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Tassel

A tassel is a binding of plaited or otherwise gathered threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the tassel is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end. Tassels are normally decorative elements, and as such one often finds them attached, usually along the bottom hem, to garments, curtains or other hangings. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... See also: Hilt (band) and Peter Hilt Hilt of Szczerbiec The hilt of a sword is its handle, consisting of a guard, grip and pommel. ... “Corn” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Rot. ... Image File history File links Rot. ... A plait is a knot usually tied from multiple lines and exhibiting a repeating pattern, often a braid and often referring to hair. ... Yarn Spools of thread Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. ... Look up Cord on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Cord has several meanings: String or Rope Cord Automobile Vibrating cord A measurement of the volume of firewood A power cord or extension cable In electronics, a cable Cord, a former American car marque founded by Errett Lobban Cord. ... For a place in France, see Hem, France For the band, see Hem (band) To hem a piece of cloth, the cut edges are folded up, folded up again, and then sewed down. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... For religious use, see Veil. ...

The word 'tassel' comes from the Latin "tassau" which meant a clasp (as for the neck of a garment). This word was also later served to denote string ties, which ended in increasingly elaborate tassels. Today, tassels, or liripipes, are found on mortarboards during graduation ceremonies and possibly upon the shoes of the men at graduation. The tassel is a universal ornament is seen in varying versions in every culture around the globe. A fastener is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

Near the conclusion of the graduation ceremony the tassel that hangs from the graduate's mortarboard is moved from the right to the left. Typically the entire graduating class does this in unison.

Passementerie

In this craft a tassel is primarily an ornament, and was, of course, at first the casual termination of a cord to prevent unraveling as its ends which were tied in knots with the remainder of the cord hanging as shreds of it. As time went on, various peoples developed greater or lesser variations of this, until by the time of 16th century France, there was constituted the first Guild of Passementiers who formulated and documented the art of passementerie (pronounced: pahs/mahn/TREE). This art form had the tassel as its primary expression, but also included fringes (applied, as opposed to integral), ornamental cords, galloons, pompons, rosettes, and gimps as other forms. Tassels, pompons, and rosettes are point ornaments; the others are linear ornaments. The parts of a tassel are basically, from top to bottom: (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... A guild is an association of craftspeople in a particular trade. ... Passementerie of applied gold cord and embroidery worn by Henry VIII of England (detail of a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. ... A fringe is an ornamental appendage to the border of an item, such as a flag. ... Pom-pons Pom-Pon: A prop of sorts used in the sport of Cheerleading for a variety of reasons including attracting the attention of a crowd, accentuating movements, distracting an opposing team (though in very limited fashion and never in an unsportsmanlike manner), and adding an element of sparkle to... Rosettes are small, circular devices that are presented with a medal. ... Two spools of gimp Gimp, also known as boondoggle or Scoubidou, is a type of flat, plastic thread used for making lanyards. ...

Making a tassel from yarn

• Its suspending cord
• Its body, which is usually made up of one or more moulds
• A skirt of fringe or other ornaments.

The techniques of construction are too elaborate to list here, but there have been a few good books on the subject in French and a few in German. No significant writings on the art from have been in English to date, though a number of minor works have appeared recently about tassels due to the resurgence in interest since around 1980. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

Tassels were originally, in the Western World, a series of windings of thread or string around a suspending string until the desired curvature was attained. Decades later, the form was of turned wooden moulds which were either covered in simple wrappings or much more elaborate coverings called "satinings." This last technique involved an intricate binding of bands of filament silk vertically around the mould by means of an internal 'lacing' in the bore of the mould. These constructions were varied and augmented with extensive ornamentations that were each assigned an idiosyncratic term by their French practitioners. Those practitioners were called in France "Passementiers" (pronounced: pahs/mahn/TIERS), and an apprenticeship of seven years was required to become a master in one of the subdivisions of the guild. The French widely exported their very artistic work, and at such low prices that no other nation developed to mature a "Trimmings" industry as it is called in English. Each era of decor found tassels and their associated forms to be in different stylings suitable to the period, from the small and casual of Renaissance designs, through the medium sizes and more staid designs of the Empire period, and to the Victorian Era with the largest and most elaborate and formal to be seen. Some of these designs are returning today from the European and American artisans who may charge a thousand dollars for one custom-made tassel, to the new innovations of the Chinese who now have established factories that turn out less perfect, but quite serviceable designs duplicating the best of the classic patterns for as little as US$15. Since vitually all militaries have adopted the very plain and service-oriented modern uniforms, there is no longer any call for tassels in that area, and the same goes for transportation and the clothes of people in general, so it is almost entirely period decor that is the sole remaining display of large, fine, tassels. The term Western world, the West or the Occident (Latin occidens -sunset, -west, as distinct from the Orient) [1] can have multiple meanings dependent on its context (e. ... Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled crafts practitioners, which is still popular in some countries. ... The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

References

• Guide to Passementerie. Scalamandre Silks. New York.
• La Passementerie. Pierre Boudet and Bernard Gomond. 1981. Dessain et Tolra. (in French) Features a lavishly illustrated 300-term glossary, as well as chapters on the history, making, and craft of the art form. Also see the 1973 and 1993 French museum exhibit catalogs, less accurate in terminology than the book.
• Picture Gallery of Tassels and the place to buy at wholesale prices at http://www.trimindia.com/ and http://www.tasselnfringe.com/ - [TrimIndia.com]