I have to tell you that I’m more than a bit obsessed with tassels at the moment… adding them to everything! They are easy to make – in case you don’t know how, here is a mini ‘how to make a tassel’ and a little round up of ideas on how to add some style to your accessories and your home with tassels. You might also like to take a look at my tutorial showing how to make a tassel with fabric scraps.
1. Grab a piece of scrap cardboard and cut it to size. The tassel will be slightly shorter than the length of your card. Wrap the yarn around the cardboard, starting and finishing at the same end.
2. Hold the yarn and card at the top and cut along the bottom edge (the start/finish end).
3. Thread a bead onto a long piece of thread and tie a knot close to the bead. You don’t have to use a bead, but I like to because it gives the tassel a good shape.
4. Place the yarn and bead across the center of the tassel.
5. Wrap the yarn around the tassel and tie a double knot on the top.
6. Fold the tassel in half and spread the yarn evenly around the bead. Grab another piece of yarn and wrap it around the tassel a few times before tying a double knot.
7. Thread the ends of the yarn back through the wrapped section a few times.
8. Then pass it through the middle of the tassel and cut the end so it disappears back into the center of the tassel. Repeat with the other end.
9. Trim the bottom straight.
10. Tie the top loose piece of yarn to make a loop to hang your tassel.
The tassels I made are adorning zip pulls on bags and little purses, the corners of cushions and wooden necklaces.
A couple of raffia and leather tassels would look great on the Freedom. Perfect for beach days and Christmas shopping.
A long yarn tassel would be lovely on a wooden Elk.
Imagine a row of tassels along the scalloped edge of this Ikea. It costs less than $5 and you could really style it up.
At a festive table setting a silver and grey tassel with a sprig of Jasmine would work well with these simple graphic Country Road.
So what do you think? Are you with me on the tassel train?