Tassel time! I caught a glimpse of someone making tassels with bits of old saris on instagram but I haven’t been able to find it again so I can’t share the link. It stuck with me, though, so I had a squizz on youtube and there are loads of similar DIYs.
I’ve made two so far and have no doubt more will appear (as if by magic). With the first one I used only strips of cotton, so I’ve found that the lighter, filmier fabric in the second works better.
I have some ideas about how to use them, and think some smaller ones would work well on earrings. Bigger ones in Christmassy colours might be fun on a tree or strung across a mantelpiece as a change from the usual decorations.
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Nice piece of work 
Those are so cute. I do like those that have the filmier fabric to them. Of course, different needs, different fabrics. They look fun to make.
Great fun. More on the way [cue raucous witch laughter]
Oooh, those are gorgeous. What lovely earrings they’d make (I can’t tell the scale, so maybe they’re too big?). What do you call the ‘cap’ things that go over the ends?
Strangely enough, they are called caps! These two were from an old necklace that I chopped up so naturally it was a priority to get to the jewellery findings shop in town yesterday morning. but I They are a bit short stocked but nobody scrabbles at the back of shelves like I do, so I didn’t leave empty-handed!
I might have to pinch your idea and go and scrabble in the shelves at Spotlight to see if they have any. I have a whole bowlful of triangular batik scraps left from the Floribunda quilt, and I’m thinking a whole necklace made of these would be spectacular. Must put ‘caps’ on the Spotlight list!
Makes a change from pom-poms!
Let me guess – you’re not a tassel fan either ;)
I do, and as it’s Christmas ….I don’t really hate pom-poms either, well not that much, it was just a time some years ago when they seemed to take over the world! Do you
Remember? Pom-pom scarves?!!!! Add them to every single thing you’ve made. Yikes.
I do remember, and yes, they did seem to take over a bit! But now, now it’s the Turn of the Tassel :)
Argh! Then it’s tassel hate next
Very nice. I winder if we have any caps around the place or anything that I could convert.
“wonder” – doh!
I’m sure you’ll find something ! :)
They are lovely, and nice thol the caps are you don’t actually need them to make a tassle, you can just use fabric, or yarn. Have to love a nice tassle, or pompom Rachel. Have to say how much I like Kate’s beads from your tutorial. So much scrap happiness, almost too much.
Can never have too much scrap happiness :)
Very nice
Thanks!
So pretty! They look like something my granddaughter would call a doll…they definitely have personality.
Thanks, so easy to make as well :)
Great idea and I think would make very nice Christmas baubles in the right colours. My cats would have a field day with them though 😼
I used to have a rabbit when I was a little girl, Sooty used to pull the tinsel from the bottom of the tree and one day it finally toppled over. Luckily she didn’t get squashed!
What a great idea!
and kwikstix, too!
great use of beadcaps, and lovely idea.
Left overs! :)
Tassels for the Christmas tree! It´s a great idea!
An idea for Future Jill :)
great use of scraps – bright and beautiful!
I know – all thanks to the wonders of instagram!!!
Jill, awesome idea – they would look good on the end of a bookmark as well – if you made books on the end of the binding strings … then dripping out the bottom of the book. I’m making a “new book” and today dripping of the ends are some tiny metal objects. More when the book is complete…
(at least it’s still December when I’m replying – but as you are aware it’s been a tuff month)!
I made some Christmassy ones and put them on instagram – immediately had orders! They were fun to make. I’m not sure how to attach an image to a wordpress reply so I’ll have to put them in a blog post so you can see them.
I think we will all be very glad when December is done and dusted. Hang in there xxx