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700 words later
Tatting and wire pendantIn times past, I would have saved the following announcement as a surprise, but oh well, you wonderful blog readers will find out early! My pendant will be featured in the June...
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Some Celtic necklaces and tatting plus wire earrings
Celtic Triangle necklace. I started with the Celtic Triangle Pendant taught in my "Next Steps In Shuttle Tatting" course on Craftsy, then added on to make the necklace. More about this shamrock...
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Updated "Quadrille" earring pattern
My original "Quadrille" pattern had been in my Etsy shop since 2009. I think it was the first pattern that I put there, 1 page with only one picture and written instructions. Time for an upgrade!The...
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Celtic Triangle Necklace pattern
This pattern is now available from my Etsy shop. Tatting techniques used include ring, picot, chain, join, Catherine Wheel join, bead picot, and floating ring. It's written from the shuttle tatting...
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Tatted Link Earrings
I've made a video demo and posted it on YouTube.Short clips from the video are also on Instagram and TikTok. It's a very simple pattern, and here's the diagram:The following photos list the supplies...
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Published in Belle Armoire Jewelry!
In today's mail I received a lovely surprise! The issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry magazine with my own wire-wrapped tatted pendant article in it!The issue is Summer 2023. It will arrive on news stands...
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The winner!
The winner of the giveaway is Melissa! Congratulations!Thank you to everyone for your wonderful comments on my previous post.
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Vintage letter "B" made easier, or perhaps not!
The tatted alphabet in Priscilla Tatting Book No. 2, published 1915 has instructions in paragraphs so densely packed that it is hard to figure out. Here are my 21st Century "hacks" to make it...
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Tatted lace "Phoenix" necklace
Tatted lace necklace from "Phoenix" pattern in dark ecru and shaded greens.For this necklace I chose size 20 Lizbeth thread in the color number 693 "Linen Medium", and some of my hand dyed from the...
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The jacket again, with clover edging
The clover edging that I'd been tatting has now made its way onto the front of the white jeans jacket. The edging pattern and my video demo tatting it is on YouTube HERE.The back of the jacket...
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Okay, so now I also do bobbin lace
Pattern is by GaliciaBeeThe pattern is by GaliciaBee and it's so pretty and good for beginners. She also does videos! My current work under the pins is from one of her beautiful thread kits. I added...
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Tatting with gears and bobbin lace progress
From my "High Gear" patternThis pair of earrings was tatted from Liz Metallic thread size 20, color number 311. I made several short videos while tatting this pair. Three of them are on my TikTok...
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Larkspur and a lace bookmark
New hand dyed thread batch "Larkspur" is now listed in my Etsy shop. The colors were inspired by a delphinium (aka larkspur) flower in my garden.Obviously not as vibrant as the beautiful, intensely...
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Progressing on "Victory" pattern
An in-progress photo from my version of the "Victory" pattern. Slowly, I've been making progress on writing up my necklace version of the "Victory" pattern, based on a vintage collar pattern of the...
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Scenic Stroll
The autumn trees with hand dyed thread that they inspired.New batch of hand dyed thread, inspired by a stroll through the park in autumn. "Scenic Stroll" has been listed in my Etsy shop:...
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Pattern for Victory necklace and more Snowflake
The story behind this necklace is that I saw a picture of a vintage tatted collar (I think it was from the 1940s) and decided to embellish it. I'm sure that I've seen other variations online based on...
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Lilac Sea and Sea Green plus lace jewelry
Hand dyed "Lilac Sea" is a pretty sea green with purple. I took the dye for sea green, added a little bit more dye to make the color slightly richer, and did a few solid color skeins in size 20....
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The picot comb, new eyeglasses, and metallic thread fire test
"Linnea" bracelet in progressThe large Clover picot comb comes in handy for measuring picots that will have beads placed over them. I'm not one to use a picot gauge much at all, but the Linnea pattern...
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Inspired by visit to Sonoran desert
"Sonoran Stones" hand dyed threadA visit to the Sonoran desert in Arizona a few weeks ago inspired a new hand dyed thread batch! "Sonoran Stones" is my attempt to capture the colors that I saw while...
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Dragon and flower and towels and more
It was fun making this dragon bookmark designed by GaliciaBee! Her bobbin lace patterns are beginner friendly and are an excellent way to learn basic bobbin lace techniques.Because I still need...
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