This post brought to you by Beadalon–Makers of great findings and DIY jewelry supplies. Thanks Beadalon for the sponsor love!Tassels are still having their moment.
Everywhere.
I ain’t mad about it either. I love flair.You can make your own tassels super easy with Beadalon’s tassel maker and some of that embroidery floss you were gonna use for that cross stitch project. For a tip-I like suctioning the tool to the top of a plastic bead storage box.
This is the tassel maker. You can adjust the mandrels and make a ton of different sized tassels. In this tutorial, I’m showing how to make tassel charms. You can also loop a wire through and make a wrapped loop if you want to add a bead cap over the top of the tassel (see bracelets above).
Either way, I like to tie off the top of the tassel so it is bound. You can use a contrasting thread color too.
Loosen the mandrels and slide the bundle off. I tied mine at both ends so I could get two tassels for the work of one.
Cut the bundle in the middle to create the two tassels.
You can leave them like this or….
Comb them out with a fork to make them nice and fluffy. You can also wrap wire around the tie or add seed beads.
Get the tassel maker tool from Beadalon.com.
You just never know where a quick little project like this will take you…All you have to do is start.
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