Who Doesn't Love a Good Tassel? Part 1: The Faded

The Faded

This is a standard tassel that blends four colors together.

• Use a small book, a pack of playing cards, or even your cell phone as a tassel form.

• We are using four colors of fingering weight yarn in this example, but you can use as many colors as you would like. Just be sure to make the total number of wraps close to 80.

• Wrap each of four colors separately around your tassel form 20 times for a total of 80 wraps .

• Cut an extra length approx. 18” long, and fold it in half.

• Insert the folded edge of the yarn through the eye of a tapestry needle.

• Insert the needle through the top fold of the wrapped tassel strands and remove the tapestry needle.

• Pull the tails through the looped end and pull to secure it around the tassel strands.

• Knot the end tightly against the head of the tassel to secure the tails.

• Carefully slide a pair of good, sharp scissors into the bottom fold of your wraps being sure to pick up all of the loops and cut.

• Cut another 12” length of yarn, and make a slip knot with a tail as long as the tassel.

• Slide the slip knot about ¾“ down from the top of your tassel to form the tassel neck, and pull to tighten.

• Thread a tapestry needle with the end and wrap several times around the neck.

• Knot then bury each of the tails into the middle of the tassels to hide them.

• Trim the bottom of your tassel to tidy it up.