Tassel Paperclip Bookmark

 

Embroidery Floss

Paperclip

scissor 

Tassel Maker....

Make the tassel with embroidery thread  by winding it around a piece of cardboard. Use different colors to make it interesting. More the better. Add the paperclip. Start by bending the outside end of the clip just enough so you can fit it through the tassel maker under the loops of embroidery floss.Then, with the embroidery floss still on the tassel maker, fit the paperclip under all the loops on the top side of the tassel.From here, you can bend the paperclip back to its original shape to keep everything a bit more secure. From here, you can remove your tassel from the tassel maker by carefully sliding it off. With the paperclip closed, everything should stay in place fairly well.Now cut another piece of embroidery floss about 12 inches long. This is what will be used to tie the top of the tassel. I chose to go with the middle shade of my three colors, but this is completely up to personal preference 

Position the thread on the bundle and tie a knot, trying to get it as close to under where the paperclip is as possible. Unlike some of my other paperclip bookmarks that I’ve made, I couldn’t think of a decent way to attach the tassel more firmly to the paperclip. However, if you tie the tassel right up against the paperclip I found that while it can still move a bit, it will stay in place on its own fairly well.To make the knot more secure, I like to flip the tassel over and tie another knot. Then flip it over one more time and tie a double knot. This may be a bit overkill, but at least I know the tassel isn’t going to fall apart.

To hide the knot a bit, thread one end of the embroidery floss through onto an embroidery needle and use that to push the thread through the other side of the tassel right under where you’ve been looping the thread.Repeat this with the other end of the thread, then pull them tightly. This will pull the knot a little closer to the tassel.At this point the tassel is finally looking like a tassel but still needs a few finishing touches. First, snip the bottom loops of the tassel with scissors.