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.
Tassels of a bed from Paris, circa 1782–1783, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Making a tassel from yarn
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.
Tassel
…fringes, ornamental cords, galloons, pompons, rosettes, and gimps. Tassels, pompons and rosettes are point ornaments; the others are linear ornaments. Passementerie Tallit…
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