Easy DIY Tassel Garland Plus 5 Tassel Decor Projects

I love using ticking fabric, and so many DIY tassel decor projects incorporate this fun fabric. I’m sharing a tutorial to make an Easy DIY Tassel Garland & 5 more tassel decoration ideas.

Using red and white ticking fabric to make decor tassels adds simple country elegance for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Patriotic holidays.

Although I used red and white ticking fabric, the options are endless. You can make many cute tassels that will work with your holiday and other seasonal decor.

How To Use DIY Tassels?

There are so many fun ways to use DIY Tassels for seasonal decorating. You can make a tassel garland, tassel napkin rings, package toppers, add to Christmas stockings, table runners, and pillows.

How To Make a Tassel Garland

This is super easy to make. Just tie the tassels onto a rope or another string of the fabric by spacing the tassels approx. 4 inches apart.

You can hang the garland on a Christmas Tree, over a window, or on a door, as shown below.

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Hang On A Door

Tassels are also cute hanging from a door knob, and kitchen drawer pulls, or any cabinet door, as you can see below.

Use For Gift Wrap

Another great tassel decoration idea is to add them to your Christmas packages. Just add a sprig of greenery and tie the tassel to the box.

Add Tassels To Christmas Stockings

The distressed ticking Christmas Stockings are easy to make and the tassels are the perfect addition.

Great Tassel Decoration Ideas For Napkin Rings

In addition, they can be used as tassel decoration ideas for napkin rings and make great gifts for your guests to take home to remember your event.

Be sure to adjust the instructions and use ample jute string to allow the ends to wrap around the napkin.

Use As Trim For Table Runners, Pillows, Etc.

Lastly, I made a smaller tassel to trim the edge of a table runner. You can see the full table runner tutorial here.

This will be so cute with the DIY Napkins I shared last week.

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Materials Needed To Make DIY Decor Tassels For Garland and More

1. Ticking fabric or any 100% cotton fabric will work
2. Jute Rope
3. Wooden Beads – Large or Small
4. Tape
5. Scissors

How to Make DIY Tassels

Now that you have Tassel Decoration Ideas let me show you the step-by-step tutorial.

Step One – Wash Fabric

Begin by cutting your fabric into square pieces. Use smaller pieces to achieve a frayed look to give your tassels a more distressed appearance.

I cut my fabric 18×18 inches before washing and drying. This will make tassels approx. 4 1/2 inches long. If you desire a different size tassel, adjust your fabric accordingly.

Step 2 – Rip the fabric into small strips

Next, cut small notches at the edge of the fabric approx. 1/4″ wide, as shown below.

Once you cut the notch, hold both ends of the fabric and rip the fabric into narrow strips.

Step Three – Cut Fabric for Tassel & Ties

These fabric strips are approx. Eighteen inches long, and I cut those in half. The 9-inch strips are then folded in half to form a four 1/2-inch tassel. You can choose how fat you’d like your tassels to be by adding more or less of the fabric strips.

When planning this easy DIY Tassel garland, you can choose how long you prefer your tassels to be and how thick or fat.

Using either a piece of jute string or another strip of the same fabric, tie the desired number of strips together at the center.

Below is the tassel for the table runner which isn’t as full as the garland tassel.

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Step 4 – Add Beads to the Tassel

This next step is optional, but if you’d like to add the wooden beads, here is how to do so easily.

Just wrap the ends of your fabric or jute rope tightly with tape. I used painter’s tape because it’s easy to remove.

You might also enjoy How To Make A Christmas Tree Pillow Cover.

You can change the fabric choices to match your decor colors. Made with other colors, these tassels work well for Spring, Summer, and Fall Decorating

Additional Ticking Fabric Ideas

I recently shared these DIY Package Toppers or Tree Ornaments using ticking fabric. In addition, you may enjoy seeing this Ticking Fabric Napkin Tutorial also.

You might also enjoy reading How To Make A Christmas Tree Pillow Cover.

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