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~How to make TASSELS~

11/11/2019

MATERIALS:
A Square of Cardboard (approx. 2.5x3.5 inches)
Cording (yarn, thread, etc- about 3,5 yards)
Clamps (binder clips or clothes pins work well)
Fray Check or clear nail polish
Scissors

A rectangle piece of brown corrugated cardboard

A picture of two clothes pins in blue and pink and a blue binder clip

Two small balls of yarn, one is red and the other purple

A picture of sparkly nail polish on the left and a bottle of fray check on the right.

1. Cut a 10 inch piece of cord and clamp it along the shorter end of the cardboard with excess hanging over both sides.

2. Wrap cord around the cardboard the long away approximately 15-25 times (depending on thickness of cord and how fluffy of a tassel you want.) Include the ten inch cord as you wrap.

3. Tie the top 10 inch cord together in a double knot and secure with a dot of fray check or nail polish.

A rectangle of brown cardboard is in the middle. There is a blue binder clip on the upper right corner holding a piece of purple thread onto the cardboard. There is a 1 in the upper left hand corner of the picture.

A piece of cardboard has a purple piece of thread attached to it with a blue binder clip on the upper right hand corner. There is multiple strands of red yard wrapped around the rectangle of cardboard. There is a 2 in the upper left hand corner of the picture.

There is a piece of brown cardboard tilted to the left with multiple strands of red yarn wrapped around it lengthwise. There is a purple cord tying the red cords together at the top. There is a 3 in the upper right hand corner of the picture.

4. Gently slide cords off of cardboard.

5. Cut a 10 inch piece of cord. Wrap it around tassel about 1 inch from the top several times and tie with a double knot. Secure knot with fray check or nail polish.

6.Cut through the loops on the end and trim to desired length.

7. Tie top cord together to form loop if desired.

Multiple loops of red yarn are held together with a knotted piece of purple yarn. There is a 4 in the upper right hand corner of the picture.

A group of red threads is gathered with purple threads both at the top and about an inch down, creating the top of a tassel

A red and purple tassel is tilted to the left. There is a 6 and 7 in the upper right hand corner of the picture.

Find this helpful or fun? Feel free to buy a gal a cup of coffee. :)

~How to make TASSELS~

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