How-To Make A Tassel

Learn how-to make a tassel in #TechniqueTuesday with Rumana from The Little Pomegranate and then make her Sweet Dreams Baby Mobile.

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  Step 1

  Cut a template using a small piece of cardboard (from a cereal box or cardboard package) into a rectangle measuring 3cm by 2.5cm.
  1. Wrap the thread around the template along the 3cm length. Do this 50 times for a really fluffy tassel or 40 times. Cut the thread.

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  Step 2

  2. Using a new piece of thread, thread under the bunch of threads

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  Step 3

  ...and tie a knot, bringing it to the top of the template.

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  Step 4

  Then bring the two tails of this thread down the sides to join the rest.

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  Step 5

  3. Carefully slide the bale of threads off the template and tie another piece of the thread around the top to create the ‘head’. Double knot to secure.

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  Step 6

  4. Take the tail of this thread and tidy it up by threading it under and into the tassel to join the rest.

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  Step 7

  5. Cut through all the loops of thread

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  Step 8

  6. Fan out and trim as necessary to make the tassel even

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  Step 9

  7. Add tassels to everything you own

Got the hang of this technique?

Put your new skill to the test with this tutorial: