Tassels supply the finishing touch - Bead and Button Magazine

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figure 1 figure 2 figure 3
beads, and cut the thread. Hide any
remaining threads and knots when you
assemble the tassel.
Rethread the needle and take it
through each of the main color beads at
the top of the netting like a drawstring
(figure 3), but don’t pull the netting
closed yet. Slip the tassel cord through
the netting and pull the skirt up until the
top of the netting sits just at the neck.
Pull the drawstring to tighten the netting
and secure it with a few stitches in the
tassel neck. w
Valerie Campbell-Harding of Hampshire,
England, is an avid fiber artist and the author
or co-author of 20 books. She can be reached
through Sterling Publishing Co., 387 Park
Avenue South, New York, NY 10016.
sources
Tassel-making supplies – www.meinketoy.com.
Terrifically Tacky Tape, Tatool – Helby Import Co.
(908) 474-1000; Soft Flex Co. (707) 938-3097.
Thread assortments – Columbine (301) 865-5047;
Laura Liska (707) 939-1236; Norden Crafts
(847) 891-0770.
Bead &Button • February 2001 49