Pretty much every tutorial I have ever watched on tassel making uses a simple method of coiling thread around a flat cardboard mandrel or something similar. I use this method too.
But wait until you see Australian sewing instructor Angela of Notches Sewing make hers. It's utterly brilliant. You will have to hop over to Youtube to see her tutorial.
Don't rip the paper sleeves because you will need it to keep the skein tidy as you work. You even use it to help you trim the ends. Her measurements are perfectly correct.
She also demonstrates the ancient technique of thread binding which uses no glue.
Don't skip this tutorial!
See below for tassel jewelry making ideas!
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Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
I have so much DMC floss. Back in the 1990s when you could find it on sale for 10-25 cents per skein I often couldn't resist even if I didn't need it. Turns out it stays in pretty good shape for 25 years. This may be a way to use some of it.
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Wow! This is such a great technique!
ReplyDeleteGenius! I'm slapping my forehead because I've used that knot in macramé and never thought to use if for tassels. thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely a brilliant tutorial!!
ReplyDeleteYou've done it again. I have dozens of skeins gathering dust that I bought when I was doing Kumihimo. I'm in awe of people who see a solution to a process and figure out how to make it easier.
ReplyDeleteMy mother recently gave me a box full of skeins - they must be about 50-60 years old! I have to try this myself.
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