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"Loopy" pattern writing is underway
A funny thing happened on my way to tatting a pointed collar. Some folks made it known that what they really, really wanted was the pattern written up for my "Loopy" set, which is difficult to explain...
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New pattern listed: "Loopy"
Got it done! "Loopy" pattern is now listed in my Etsy shop.Techniques used include chain, bead placed over a picot, lock join, shoelace trick, ring, using a Celtic shuttle to weave through a tatted...
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The "Flutterby Heart" pattern and video
"Flutterby Heart"Using my new smartphone camera (which I'm not yet used to, hence some focusing issues) I made a quick video demo of tatting my free, original pattern "Flutterby Heart".Link to YouTube...
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"Misty Morning" hand dyed batch
New batch of hand dyed thread "Misty Morning" is now listed in my Etsy Shop. Shaded blues going into purple with a touch of straw yellow are in this, and I'm really pleased with the result. The flower...
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Mixed media jewelry with tatting
What I usually do is pick the colors first! The hand dyed thread I chose for the tatted "flowers" is from the Misty Morning batch, along with some from Blue Skies, both size 10, as well as some size...
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Nectarine and wire projects
New this week in my Etsy shop is a fresh batch of "Nectarine" hand dyed thread. Of course, the nectarine in the photo was promptly eaten after the photo was taken! I only use Procion MX fiber reactive...
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Kicking around a new bracelet idea
Began on Wednesday with a completely different idea for a stackable, not too fancy, 2 color bracelet design and somehow the result in the photo above happened. I am not sure if it's ugly, or if it's...
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Entwined
A new pattern has been added to my Etsy shop! It's really a very simple pattern, but needed explaining with photos, and then some folks asked about the sliding knot closure option so I added that, and...
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Spooky and more dyes
A new batch of "Spooky" hand dyed thread has just been listed in my Etsy shop. I noticed that some of the dyes in my stash were running low, so placed an order to restock. I only use fiber reactive...
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Started an Autumn Pendant
From my stash of hand dyed thread, I chose warm autumn colors of red, gold, and shaded greens in a mix of 10 and 20 (but that dark red seems a bit finer, so I'm not sure). Having completed the tatting...
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"Autumn Glow" pendant
The mixed media pendant that I had started last week is done! I'm really pleased with this one, so much so that I've started another, though of course each one is always different. Some years back I...
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Dye batch "Poinsettia"
My goal with "Poinsettia"was to come up with something a bit Christmas-y but more colorful than the standard red+white+green commonly available commercially. My inspiration was the Poinsettia plants...
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Single Shuttle Split Ring in a Dimpled Ring
Just sharing this little reminder photo that I made for myself, hoping it may help someone else! The story behind this is: I knew that I had used Single Shuttle Split Ring (SSSR) at the bottom of the...
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Hand dyed "Snowflake" is back
Hand dyed thread "Snowflake"Just a coincidence that the weather around here brought the first snowfall the same week that I listed a batch of hand dyed thread "Snowflake" in my Etsy shop. (By the way,...
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More Poinsettia, Jane's Peace Dove
New batch of hand dyed "Poinsettia" thread has been added to my Etsy shop. I found a photograph of a grouping of poinsettia flowers that comes close to the impression that I was trying for in the...
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New tatting pattern "High Gear"
New pattern! High GearBoth the "with gear" and "gearless" instructions are included in the same pattern, now listed in my Etsy shop.The brass gear of 15.5 mm diameter used in the pattern is available...
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Celtic Mardi Gras and Working on a Collar
The "Loopy" Mardi Gras items sold out immediately, but of course the pattern is still available at my Etsy shop. In the necklace shown above, I added 3 small charms using jump rings around 3 of the...
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Collar designing in progress
Still in the rough draft stage, I'm finding some elements for my new pointed collar that I really like but putting all together is a challenge. I'll keep going! Sneak peek at my design work in...
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The new tatted collar
For several weeks I've been obsessed with designing a new collar, and here are pictures of the result. I'm mostly happy with it. The one thing I want to change is how it lays around the neck, to be a...
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Cadenza collar
Original tatting pattern, "Cadenza". Cadenza!Today I put my new pattern "Cadenza" collar into my Etsy shop. I chose to call it "Cadenza" because that word means a virtuoso solo passage in music, and...
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