Create three elegant Hardanger "Tassels" designed just for you. These shapes are so elegant and unique, you’ll want to do more than one! Each Tassel has three sides stitched with overdyes and metallics and finished with a lacy Hardanger fringe... just exquisite! The Green and Gold Tassel has two overlapping skirts and the effect is just stunning. The Ruby Tassel has some delighful gold stitching on it, and the Antique Tassel is long and elegant. Stitching these are fun, quick and easy and at the back of this leaflet you’ll find Lisa’s excellent step-by-step finishing instructions with colour photos. Please follow her expert finishing instructions carefully to get a great result for each one! You can use this finishing method for any three dimensional tassel design, no matter how big or small it is. Just be sure to adjust the measurements of the fabric. You might want to finish stitching your ornaments all at one time, as it will be easier to complete each of the finishing steps for all similar pieces together. As a hint, you can fingerfold the edges around each piece more easily if you’re using linen or linen blend fabric, but if you use a man-made evenweave fabric, you may find that you need an iron to turn the edges and keep them stable while you overcast them together. The corded hanger is added during the last step, while joining the last side together with the easy overcast stitch. You can also string a few beads (from your local craft or bead store) together to hang down inside each one to create a clapper for the bell like shapes. These lovely Tassels will look gorgeous on your Christmas Tree for years to come. - Thea
Antique Tassel
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Design area for each panel: 73h x 30w (5.2” high x 2.1” wide)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Raw Linen
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Cut 3 pieces of fabric: 7” high x 5” wide for finishing
Ruby Tassel
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Design area for each panel: 50h x 30w (3.6” high x 2.1” wide)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Ruby Wine
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Cut 3 pieces of fabric: 6” high x 5” wide for finishing
Green and Gold multi-layer Tassel
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Design area for each outside panel: 50h x 30w (3.6” high x 2.1” wide)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Dk Teal Green
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Cut 3 pieces of fabric: 6” high x 5” wide for finishing
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Design area for each inside panel: 54h x 30w (3.85” high x 2.1” wide)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Cream
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Cut 3 pieces of fabric: 6” high x 5” wide for finishing
Suggested Materials
- Gloriana silk #050 “Blue Grass” - multi blue, green, gold 3 yards
- Kreinik Mori #0103 - flesh 1 yard
- Kreinik Mori #2014 - yellow 1 yard
- Kreinik Mori #4046 - green dk 1 yard
- Kreinik Mori #8000 - white 1 yard
- Kreinik #4 Braid #421 - metallic red 4 yards
- Kreinik #4 Braid #684 - metallic turquoise 3 yards
- Gentle Art Simply Wool “Cranberry” - reds dk 4 yards
- Kreinik Mori #0712 - cream 3 yards
- Kreinik Mori #1114 - red 2 yards
- Krenik Mori #2016 - yellow dk 1 yard
- Kreinik Mori #8050 - black 1 yard
- Kreinik #4 Braid #002 - metallic gold 6 yards
- Mill Hill seed bead #00557 - gold 70 beads
- Mill Hill seed bead #00479 - white 30 beads
- Mill Hill seed bead #03050 - champagne 30 beads
- SJ Designs petite bead #1818 - silver 100 beads
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton #712 - cream (thick twist)
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton #712 - cream (thin twist)
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton #blanc - white (thick twist)
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton #blanc - white (thin twist)
- #24 Tapestry Needle
- #10 Short Beading Needle
Stitches used in the three Tassel Ornaments:
- Cross Stitch
- Satin Stitch Heart
- Modified Dutch Stitch
- Bargello Wave
- Lazy Daisy Stitch
- Herringbone Stitch
- Partial Diamond Eyelet
- Kloster Blocks
- Blanket Stitch
- Algerian Eyelet
- Wrapped Bars with Dove's Eye
- Partial Greek Cross
- Woven Bars with Dove's Eye
- Satin Stitch Triangle
- Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
- Rhodes Heart
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