Following the enormous success of The Art of Tassel Making, Susan Dickens presents another sixteen tassels to challenge your creative skills and make a striking and original decorative statement in your home. These lovely frivolous objects range from the simple to the elaborate with a myriad of unique and stunning finishes. Heads are adorned with intricate decoupage and embroidery, boldly painted beads and ceramics, glowing threads and ribbons, delicate silks and pompoms. Susan encourages you to experiment further with cunningly disguised household materials like aluminium cans, mop cotton and even used rolls from the fax machine! The results are elegant and professional. Tassels takes you step-by-step through the rudiments of tassel-making from the choice and quantity of threads, to detailed instructions of rope-making, to the final embellishing touches. The book boasts clear, concise illustrations by Jane Devine and inspiring photographs by Neil Lorimer. There is also a range of revised techniques to further simplify the process and all the tassels featured will be available in kit form from the author.
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...a limitless assortment of original creations. -- Sew News
...the instructions and illustrations are so well done that anybody can succeed in making them. -- Piecework
...the instructions and illustrations are so well done that anybody can succeed in making them. -- Piecework
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Susan Dickens is the author of The Art of Tassel Making. Jane Devine is an arts and crafts teacher.
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Another Winner from Susan Dickens!,
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Susan comes up with another winner - both beginning tassel makers and experienced designers will appreciate this book. This book is a sophisticated sequel to her earlier The Art of Tassel Making. Basics of tassel anatomy and construction techniques will ease beginners into this wonderful textile art. Among the most useful tips for experienced tassel makers are instructions on how to replicate vintage jasmine petal components, decorative strips and flower centers by embroidering over a sheet aluminum base. Also detailed are ribbon flowers, chevron wrapped and peyote stitched tassel heads, and beaded overskirts. The impeccably constructed tassels are simply but beautifully photographed, and Jane's illustrations are easy to follow. Seven tassels pictured are fairly basic in style and construction, with the remaining nine showing various styles of additional embellishment. This book is another "must have" for anyone smitten with the creative art of tassel making! On the negative side, be forewarned that the much-awaited Suppliers List does not contain any US suppliers; this was a major disappointment. Other than that omission, Susan's new book was another delightful read from beginning to end.
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Useful and important for adding a tassel touch,
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This review is from: Tassels (Hardcover)
Tassels provides step-by-step instructions for creating sixteen decorative tassels, covering everything from choosing threads to finishing touches. Any involved in crafts or arts projects will find this very specific guide useful and important for adding a tassel touch to a design or piece: the black and white step-by-step illustrations are very clear and the color photos excellent.
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Passementerie is the general term given to cords, braids, tassels and trimmings for use mainly on furnishings and clothing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gauge aluminium wire, hobby wire, rope ruff, dividing knot, squashed bead, waist ruff, mini tassels, primary twist, dividing cylinder, tassel skirt, thread flush, mop cotton, crewel wool, jap silk, tassel making, tassel form, wool needle, blue silk thread, embroidery ribbon, winding device, acid gold, masking tape scissors, tapestry wool, rayon thread, adhesive spray Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pearl Crown Rayon, Mokuba Gimp, Snow Queen, Mill Hill, Mokuba Embroidery Ribbon, Appletons Crewel Wool, Britt Mercerised Cotton, Appletons Tapestry Wool, Schlag Dutch, Crown Pearl Rayon, Madeira Metallic Thread, Madeira Mouline, Taxtor Trading New!
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Passementerie is the general term given to cords, braids, tassels and trimmings for use mainly on furnishings and clothing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gauge aluminium wire, hobby wire, rope ruff, dividing knot, squashed bead, waist ruff, mini tassels, primary twist, dividing cylinder, tassel skirt, thread flush, mop cotton, crewel wool, jap silk, tassel making, tassel form, wool needle, blue silk thread, embroidery ribbon, winding device, acid gold, masking tape scissors, tapestry wool, rayon thread, adhesive spray Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pearl Crown Rayon, Mokuba Gimp, Snow Queen, Mill Hill, Mokuba Embroidery Ribbon, Appletons Crewel Wool, Britt Mercerised Cotton, Appletons Tapestry Wool, Schlag Dutch, Crown Pearl Rayon, Madeira Metallic Thread, Madeira Mouline, Taxtor Trading New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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