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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

3594. A leather tassel for a horse's bridle. Slit only the bottom

edge of a rectangular piece of leather into a series of narrow widths.

Sew the end of a platted lanyard to the edge, on the rough side. Soak

in warm water and roll the leather tightly around the lanyard. Roll

underfoot to make smooth. Seize it temporarily to hold in position,

sew it tightly in place. Cover the solid neck with a TURK's-HEAD

of the same or other materiaL

3595. A tassel for cord shoestrings on bathing shoes and other

summer footgear. The shoestring itself may first be made as de-

scribed for foxes and nettles at the beginning of this chapter. If

desired, different-colored strands may be laid up together. Having a

string of the right length, tie a MATfHEW WALKER KNOT a little

way from the ends and then ravel the end .

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made three-ply and completed before being put in place. The tassel

is made on a card as 1f, 3 593 and is sewed flat to the sash, \vhich is

pleated once to correspond to the width of the knots. Two knots

3591 are sewed to each end of the sash, one on each side covering the

upper part of the tasseL Sew carefully around the edges and tack

a few times through the center. To tie one of the knots: Enlarge the

drawing and pin the knot out over the copy. Any other FLAT KNOT

may be employed in this way if desired.

3597. Another shoestring tassel similar to 1f, 3595 is an adaptation

of DIAMOND KNOT 1f, 7 35.

3598. A pompon is made by cutting out two flat doughnut-shaped

pieces of cardboard, placing them together and sewing around and

around with cord, string, or yarn, until the center hole is tightly

filled. Then take a safety-razor blade and carefully cut along the

edge. Insert a wire between the sheets of cardboard and 'wind it sev-

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eral times very tightly around the center core and twist the ends

35'8 II together. Finally remove the two cards and trim carefully with scis-

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wire take a stout cord and tie a CONSTRICTOR in the center bight,

around the core between the two cards. Either leave the ends long

for a lanyard or else bend them together so that the knot is hidden

in the texture of the ball.

3599. A decorative curtain holdback may be made with a series of

any of the TWO-CORD LANYARD KNOTS of Chapter 8. Make the loop

first and finish off with a tassel.

3600. Another curtain holdback. Make tassel 1f, 3584 with a light

?>&OO cord and a LONG EYE. Make a separate doubled cord with a loop at

either end or else with two rings. Loop the tassel eye as in the upper

drawing, bring one of these loops up through one eye of the hold-

back, do likewise with the other. Place one loop of the tassel over

the other and reeve the tassel through them both.

3601. A more formal holdback may be made as sea gasket 1f, 3477.

A MULTI-STRAND BUTfON from Ch:rpter 9 or JO may be put in one

360\ end, or a neatly turned toggle may be seized in.

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