Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Iris Tuft Tassel
- 5 July 2011
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Have you noticed all the tassels? From tassel belts to tassel earrings. Tassel shoes and tassel bags. Tassel hats and tassel phone decorations. And this time of year: graduation tassels.
Well, tassels are, of course, nothing new and throughout their dangling history tiny to robust tassels were universally used as a finishing feature in fabric decoration and symbols of standing in religious order and nobility and military ranks.
My iris leaf tassel has nothing to do with either fabric or status: it is meant to be pretty for as long as it lasts.
What a great alternative to a graduation corsage or boutonniere
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Tutorials
A tassel (also called a tuft) consist of: A suspending cord, the body, a fringed or ornamental skirt
Favourite Flowers
Dutch Iris or widow iris are the best known varieties used as cut flowers
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