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Needlebook with tatted closure and "Roses" HDT
There's an easy-to-follow tutorial by jessyratfink on Instructables on how to sew a needlebook. I used it as a guide for making my own needlebook, changing it just a bit to suit myself.I made my...
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Leaves
So September has arrived, and in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area it isn't hard to find some leaves that have already changed color. The days are still warm and summery though, and I hope that lasts a...
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Adventurer
For those who are looking for a neutral, camouflage, shaded khaki thread. This batch of my hand dyed leans just a wee bit to the olive side. I had in mind the image of an adventurer off on an...
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New bracelet in progress with pearl tatted center
Still unfinished, it needs the thread tails sewn in, steam blocking, and the findings attached. This is a new design experiment with a pearl tatted center. Pearl tatting meaning a 3rd thread added,...
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"Prairie Dusk" hand dyed thread
Several shades of purple, khaki, and orange, blended together in cordonnet sizes 3 to 80, plus embroidery floss. These colors have a subtle sort of "Halloween" association, but are not limited to that...
View ArticleVideo: Pearl tatting, adding thread with Lark's Head knot, rings thrown off...
My latest video shows how I do pearl tatting; there are, of course, other ways. I plan to link to the video in my new bracelet pattern, which at the time of this writing is still in progress.Also shown...
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New original bracelet pattern with pearl tatting center: "Linnea"
It's done! Available in my Etsy shop and will be in my Craftsy pattern store as well. This is the pattern for the bracelet that caused such a stir on Facebook, and was the motivation to make my YouTube...
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Assemblage greeting cards with tatted embellishments
One thing leads to another, so I've been making greeting cards, with tatting on each as an embellishment. The main features are from digital photos, sometimes my own, sometimes purchased. I'm having a...
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"Knitty Gritty"
Hand dyed thread "Knitty Gritty"! It's an earthy combination of autumn-y colors, from dull green, brown, gold, rust, and another brown.I used this color in one of my "Linnea" bracelets.The colors of...
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My teaching and show schedule
"Linnea" tatted braceletFor planning ahead, here's upcoming events that I will be teaching or selling at:November 6 - 8, 2014: Tatting Days at Tatting Corner, Greenfield, Indiana. I'm teaching the...
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Forest and shamrock
The "Forest" batch is done and in my shop! I tatted a shamrock from it. Celtic knot center in the shamrock was inspired by the book "Celtic Tatting Knots and Patterns" by Rozella F. Linden. I still...
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Getting packed for Tatting Days
The kits for the class that I'll be teaching (Rotation Pendant) are ready and the patterns are printed. I'll deactivate my hand dyed thread listings in my Etsy shop later today, since those will be...
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Photos from Tatting Days at the Tatting Corner
One of the classes in session, with me guiding the students through making the "Rotation" pendantMy dear husband Jan, ready to sell hand dyed thread and booksLunch time! Delicious meals were provided...
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Coming soon in the Winter issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry
Spilling the beans a few days early: a new, original pattern by me will appear in the Winter issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry magazine! It will be on sale beginning December 1st. But, I'm so excited I...
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About the heart bracelet
The Belle Armoire Jewelry winter 2015 issue shows my original tatted jewelry set including necklace, earrings, and bracelet, but since the bracelet is modeled the sides aren't shown. So here's a photo...
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Bead&Button show, Stardate, Newcastle
Still needing finishing, the blue necklace with dichroic glass pendant is tatted in my own hand dyed thread Blue Streak with Lizbeth Wedgewood Dk in the outer round. The pattern is my original...
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Mixing it up
Music from "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky kept echoing through my head whenever I found time to tat this past week. Well, one reason is because I actually played some of that music on my cello in 2...
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VAT, really?
According to the Etsy blog, the New European Union Rules on the Sale of Digital Items threatens to make small businesses like mine international law breakers starting January 1, 2015, unless we collect...
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Tollway Tatters Starting the New Year!
Diane in front, Sue Anna and Marilee standing, at the Hinsdale Oasis on the Illinois TollwayJane Eborall joined us via the Internet! We could see and hear each other using the FaceTime feature on Sue...
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Bead&Button and Shake Rag Alley tatting classes
Class project for Bead&ButtonClass project for Shake Rag AlleyBead&Button Show classes are open for registration! Here's the link to the class that I'm teaching on June 2, Shuttle Tatting...
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