subject: The Scoop On Graduation Tassels [print this page] Just about everyone knows what graduation tassels are, but if you were told to make one, could you? A tassel is made by binding gathered or plaited threads from which at one end protrudes a cord that it hangs from. There are loose, dangling threads at the other end. Other than being used for graduation and commencement ceremonies, tassels are used as decorative elements. You can find them everywhere, if you look, including finding them attached to the bottom hems of bed skirts, garments, curtains and lots of other places.
While these are ornaments, they originated when people started purposely making them to prevent a knot from unraveling. As time went on, they eventually started being used even when they did not have to be as decorations. Various people developed many different variations of the tassel, and by the time the 16th century came around in France, the first Guild of Passementiers was created. They documented the art of passementerie. The tassel was mainly what was made, in all kinds of sizes and styles including those with fringes that were applied instead of just integral, ornamental cords, pompons, resettes, galloons and many other items that were decorative, both linear and point ornaments. There are three parts to the traditional tassel: the suspending cord, its body (which is made up of one or more moulds, and a skirt, fringe or other ornaments.
Have you ever thought about making a graduation tassel of your own? You need to plan ahead with plenty of time before your ceremony to make sure that you have what you want. You also will need to think about your other graduation needs, so you do not want to spend too much time on any one part of your attire. However, there are many things to arrange and take care of, including parties, any gifts, accessories, shoes, and anything else you are going to need for the day. Finding affordable accessories for your special day is not difficult; in fact, if you go on the Internet, you will find many fantastic websites that offer all kinds of things from mementos to accessories to party supplies and many other things too.
There are many stores that offer cheap graduation accessories, and there are many more that cater to graduates that are working with a limited budget. You can do a search for cheap tassels or any other cheap graduation accessories and see all of the places that it can take you.
