Tassel Formers

I’m taking a short break from the Mermaid, but this post ties in with my reference to Soumak Weaving.

I haven’t seen anyone yet make the whole deal on the tassels of repro Swete bags.  

Then I found an image on Pinterest that started to bore a tiny hole in the side of my head.....oh no, here we go again, another puzzle....(in fact I might do a little video on this technique)

So I had a few goes with a tapestry needle and my trusty wooden spoon...

Then remembered in the book ‘Sweet Bags’ by J Carey, she explains how to make them...and they are not made with a needle, although the mechanics is basically stem and outline stitch.

When I first read that chapter I thought it looked tricky, but actually it’s very, very easy and dare I say...addictive!

Its basically a ‘manual‘ version of stem stitch.

It gets really interesting when you go under instead of over on the next pass and manage to create the most stunning floral motifs.

So here’s  the reason why I need to work out how to do it...
Royal Collection Bag

Can you believe that bag!