Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and of a method of preserving and protecting tassels. More particularly, the present invention relates to a tassel protector accommodating at least one tassel, particularly when undergoing high wear operations, such as, but not limited to, machine laundry. The invention is concerned with an apparatus to maintain the aesthetic appearance of the tassel by placing and holding a plurality of component strands of decorative tassels into their original conditions during high wear operations.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of preserving and protecting decorative tassels after they have become unsightly from wearing of an item, or to prevent their becoming so, particularly on shoes to which they are attached. Typically, one or more tassels are made up of strands of leather or synthetic leather extending integrally side-by-side from a stem base attached to the shoe. The method and apparatus comprises of arranging or rearranging and encasing the strands in a clamshell having an upper portion and a lower portion and snap lock mechanism with integrally molded hinge, thereby pressing the strands between the locked clamp and reviving them to or maintaining them in their original aesthetic appearance economically and conveniently.