Chinese knot tassels are also called tassels or wrapped dragon heads. The production department also has many tutorials on making Chinese knot tassels and illustrations of how to weave Chinese knot tassels, such as: button tassels, bead-shaped tassels, tube tassels, concentric tassels, auspicious tassels, and tassel hats. Guitou, this article tells you how to make Chinese knot tassels with examples, let’s learn together!
Materials required for making Chinese knot tassels: a chopstick cut into the above shape (smoothened), a casing, a bundle of thread, a silk thread, and an iron clip.
The first step in making Chinese knot tassels:Put the sleeve on the chopsticks
The second step of making Chinese knot tassels: Insert chopsticks into the part where the strands of thread are tied, and distribute them evenly on the sleeve.
The third step of making Chinese knot tassels: Use iron clips to clamp the thread, fold the thread and place it in the position as shown in the picture, making sure to leave the folded part.
The fourth step of making Chinese knot tassels: Hold the silk thread with your fingers and start winding it with a long section. Remember to wind it counterclockwise. After a few turns, the silk thread will be fixed and you can pass Turn the chopsticks to wrap it up, its faster that way.
The fifth step of making Chinese knot tassels: Wrap to the end, insert the remaining ends into the pre-left fold, and then pull hard on the other end to pull the thread end into the wrapped silk thread , be sure to pull it in, otherwise it will fall off easily.
Cut off the thread and wrap up the end of the thread. The wrapping method for the faucet is the same as this. Leave a fold in advance. After wrapping, insert the thread end and pull the other end and its done. How did you learn it?
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