Fashion Accessories- Pom-Poms, Tassels & Kanzashi Flower Makers
with instructor Steve Butler
Class 123
What is it? – Hit Paris Fashion Week and grab a seat at one of the famous catwalk displays at the Carrousel du Louvre, or just cruise through your favorite haunts at the local shopping mall. What you’ll see is the creative result of the creative efforts of some of the most creative people on earth. And there are no holds barred when it comes to fashion, form or fit. So, what do these creators do to add that final “something” that makes it all pop? They do it with perfectly placed fashion accessories in the form of tassels, pom-poms or fabric flowers. These are the same really cool fashion accessories that we can make at home to highlight our own fashion, quilting or home décor creations.
What does it do? – Tassels, Pom-Poms and Kanzashi Flowers are amazing decorative gems that we can use to highlight and personalize almost anything we do with textile art. They have unlimited applications to fashion, quilting, knitting, crochet, home décor and crafts in general. But how do you make them? Well, the clever people at Clover have made the ultimate tools to help us make these creative accents fast, fun and perfect every time.
Tassel Makers – The Clover Tassel Maker is available in two sizes. The large Tassel Maker has preset sizes of 2 3/8”, 2 ¼”, 3 1/8”, 3 1/2” and 4”. The small Tassel Maker has preset finished sizes of 1 3/16”, 1 9/16” and 2”. Just select the size tassel desired and the fiber that answers your creative instincts. Set the tassel maker for the correct size and wrap your fiber to the fulness you want. Tie the center, cut the edges and trim to shape. You’re done and you have a perfect tassel. Every time.
Pom-Pom Makers – Clover’s Pom-Pom Maker Set allows us to make these decorative little gems in four sizes: 1 3/8″, 1 5/8″, 2 1/2″, and 3 3/8″.
Each Pom-Pom Maker is marked with chevrons that allow us to segregate different colors of yarn to different sections of the pom-pom for the ultimate creative flexibility. Just wrap the desired color(s) around the tool arms, cut the yarn in the grove, tie with the center chord and remove the pom-pom. Trim and fluff to suit your vision. Done.
Kanzashi Flower Maker – Clover’s Kanzashi Flower Maker is the absolute easiest way to form beautiful fabric flowers with consistently perfect petal shapes and sizes. Simply select the desired petal shape that fits your creative inspiration. Then select the complimenting fabric style, color and pattern. Place the fabric in the flower template, close, trim the fabric to shape and with the threaded needle, sew numerically across the holes in the template. Once complete, open the template and pull the thread through the fabric to form the petal shape. Repeat for desired number of petals needed to achieve your creative intent.
How do I share it? – Tassels, Pom-Poms and Kanzashi Flowers are all very desirable fashion accessories that add the personal creative touch to everything we do in fashion, quilting, knitting, home décor or crafts in general. A terrific idea to raise interest in these products is to put an “Ask me for a demo” tag on these tools and make sure we can demonstrate them when asked. Set it up as a “Notions of the Month” promotion or a “Favorite Notions Night” presentation. Share ideas of how all can be used for home decor, fashion, jewelry, shoes, bags and purses, seasonal accents or even stand-alone projects. It will truly open up creative horizons for all.
