Crafts: No~Stitch, Tassel~Style Pillow Design

Craft: No-Stitch, Tassel-Style Pillow Design

Deneale K. Williams, Yahoo Contributor Network
Oct 2, 2007

Recently, I found this new and fun way to make creative pillows. This is an awesome craft for just about any age! And the best part: There's no stitching, needles or thread required! Use your discretion on the age group of the child you are teaching or having help you make your new pillow. Also, never leave children unattended with scissors when you know they cannot be trusted.

 

 

Items needed:

Material of any shape or size
Stuffing of your style and choice
Scissors

What you do:

You take your material, and fold it in half; this will make you having two sides. If it is not cut into two pieces yet, cut it making both pieces matching. Now take the corners, and you will be cutting a 2 inch square out of each corner, all four corners. In other words, the piece you will be removing, will fit in your hand, and be the size of a 2 inch square. This enables you to make corners.

Now you take the material and line it up, and start cutting strips, 2 inches long, and the width can be a size of your choice, 1 inch, or half inch, whatever you think looks better.
 
Once completed, the material will look like tassels. Now you take the tassels, and begin tying. The tassel beside your corner, take the tassel from the other piece of material. Tie it once, and then again, thus making it a knot. Keep doing this with each and every tassel, carefully not to retie one you have already tied.

As you are tying, leave a section a little wider then your fist, to allow for you to put the stuffing inside! And the thickness of stuffing, is your choice. It can be stuffed full, thick and tight, or loose and squishy! That option is yours too!
 
Now that you have stuffed your project, you can finish tying it! If by chance you notice closer to the end, that you are coming up with extra tassels, then take an extra tassel and include it in your next tie. No one will be any the wiser, except for you. It will not be obvious, and these things do happen.
Once completed, simply shake off your completed project and admire it. You did this, and it was and is quicker then sewing, and looks fancier too! You have an original design that will make everyone talk!
Your new pillow is machine washable, in the gentle cycle. It is also machine dryable. (Depending however on the material you used!) Do not leave this pillow in a nursery with a small infant or baby, because of the tassels! This can cause suffocation!

Published by Deneale K. Williams