Snippets from a bead artist.

6.03.2018

June Beading Prompt

Hello, all!  Sorry for the late posting this month!  Between allergies and other personal loss things, things have been feeling pretty rough around here for about a week, and I've fallen behind on just about everything... we won't speak of the housework.

HOWSOMEVER, here I am at last and I think this is a seriously cool prompt - I'm not hesitant to say so because it wasn't my idea, lol!  I was running on empty at the end of May and asked for suggestions in the group for things they thought might be interesting.

June's prompt, therefore, is beaded tassels!  What a cool concept and what a gorgeous treasure trove of inspirations I found when I did some searching.  I could only think of a very few things I did myself that included a tassel (I'm much more likely to do fringe or drops!) and this is a pic of my favorite, called Water Lily:



It just so happens that Marcia DeCoster has a design in this month's Bead and Jewelry Magazine featuring a tassel, as well!  I believe this is a UK magazine, but ohhhhhh... so tempted!! I have HEARD that they sell single copies in Barnes and Noble, after all.  :D


On Etsy, there are (is?) a plethora of designs to choose from if you don't already have a tassel tutorial in your stash, or if you're not feeling like designing your own.  I'm only going to list a few of them, because I double dog dare ya to go and search yourself, if only for the eye candy.

The lovely Helena Tang-Lim (Maneklady on Etsy) has this luscious Tassel Lariat - tutorial HERE.


Cynthia Newcomer Daniel has a stunning tassel HERE that I love:


Norma Jean Dell (njdesigns1) has a lovely lariat necklace tutorial HERE that includes adorable little loop fringes:


Amanda Connell of BeadiACDesigns has this intricate and opulent pendant tutorial HERE:


Lynn Davy 's Nemesis necklace tutorial is an excellent one for learning to attach a tassel under a lamp worked bead (and who doesn't have a hoard of those saved up?!?!) HERE:


And Nikia Angel's Tudor necklace with three tassels is just divine, you can find it HERE:


A big thank you to the group for not only being so patient with me, but for helping me to come up with a really lovely prompt for everyone this month.  Be happy, get tasseling!!

5 comments:

  1. Oh, I do so love a tassle! I have a tassle tutorial to write up, so this is the perfect time to push me to do it.

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  2. Woot woot! I owe someone a pair of tassel earrings .... looks like those are up next on the bead table!

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  3. I would like to add that Liisa Turunen has a pattern for siberian tassel, Jill Wiseman has a video for a tassel necklace on her YouTube site and there is a Carol Cypher pattern Sparkle Dash and Dot bracelet that ends in tassel her book on bead weaving can't remember the name.

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  4. Beautiful. I Love yours. I have Cynthias which I have not yet made and I really like the Nemesis necklace. I can see a number of them in my future

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