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Nearly There
Working from the back side My large challenging, yet untitled tatted necklace project has grown to the point where the finishing touches are beginning to be added. I've learned to accept some...
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Original Design Finished! "Nexus of Joy" Necklace
After several months of thinking, experimenting, searching for threads and beads, it's done! I'm actually quite pleased with the result. Just so you know, this art piece necklace is NOT for sale, but...
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Yellow Atom, Spring Green Earrings
Atom in tatting always seems to make people smile. The pattern is in my Up and Tat 'Em book. It's definitely a challenge! The "nucleus" is an 8 mm bead, the "electrons" are 3 mm beads. A new experiment...
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A left hand only tatting demo for people with limited or no use of their right hand, inspired by the book Tatting With One Hand - Tatting for the Physically Handicapped by Helen A. Chesno.For the demo...
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Made room for the long bead
Based on my Unfolding Heart pattern, I tatted this heart from hand dyed size 10 thread featuring a long red glass drop bead in the center. The pattern as written isn't long enough to make room for the...
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Freshly dyed thread "Corsage" purple and orange
Hand dyeing in progressThe colors were inspired by a Cattleya orchid, which I think would make a stunning corsage for a special occasion, hence the name Corsage. Several sizes of cordonnet thread and...
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Lilac Sea
"Lilac Sea" hand dyed thread is a combination of purple and aqua shades. I've just added it to my Etsy Shop.Recently finished earrings made using the Lilac Sea hand dyed thread. The color gradation...
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Spring Corsage in 3D Tatted Flowers
My spring corsage is done, just in time for Easter! I used the daffodils tatting pattern in Christel Weidmann’s book"Ostern"plus small tatted flowers I made up myself. I really like how Christel's 3D...
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"Lake Effect" hand dyed
New colorway "Lake Effect" and I've saved the "recipe". Actually, what I was trying to do is reproduce the pastels of an old batch I did years ago which I never did write down. But, the result of my...
View ArticleFolded Join in Tatting
This is how I do a “folded join”, which prevents a twisted picot when joining the last ring to the first ring of a tatted motif. Whenever all rings are facing outward from the center of a tatted motif,...
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Hand dyed "Beach Cafe"
A freshly dyed batch of "Beach Cafe" has just been added to my Etsy Shop!While looking at my Etsy shop you may notice a reserved listing. This is why:Etsy has a "Design Awards" contest going, and they...
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My Mountain Top Experience
Me being extremely cool in sub-zero wind chill wearing my Star Trek jacket, on what seems like a different planet Yes, that's me standing on top of a mountain in Colorado! How I got up there is thanks...
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New Hand Dyed Batch "Summit"
"Summit" hand dyed shown in size 10"Summit" is a new dye batch that is inspired from the view I saw from the summit of Mount Evans in Colorado. I attempted to capture the impression of the shaded blues...
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Supporting My Neighbors and Letting My Voice Be Heard
These photos are from the Lights for Liberty vigil held at Milwaukee City Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the selfie above, I'm on the left. I came with a friend, and for both of us it was our first...
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Flower Colors, Snowflakes and Crocheted Bracelet
During a walk through the Boerner Botanical Gardens I came upon these pretty little flowers called Lantana "Landmark Citrus" in bright yellow, orange, and pink. Great combination for a batch of hand...
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Hand Dyed Thread "Lantana Citrus"
Hand dyed thread "Lantana Citrus", with colors inspired by Lantana flowers, is now listed in my Etsy shop. Bright and tropical!
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The "Pod" in Micro-macrame Cord
An interesting local bead shop had a supply of S-Lon nylon micro-macrame cord in many appealing colors, so I couldn't resist buying a collection! I've always thought of tatting as a version of macrame...
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Grape Earrings from Italian Magazine
This cluster of grapes earring design is a pattern in the Oct/Nov 2014 issue of the Italian magazine pictured below. I've finished one earring and have started on the 2nd one in the pair!The pattern...
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"Lola" hand dyed purples
Going fast! This batch varies a bit from previous times I've dyed the same recipe, since there's not really a blue in it. I don't know why it is different; it could be the dye. But, I like it!A...
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Primary colors
Apparently there's discussion these days about which colors are "Primary" colors. Some say the Red, Yellow, and Blue most of us learned in school are not as truly "Primary" (a group of colors from...
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