How to make Tassels - diy craft

Tassels - easy to do, most common embellishment to use

Tassel is an easy to do embellishment - be it in scarves, pillow case, blankets, make garlands - decoration, bookmark, shoes, hats, purses or jewelry. I like to use both tassel and pom poms in my crafts as frequently as possible. 

This is an attempt to explain the procedure to make a tassel in the most easiest way.

Tassels

Materials required:

Yarn

Scissors

Cardboard - to wrap the yarn

Method

1. Wrap the yarn around the cardboard piece. Use the cardboard piece which is little longer that the required length of the tassel, as the last step is to trim the tassel.
2. Cut the yarn when you feel the density of the tassel is reached. Make sure the yarn has reached at the end of the cardboard on the final wrap.
3. Tie a piece of string on one side of the card board around the bunch of yarn 
4. Take the yarn out of the card board and hold the tied part of the yarn and cut the other end of the bunch.
5. Tie a piece of string around the yarn bunch 1\2 inch down the top.
6. Trim the tassel at the bottom to make it even with a sharp pair of scissors.

Our tassel is ready.

Check below some of the variation of yarn tassels that can be made using similar procedure.

Ribbon tassel

Leather tassel

Paper tassel

bead tassel

chain tassel 

Fabric tassel

Tread tassel

Silk thread tassel