The following particulars are on making silk tassels for banners, etc. On a table lay a large and rather heavy book A (Fig. 1). Place the reel of silk B at oneendof the book, and keep the silk C straight, by passing it under the book. Kow take the end of the silk in one hand, and in the other hand have a pair of scissors. Draw the silk from under the book, and cut off as many equal lengths as are required, when doubled (see Fig. 2), to make the tassel. The last piece of silk that is drawn should be tied round the centre of the other pieces (see Fig. 3). Then make a second knot a little higher up. Now place close to the first knot a small hard ball, such as a pea, bean, or marble, and cover this with the strands of silk. Tie the ball tight and neat to form the top of the tassel; shake out the strands, and trim off. For more elaborate tassels, machinery and wood moulds are necessary.

Fig. 2.

Fig. 3. Making Small Silk Tassels.