Passementerie
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Passementerie or passementarie is the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings of applied braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads for clothing or furnishings.
Passementerie of cording and braid, embellished with beads, French, 1908
Passementerie workshop, Valencian Museum of Ethnology
Border (ST168) - Passementerie - MoMu Antwerp
Cordelière passement - Museum of Industry Ghent
Tassel
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A tassel is a finishing feature in fabric and clothing decoration. It is a universal ornament that is seen in varying versions in many cultures around the globe.
Passementerie
…passements) of applied braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads for clothing or furnishings. Styles of passementerie include the tassel, fringes (applied, as opposed to integral), ornamental cords, galloons, pompons, rosettes, and gimps, as well as other forms. Tassels, pompons, and…
Tassels of a bed from Paris, circa 1782–1783, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Making a tassel from yarn