All about Graduation Tassels

Tassels are considered to be universal ornaments that are used to decorate fabrics. These ornaments are use by all culture around the world. The history of graduation tassels began during early times when weavers used tassels to tie garments, blankets, and rugs. However, during 17th century when graduation tassels make it the way to the world of fashion when France used tassel for decorative purposes.
Each tassel at that time was crafted made by professional artisan and was made of expensive materials. During the year 1880, graduation tassels where use by Napoleon to decorate his throne with golden tassels. Much simpler graduation tassels where created during the 20th century as the Victorian era was ended. Nowadays, graduation tassels are continuously recognized for its elegance that they add whenever they are use.
Tassels are made by fastening plaited threads from a string from which the tassel is hung. Graduation tassels are just knots just to terminate disentanglement cords. Over time, because of its elegance it was made as a part of fashion statement in some countries like France. Graduation tassels have three main parts and one of this is the suspending cords. This is the use to hang the tassel and the main body of the tassel which is made of one or more molds. The last one is the skirt of the graduation tassels that is made of fringe and other ornaments that can be hanging around.
Tassels are made up of different variation in color, style and designs. They are also made of diverse materials according to its purpose. But the most traditional material that is being use for graduation tassels are cotton, wool and silk. The importance of these tassels has been proven over the years. As it is being use in many diverse applications all through the history. These graduation tassels has been use as ornaments for garments, saddles, furniture, cushions, blankets, carpets and rugs. In these modern times that are use as a nostalgic item to decorate some old furniture and other handmade crafts.
Students are the one who popularly known to wear these phenomenal graduation tassels. The tassel is hung onto the mortarboard to give the students the experience of flipping their graduation tassels from right to left. There are times when the graduation tassels are hanging around the shoes of each graduates. In a unison act, all students will flip their tassel from the right side of their cap into the left side of their graduation cap. This certain action signifies the individual shifting of each student to graduate.
Graduation tassels can be made personally by each student. This is usually done during elementary and preschool graduation where students enjoy making their own graduation cap and tassel. Tassels serve as their last project the year. For high school and college graduation, tassels are usually bought from a local store and over the internet. There are numerous ways on how graduate students can avail whole graduation package. Graduation tassel is not too expensive because it is incorporated into the cap when buying a set of graduation caps and gowns.