How to decorate the Mandalas - Second Part

Tassels at the Ends

The tassels are very decorative and embellish our work. Many times they can help to put out of sight any imperfections. Some people like to include tassels in all sides of the Mandala, others just 1 or 2. The important thing here is that it goes to the taste of each of us and the desire of the work we’ll like to carry out.

To do the tassels, we first need to cut strands of yarn / wool of the same colors used in the Mandala we completed. If you’ll like the tassels chubby, cut several threads, but you should regulate them according to your taste and desire. My view is something of a middle point, it should always be according to the work I'm doing, if the Mandala is something big, then the tassel has to be in line with the same.

Once we cut the strands, we put them together mixing the colors. We’ll pass through 1 strand in the middle and make a knot, as you can see in the below picture.

 

 

Now fold in half the full strands in the section we made the knot, and cut the ends of the strands with a scissor to even them.

With another strand we begin to twine so we can shape the tassel. This strand can be from the same color we used for the knot or employ one from another color that are included in the tassels. 

 

Below find how it looks once completed and we can now place it in the ends of the Mandala.