My favorite way to deal with bookmark tails is with a macrame knot. A little hard to describe without diagrams but I'll try.
Use one pair of threads from each side of the tassel - hereafter referred to as passives - to make knots around the passives. Lay the knotting pair from the left side to the right over all the passives leaving a sizeable loop at the left. Now bring the knotting pair on the right down over the knotting pair that came from the left., then bring it under all the passive pairs and up through the loop you left at the beginning. Pull both knotting pairs to make a smooth knot around the passives. Now starting from the right side, lay the right-hand knotting pair over the passives to the left leaving a loop at the right. Lay the left-hand knotting pair down over the pair that came from the right, then down under the passives and up thru the loop left at the right side. Again pull up and tension to make a smooth knot . Continue alternatng left and right knots for as long as you want. Usually only a quarter inch or a bit more is necessary. And that's it. No other knot or fastening is needed. It is smooth and good-looking and secure. Doris in Iowa - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
