In one of my present projects, we have to use a lot of Trimmings and Tassels. In my research, I found an interesting brochure about “How to use Trimmings and Tassels in One Hundred and One Waysâ€.
1.) Key Tassels on pillow corners
2.) Cord around a bedspread or coverlet
3.) Fringe along the edges of an area rug
4.) Tassels at the corners of an are rug
5.) Tiebacks to hold back drapery panesl
6.) Key Tassels as window shade pulls
7.) Tassel Fringe on lampshades
8.) Chair Tie Tassels as pull cords on decorative lamps
9.) Tassel Fringe as Christmas garland
10.) Key Tassels or Chair Tassels as Christmas ornaments
11.) Key Tassels on special keys left in a keyhole
12.) Key Tassels or Chair Tassels as bell pulls
13.) Cord as napkin rings
14.) Tassels on place setting menus
15.) Cord on the edges of pillows
16.) Gimp applied to the front of pillows
17.) Cord as contrast welting on upholstery pieces
18.) Chair Ties for securing cushions to a chair
19.) Gimp as borders on placemats
20.) Cord along the edges of tablerunners
21.) Tassel Fringe around bed skirts
22.) Gimp as borders on napkins
23.) Chair Ties as embellishments for simple slipcovers
24.) Chair Ties for simple drapery tiebacks
25.) Tassels at the points of tablerunners
26.) Tassel Fringe around the edges of table toppers
27.) Key Tassels at the corners of table toppers
28.) Bullion Fringe along the bottom edge of tableskirts
29.) Tassel Fringe around the diameter of the top of tableskirts
30.) Cord along the edges of bolsters
31.) Braided Cord as tiebacks
32.) Bullion Fringe on the bottom of upholstery skirts
33.) Gimp on the edges of lampshades
34.) Moss Fringe for a “hula†effect on seat cushions
35.) Gimp as the banding on upholstery skirts
36.) Cord on the base of upholstery skirts
37.) Cord on the edges of lampshades
38.) Gimp in place of ribbon on decorative memo screens
39.) Cord in place or ribbon when tying packages
40.) Gimp as a border on walls
41.) Gimp to outline or frame wall sections (in place of moulding or chair railing)
42.) Tiebacks or Chair Tassels to hang from corners of foot stools
43.) Tiebacks or Chair Tassels to mark the center of ornate valances and cornices
44.) Gimp on the decorative top edge of a bedding flat sheet
45.) Tiebacks or Chair Tassels to hang from the corners of floor pillows
46.) Cord on the leading edges of swags and jabots
47.) Gimp to cover upholstery tacks on wood frame furniture
48.) Bullion Fringe at the base of chair seats - to hang over exposed legs
49.) Gimp to hide the seams of wall upholstery
50.) Gimp on decorative screens
51.) Tassel Fringe on shower curtain valances
52.) Gimp to outline cornice boards
53.) Cord in place of any fabric welting
54.) Cord ot cover butted edges of wall upholstery
55.) Cord as festoons over swags
56.) Cord with Lip along the leading edges of drapery panels
57.) Cord at the top of valances with Tassel Fringe trimming the bottom edge of valances
58.) Fringe on the bottom edge of window shades
59.) Fringe on the leading edges of drapery panels
60.) Fringe on the edges of swags and Jabots
61.) Combine the two types of Fringe, ie. Bullion and Tassel or Bullion and Moss for decorative layering
62.) Key Tassels at the base pendant of chandeliers
63.) Cord festooning bed hangings
64.) Tiebacks on bed hangings
65.) Tassel Fringe on canopies
66.) Fringe applied to hang towels
67.) Cord looped along the top of drapery panels to form “rings†for hanging on decorative rods
68.) Cord as welting on slipcovers
69.) Cord or Gimp as decorative picture hangers
70.) Moss Fringe along the edges of window seat cushions of chair cushions
71.) Gimp at the edge of a ruffle on a pillow
72.) Cord or Fringe wherever you have a seam
73.) Gimp at the edges of wood framed furniture
74.) Gimp on top of seat cushions to define the area or shape of a seat
75.) Tassel Fringe on the edge of a throw
76.) Moss Fringe or Tassel Fringe around chair arms
77.) Bullion Fringe to trim the base of sink skirts
78.) Chair Ties to lace up a slipcover
79.) Tassels or Trimmings to decorate gift packages
80.) Key Tassels on Door Knobs
81.) Tassel Fringe on the edges of pillows
82.) Gimp along the edge of bed skirts
83.) Key Tassels as a key ring
84.) Bullion Fringe at the bottome edge of shower curtains
85.) Tassel Fringe to define the top edge of a sink skirt
86.) Key Tassels on drawer pulls
87.) Moss Fringe on the edges of pillows
88.) Loop Fringe along the edge of bed skirts
89.) Gomp as a stabilizer for bulletin boards
90.) Fringe on hanging picture Frames
91.) Chair Ties as gaterhing devices for infomal swags
92.) Gimp to outline the kidney shape of a vanity skirt
93.) Tiebacks and Cording to hang Tapestry
94.) Bullion Fringe along the edges of a vanity skirt
95.) Chair Ties to bundle a group of antique linens
96.) Tassel Fringe along the edges of a pretty umbrella
97.) Chair Ties around flreshly cut flowers
98.) Bullion Fringe at the ends of a shawl
99.) Gimp in place of embroidery for a large monogrammed pillow
100.) Cord to festoon or drape on top of window treatments, to add extra dimension
101.) Tiebacks, Chair Ties or Cord as a sash with a catsuit! Verve!
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