Chapter 5

 My hanging tab sample, based on one of the 1950s coffee pots so I used coffee coloured silk and threads.  The sample is photographed on a square wood bar but a copper rod would suit it better.

  Fringes

The sample above uses a knitting tape and the loops cut.  This is quite full as it was quite closely wound on the frame .  The rainbow ribbon below was worked in the same way and didn't seem to work as well.  I made the frame wider and spaced the ribbon out a little more and this worked better.

 The wider frame was used with Perle8 with an the stitching on organdie ribbon.and a varigated thread.

A stitched cord made from apricot and peach coloured embroidery wool stitched with yellow to form bobbles ( as a sample in Chapter 4).  The pattern used to secure the top did not stitch evenly, but seems to echo the stitching on the cord.  I like this cord - idea for later??

Tiny Tassels

 Three tassels made from machine embroidery threads.  The centre sample matches the corded fringe above.  The pink of the left hand sample is stitched with a varigated cotton thread.

The sample on the left is made from a fine hand embroidery floss bought to be used for cable stitch.  A largermakeshift frame was made with wooden kebab spewers and cocktail sticks taped together to make a longer piece for the black/white tassel.  This worked well although a b it of masking tape kept sticking to the machine!

Uses for tiny tassels:
-ends of cords,                                                       - ends of Prairie Points,
-as an edging, as part of a larger tassel,                -to decorate the end of hanging poles and cords,
-corners of a cushion,                                             -ends of a small bolster cushion,
-at bottom corners of a decorative bag.


Three Designer/Makers

It was quite difficult to decide who inspires me and who has influenced my own work.  Although I chose Maggie Grey as inspirational and Alison Holt as influential it could just as easily been the other way round. (and then there is Valerie Campbell-Harding, Sandra Meech, Constance Howard, Alison Lilley, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn......)  I really feel I should like Angie Hughes' work more!