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More bookmarks and more crappy scanner pics ahead!
Here are three more bookmarks I've made, all in size 10 thread (I've got a bunch of smaller thread on order).
The red one is needle tatted, with the same pattern as this one except with seven repeats instead of nine. I wanted to see just how much looser needle tatting is, and the difference seems pretty significant to me. I tried using a size ( Read more... ) -
First bookmark!
I just finished this last night and blocked it with a bit of spray-starch. It's from the Big Book of Tatting, but I didn't like the end bits so I adjusted it to my liking. It's size 10 Royale, which seems to have some kind of sizing put on it, but that didn't bother me as much as I thought it would.
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Thread.
The more I work with Cebelia thread, the harder it is to go back to "regular" threads, such as DMC perle cottons, crochet cotton, etc ( Read more... ) -
June works.
Hi all,
I last posted at the end of May, but it's been a few weeks now, and I'd like to share some pictures of what I've finished so far in June. I apologize to anyone on my personal flist, as you've already seen these pics as they were completed.
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Shuttle or needle?
Hi there, I'm brand new to tatting after having done knitting, crochet, sewing, spinning, and bookbinding (pillow lace next after this). I have both shuttles and needles and have tried both, and was wondering what the people here do more. What are the advantages/disadvantages of the different methods? I'm finding needle tatting much easier, but ( Read more... ) -
Baby's bonnet.
My very best friend is due with her first baby - a little girl - and I wanted to make her something very special and unique. I chose a beautiful pattern for a ruffled baby's bonnet, and I ordered the pattern from a woman in Spain.
And now I share with you all the finished piece.
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Confusion
I looked through older post but saw nothing on this. I am very, very new to tatting. I can understand the written patterns mostly. But the patterns that are just pictures . . . how am I suppose to know where to begin the pattern if they don't say? -
Tatting on Airline Flight
Has anyone brought their tatting along on an airplane and been allowed to tat during a flight ( Read more... ) -
Tatting Supplies?
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Tatting in the News
Received this on one of the tatting email lists. It does include a few myths on the origins of tatting (Egyptian & Chinese origins, mention in Chaucer, etc.), but it's still a lovely article and has some beautiful motifs pictured at the top!http
