Fringe on knitwear looks beautiful and rich. Scarves, shawls, ponchos, scarves are those items of clothing that are decorated with tassels. Run such
Decorative elements are quite simple and easy. Even a beginner needlewoman will be able to cope with such work. Today we’ll talk about how to make tassels on a scarf. For the attention of the craftswomen there are two options for making such jewelry for a knitted accessory. We invite you to familiarize yourself with them.
Preparatory stage
In order to make brushes for a scarf, you will need the following tools and materials:
- scissors;
- crochet hook;
- cardboard;
- yarn;
- scarf.
The hook number should correspond to the thickness of the thread from which the scarf is made. Otherwise, it may be difficult for you to stretch them through a knitted fabric. The yarn can be different in color, but in thickness it is desirable that it matches the one from which the main product is made.
Learning to do fringe
Do you want to learn how to make tassels on a scarf? Read the following instructions.
- Cut the yarn into pieces. Their length should be two times the desired size of the fringe. How to perform this procedure? Take a piece of cardboard, the width of which corresponds to the desired size of the brushes. Wrap threads on it and then cut them on one side. As a result, you will get the same length elements.
- Fold a piece of yarn in half. Insert the hook at the beginning of the last row of a knitted scarf, hook a piece of thread on the loop formed during folding and pull it halfway through the fabric. Next, thread the ends of the yarn into this loop and tighten. One fringe element is made. So do the whole row.
- On the opposite edge, brush in the same way.
- Scissors trim the entire fringe.
How to make brushes on a scarf more magnificent? Just carry out two or three strings at once in one pull.
We make brushes on a scarf. Method number 2
The accessory, the ends of which are decorated with a fringe that resembles bells in shape, looks very nice. How to make tassels on a scarf of this kind? We will talk about this later.
We prepare the same materials as in the previous fringe: yarn, cardboard, scissors. Cut the thread in size three to four times larger than the intended product. Put this piece of yarn along the cardboard. Winding threads on this blank. The more turns you make, the larger the brush will be. Next, knit a long piece of yarn on one knot. Cut a layer of thread, pull out the cardboard. Tighten the knot. You got a pompom. How to tie tassels on a scarf so that they have the shape of a bell? Cut another piece of yarn and tie a brush around it, stepping back a few centimeters from the edge. Tighten the knot tightly. Hide the ends of the thread inside the product. Next, attach the pompom to it with a needle or hook. Pull the yarn through the thread that holds the fringe on top, insert it into a scarf and tie it into a knot.
You learned two ways to make tassels on a scarf. We hope that the information provided is useful to you, and very soon items decorated with handmade fringes will appear in your wardrobe.