter ring per side, sold as a pair — while a cup hook barely projects at all, since it only needs to catch a loop or a cord end. Neither style applies here: this tieback's own listing carries zero wall hardware among its contents, and none of the 4 color options change that — white, brown, orange and gray are all built the same way, with the same button-and-loop closure and no wall-mounted part in any of them.
How Does the Macrame Leaf Tieback Actually Close?
The macrame leaf tieback closes with a wood button toggle: wrap the 40 cm (15.75 in) cord loop around your gathered curtain, then hook the loop over the button the way you would close a duffel-coat toggle. The knotted, fringed leaf pendant then hangs free below the button, running 13 cm (5.12 in) to its longest fringe tip — together, the 40 cm loop and the 13 cm (5.12 in) pendant make up the 40 x 13 cm (15.75 x 5.12 in) size listed on the product page.
Will It Fit a Thick or Lined Curtain?
A heavy or lined curtain may be too thick for this tieback to close comfortably, because the loop does not adjust. Folded in two around the button, the 40 cm (15.75 in) loop gives roughly 15 to 18 cm (6 to 7 in) of doubled slack by Houseland's own estimate from the loop's geometry — not a published capacity figure, just what the folded cord length works out to.
- Gather your curtain by hand at the height you plan to tie it back, then measure that bundled thickness: under roughly 15 to 18 cm (6 to 7 in) around should close over the button without straining.
- A lightweight cotton or linen curtain gathers small enough for this loop; a heavy or lined drapery may bunch too thick, and there is no slider or second button position to loosen it.
If your curtain turns out to be too heavy for this fixed-loop style, a rope or cord tieback sized to your own drapery's weight is the more adjustable option; this guide to rope length for drapery tiebacks covers how to size that style instead.
Where Should the Tieback Sit on the Curtain?
The tieback should sit about two-thirds of the way down the curtain, roughly level with a windowsill — the same point a curtain hardware maker's own general guidance gives for a wall-mounted holdback, placed a third of the way up from the bottom hem, which is where a held-back panel keeps its fold instead of looking pinched. Because this piece closes on the curtain itself rather than hanging from a fixed wall point, you can move it up or down at any time by simply re-gathering the fabric at a new height, with no hardware to unscrew or reposition.
- Test two or three heights by hand before committing to one, then close the tieback at the same point on both sides if you have two panels.
For a full walkthrough of hanging height and whether one tieback or a pair suits your window, this height and pair placement guide covers that decision separately from the hook question here.
Do You Need Two Tiebacks, or Just One?
One tieback per curtain panel is the rule, so a standard 2-panel window needs 2. Houseland's listing does not state a piece count for a single order — every product photograph shows one tieback per color — so plan to order the same color twice for a matching pair, and confirm the quantity at checkout before assuming one order covers both sides.
A single tieback also works on its own for a doorway curtain, a closet curtain on a tension rod, or a kitchen curtain that only needs holding open on one side, since the piece needs nothing more than the curtain fabric itself to close around. Two of the same color, at 40 cm (15.75 in) of loop cord each, is the standard order for a 2-panel window; one is enough for any single-panel curtain.
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