Passementerie: Tassel Making Workshop

Saturday 31 January 2025, 10.00 - 16.30 

Booking link coming soon

Brightly coloured tassels

Passementerie – Key Tassels:

Step into the enchanting world of Elizabeth Ashdown, one of the UK's last remaining passementerie makers. Passementerie is officially classified as an 'endangered' craft in the UK, making this a truly extraordinary opportunity to learn rare techniques that are disappearing from our cultural heritage.

Tassels have been beautifying homes for centuries and they make wonderful adornments for contemporary interiors. Come and discover why this beautiful craft has adorned the finest homes and palaces for centuries – and leave with your own piece of that legacy.

Working with traditional, yet endangered, hand-making techniques and a range of high quality passementerie materials and equipment, you will learn how to create one complete, contemporary key tassel using your choice of colours.

What Makes This Special:

•Learn authentic hand-making techniques
•Work with premium passementerie materials and traditional equipment to create contemporary tassels
•Create your very own exquisite key tassel using traditional making methods
•Discover the secrets behind this fascinating, endangered craft

What You'll Experience:

•Hands-on guidance from Elizabeth, one of the last remaining Passementerie makers in the UK
•Access to unusual, high-quality materials

•Traditional tools and equipment used by master craftspeople
•Stories and history behind this beautiful art form

You'll Leave With:

•One complete, gorgeous key tassel – perfect for adorning keys, blind pulls, soft furnishings or anywhere you want to add a touch of handcrafted beauty.
•Knowledge of traditional techniques that few people in the UK still practice
•A deeper appreciation for the artistry behind fine passementerie
•A unique piece that tells the story of British craftsmanship

Perfect For:

  • Anyone fascinated by traditional crafts and heritage skills
  • Interior design enthusiasts who appreciate authentic details
  • People who love learning from true masters of their craft
  • Those seeking a meaningful, meditative creative experience
  • Anyone who wants to own something truly special and handmade

Limited spaces available – this intimate workshop ensures personalised attention from Elizabeth.