Frugal flashes

[cacunn]

Another method of making tassels.

Take a piece of card board cut it 25% longer than you want your tassels to be. Wrap yarn around the card board until you have enough for your desired tassel thickness. Slip the end of the flashes cord under on side of the tassel loops on the card board. Pull the cord through at least two or three inches or even more this length will be adjusted.

Slide the tassel yarn off the card board, holding so the yarn does not unravel and the flashes cord does not fall out. Wrap 6 to 10 loop of yarn around the tassel yarn up close to the flashes cord and tie off.


Pull the flashes cord back that when you loop the end up against the long section of flashes cord the short end on the cord extends about 1/2 inch above the top of the tassel. That yarn and wrap the short end of the flashes cord to the long end of the flashes crop and tie off.

Cut the bottom loops off the tassel and fluff.

This should be quicker and easier than sewing the tassel into the end of the cord.

[Kilted in Maine]

That method, I can't picture.

You lost me mid way through.

"Pull the flashes cord back that when you loop the end up against the long section of flashes cord the short end on the cord extends about 1/2 inch above the top of the tassel. That yarn and wrap the short end of the flashes cord to the long end of the flashes crop and tie off."

???

[Bugbear]

Guess there's lots of ways to do it...

[cacunn]

That method, I can't picture.

You lost me mid way through.

"Pull the flashes cord back that when you loop the end up against the long section of flashes cord the short end on the cord extends about 1/2 inch above the top of the tassel. That yarn and wrap the short end of the flashes cord to the long end of the flashes crop and tie off."

???

I'm at work I'll try and do some phots when I get back home tonight.

[Arlen]

Oooh, I quite like those.
I hand knitted mine but I like that Tubed look.
Hmmmmmm...

[ccga3359]

I trust that you'll remember your kilted friends at Christmas. Is Dee still trying to order a salad?

[James MacMillan]

I trust that you'll remember your kilted friends at Christmas. Is Dee still trying to order a salad?

You read my mind! I think everyone who I have addresses for, and those that I get addresses for will be getting at least one pair of these..... They're very relaxing to do while watching the boob tube... -and way cheap!!

Maybe even an early Christmas....

[ccga3359]

You read my mind! I think everyone who I have addresses for, and those that I get addresses for will be getting at least one pair of these..... They're very relaxing to do while watching the boob tube... -and way cheap!!

Maybe even an early Christmas....

I'll take mine in black leather, thanks . My address is:
North of you and east, #42.

[trojanrabbit]

About tool used here - i've found after some google page describes how to make such tools and use it )
Think it may be useful - http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/knittingnancys.html

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

The talent of the folks here never ceases to impress me!