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tassels and embellishments
for Vaucluse house

April 5, 2017 by handmade Technique Vaucluse House
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Tassels and embellishments for Vacluse House One of Australia’s most prestigious colonial properties, Vaucluse house in Sydney, has  a revamp! We at Passementeries were asked to help in the reconstruction, specifically crafting sixty tassels and three hundred embellishments for the drawing room , all based on original 19th century designs. We reproduced the tassels from original prototypes […]

revamping jute trimmings

March 6, 2017 by braid Bullion Fringe Fringe handmade jute natural fibres
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revamping jute trimmings In the early 90’s I started my tassel career making trendy, contemporary jute trimmings, tassels braids fringes and cords. Then the fad faded, but not totally. This past year Passementeries has been approached to create new and exciting contemporary jute projects. In the process we’ve developed stunningly new creations. Natural fiber has […]

How to make Paper Snowflakes

December 3, 2015 by handmade Technique Workshop
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How to make Paper Snowflakes I decided this year to make Paper Snowflakes for our Christmas decorations. Simple and fun, but watch out for that dangerous blade. Items required: – Card – Sharp Knife – Metal Ruler – Cutting Board – Double Sided Tape – Scissors – Needle and Thread Cut a rectangle piece of card, two thirds longer than the width. […]

Custom cushion fringe – Bullion Fringe

October 5, 2015 by Bullion Fringe cushion Fringe handmade
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Custom cushion fringe – Bullion Fringe Weaving twisted threads with a loom turns into bullion fringe. The term originates from the thick metallic gold or silver fringe epaulettes and cording used on military uniforms. Here at Passementeries® we make our bullion fringe with  high-grade mercerised cotton from a collection of some 600 colors. The Bullion Fringe featured […]

Two weeks it took to make this ceiling rosette and it took just 10 seconds for my staff to turn it into a hat!

October 5, 2015 by handmade rosette
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Two weeks it took to make this ceiling rosette and it took just 10 seconds for my staff to turn it into a hat! This ceiling rosette took a laborious two weeks to construct. When it was finally completed, before it has time to be used as a ceiling rosette, my staff grabbed it as a decorative hat. […]