How to Make a Graduation Tassel Using Embroidery Floss

Do you want to learn how to make graduation tassels using embroidery floss?

It’s that time of year – people are graduating!! Yay! It’s a fantastic reason to have a party. Do you need an idea for easy decorations? Why not make a few graduation tassels using embroidery floss?! They’re SUPER simple!

Making graduation tassels is SO EASY and takes less than 5 minutes. It is seriously one of the easiest DIY projects!

To make a tassel for a graduation cap follow the instructions below.

Supplies for Embroidery Floss Graduation Tassel

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How to Make a Graduation Tassel Using Embroidery Floss

Step 1: Prep to make your embroidery floss tassel

Cut two pieces of embroidery floss. One 12” and one 6” long.

Graduation tassel-embroidery floss middle

Step 2: Start making the tassel

Find the middle of the embroidery floss. It will be at one of the folds. Take the 12” piece of floss and put it through the middle of the floss. Fold it in half and tie a knot.

This will keep the tassel together. Then tie the loose ends (which is now two 6” long sections) of the 12” piece in a knot, so it creates a hanging loop.

Graduation-Tassel-red and blue embroidery floss tied together

Step 3: Create the diy graduation tassel band

Take the 6” piece of floss and create a 2” loop. The loop end faces down the tassel (see image).

While holding the loop in place, take one end of the floss and twist it tightly around the tassel. You are creating the band around the tassel.

Graduation tassel-loop and winding embroidery floss

Step 4: Tying off the band

After you have wound the floss around the tassel to create the bandwidth you want, take the floss end you have been winding and put it through the loop.