DIY Scrap Fabric Tassels
Creating DIY scrap fabric tassels is a wonderful way to add a playful touch to your home decor or craft projects. To start, gather your favorite scraps of fabric in various colors and textures - old clothing, sheets, or leftover sewing projects work perfectly! The best part? These tassels are not only eco-friendly but also a fun and creative way to showcase your personal style while reducing fabric waste. So grab your scissors, unleash your creativity, and let the tassel-making begin!
Supplies You’ll need: Fabric scraps, ribbon or twine and scissors... That's it!
Step 1: Tear fabric strips To make fabric scrap tassels you can use any fabric including thrifted garments or linens, or leftovers from your sewing stash. As long as they are consistent, the fabric strips can be any length. I used 8 inch strips to make small tassels. Cut the fabric into pieces about 8 inches square. Along one edge of the fabric make small cuts about an inch long and three quarters of an inch apart. Then, with the cuts to start you off, tear the fabric into strips. Keep the different fabric strips grouped.
Step 2: Select colours For each tassel you’ll need about fourteen strips. Design your tassels using a mix of all the fabrics or make them with select colours. Lay the strips in a group with the printed side facing up, and shuffle them around so there is a pleasing combination of colours and patterns on the top.
Step 3: Make the tassel Take a piece of ribbon and tie it around the centre of the tassel with a double knot. Fold the fabric strips in half, then take another strip and tie it around the tassel, about three quarters of an inch from the top. Tie a double knot and flatten the ends of the tie down so they merge with the tassel.
That’s all you need to do to make fabulous scrappy tassels! They’re so fast and easy to make and they add a decorative touch to many different things.
Decorating Tips: Try placing them on your mood board for a dose of inspiration, hang them beneath a lampshade, from a door knob, off the back of a chair or around a vase. Tassels also look great on purse zip pulls and totes, not forgetting that they are always a fun way to jazz up gift wrapping.