How To: Tassels | Brooklyn Tweed
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Yarn tassels are a fun accent for hats, shawls, and mittens, and add a sweet handmade touch to gifts. Learn to make twisted-cord tassels with just a few simple household tools!
Step 1 - Prepare Tassel: Cut two cardboard squares, each measuring approximately 4” x 4”/10 cm x 10 cm. Place a pencil between the two pieces of cardboard to create a gap, then wrap your working yarn around both pieces of cardboard about 36 times. The more wraps, the puffier the tassel will be. Set aside.
Step 2 - Prepare Twisted Cord: Cut 2 lengths of yarn approximately 10”/25.5 cm each. Thread both yarns through a large tapestry needle, then fold in half lengthwise with tapestry needle at mid-point; knot the loose ends together. If you wish to make a longer twisted cord, cut longer lengths of yarn; the end result will be about a quarter of your yarn’s original length.
Step 3 - Add Twist: Loop knitted end of yarn “ring” over the corner of a chair or door knob with tapestry needle at bottom. With yarn taut, begin twisting tapestry needle clockwise - you will be adding tension/twist to your cord. When cord is tightly twisted (and begins curling back on itself when given slack), take hold of both ends, keeping yarn taut, and lift the entire cord off from the chair corner/door knob.
Step 4 - Join Cord & Tassel: Thread the tapestry needle (with cord attached) through the gap between both pieces of cardboard, and also between the wraps of yarn. Position the mid-point of the cord directly within the wrapped cardboard and release the cord, allowing it to twist back on itself. Straighten any kinks in twisted cord, making it uniform from start to finish.
Step 5 - Secure Tassel: Carefully cut the wraps at the bottom of the wrapped cardboard (opposite the twisted cord), removing the pencil and cardboard pieces. Take a new length of yarn approximately 30”/76 cm long and wrap it around the tassel several times, just below the top. Wrap until the tassel strands are secure. Tie a few knots in the yarn to keep it in place, then cut the ends to measure the same length as tassel.
Step 6 - Finishing: Cut the knot from the other end of your twisted cord. Thread the ends through the tapestry needle (where the other half of the twisted cord is still attached) and draw through the corner of the shawl. Cut the yarn from the tapestry needle and knot the ends together. Using your fingers or a crochet hook, create a gap in the middle of the twisted cord between the final knot and the shawl. Draw the tassel through the gap to secure the tassel to the corner of the shawl and let the cord retwist on itself.
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Really enjoyed the video, the tassels are lovely.
Thanks so much! 😊 They're really fun to make!
thank you for the gentle, soft music and the lack of self-aggrandizement. some people's videos, even "professional" ones, are too annoying to watch. I wish I'd watched this (especially about making that pretty cord!) BEFORE I made my Xmas hats last year!
You're very welcome!
So beautiful. The instructions are the best I have seen for making tassels. BT continues to make us better knitters with all their how-to advice.
Very cool!
Thank you! They're really fun to make :)
what a lovely tutorial! it's defintely the best one I've come across here on youtube - thank you sooo much!
Great video - so clear! Thank you.
Very clear, easy to follow! All power to BT and their tutorials!
Thanks so much! Happy knitting!
Beautiful & easy. Thank you, Jared.💙
I really enjoyed this video! You gave clear instructions and great tips! Thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, very beautiful
Thank you! Happy making!
Lovely! Thank you! I wonder if I can figure out how to get a tassel at each end. Would be used to add some "bling" to the neck of my guitar...
What wizardry is this twisting?
It's like magic!
A good video…but it would be much better if the instructor had remembered to name of the tools/items necessary. He forgot to include the clip in his list…which is very important to the process…and said clip might be more difficult to locate once the maker is in the middle of the steps.
A great point for us to keep in mind for next time, thank you!