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| I am starting a doily |
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| This is first round |
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| Second Round, I left long ends at start, so I could finger tat to next round. |
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| This worked out well, the little flakes of white that show up are from a board that I blocked it to. |
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| This pattern is 37 years old by Myrtle Hamilton I am using size 40 and the color was a request it will be these three colors. |
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| I bought this deer at "Target" |
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| Just for displaying snowflakes! size 80, measuring 11 cm |
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| I revamped an old public domain flake and changed it around enough I had to write it down, I like it, another one of my favorites! found flaws in directions and will not be able to post it right now :( no time! Great tip, the long chains does make it floppy so will have to add extra thread to chain or use stiffener which is what I did. |
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| I made this one up several years ago using mock rings it is large but love the large ones for the window. |
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| I have a note book and laminated some of the paper snowflakes and have put these up every year. |
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| Well I was playing around with different techniques and enjoyed the "Roll Tatting" or "Lupins" taught in Mary Konior's book, "Tatting with Visual Patterns". Instead of trying it on a ring, I tried it on a chain and that was hard to keep from unrolling. Maybe that's why she does not "roll tat" on a chain, in her book! I do love the look of Lupins and will try to incorporate them in my tatting later on. |
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| Well can't seem to focus the camera, so you can see the cord like appearance it has. This helped give strength to hold up the clovers. |
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I really like this shape, and once again use Diane's design found @ lacelovinlibrarian, I added a couple more double stitches to chain before the Josephine knot,oh yea omit the rings too. My son and husband like the other one better, me and the dog like this one better :)
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| Once again I am using pearls with snowflakes, You know they say "pearls are good for all occasions" |
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| this is Tally Tatty's done up for the evening snowfall! measures 8 cm across in size 20. |
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| After looking at all of Diane's little doodads snowflakes found here lacelovinlibrarian I ran to store, and could not find any, they were out! I found something else and this made a completely different look, I did add one double stitch on the chain. She is right, these are fast to make! |
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| In the jewelry findings they did have "bead covers" they are made curved to fit over beads, so I just squished the little buggers out flat. |
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| I really enjoyed this one, I kind of hurried to make it, and forgot to graduate the picots like the one below, above is size 20 thread. Below is size 80 thread. |
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| To get chains to curve towards center, I hold center rings below the chain,while tatting. |
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| I like the small rings that are above the center rings, and this make it unique. I will be making this pattern again It was easy to remember the pattern as you go and will be able to practice on picot sizes too! Thank You Tally Tatty |
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| Surprise! There are 12 cats My eldest daughter made the Christmas wreath years ago. |
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| pull one of the strings of the picot out! unless you make really long picots which are little harder to do for me I really don't use gauge. |
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| Two kinds of ears shown here. Don't forget to mark and switch shuttles at where tail meets cat to avoid confusion. |
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| To make 12 cats, make tails longer, 5ds p, 10ds, p, 5 ds. I also reduced the bodies 5 ds between picots, but don't have too. the pdf is on previous blog at bottom, just add the tail change to the 6 cat directions if want to to 12 cats. |
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| You even get to snip picots, for whiskers, which is oddly satisfying. |
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| Yes I have been working on your Christmas present too! I was inspired by Karey Solomon who's Idea of cats in a circle for snowflake looked fun, but did not look like cats to me. |
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| Cute tail and wreath and large size 3 thread makes a great festive brooch. The chains in the cat do well no twisting problems! |
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| Here are three different size threads the orange one is 3.5 wide by 6 cm (omitting tail) the Siamese cat is size 20 thread he is 1.5 by 3 cm (omitting tail) I used black and white thread but ears are colored with black ink marker, the picots for ears, (after connected back on ring) are made by pulling one thread and can be pointed with water and fingers or by blocking. |
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| You can down load the down below and let me know if pattern problems I am not the great with this kinda thing! |
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| Along with the wonderful patterns that all you bloggers have given to down load, I have received from "worldwidetatting.blogspot" blog a wonderful little Russian book with some fun patterns, and she made a snowflake too from the book! |
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| My son brought home from "ceramic class" shuttles he made for me and I soooo happy! He is 15 years tomarrow! I told him some basic elements I wanted, and here they are all fired up I am so excited to try them out and he want's to see which ones I like and make more. I have received my Singapore present swap from "Wicked Nothings" found here wickedtatsshroomfield.blogspot |
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| close up! sooo pretty! nice brooch. Sorry can't seem to rotate top picture,and I received a shuttle to decorate believe it or not I don't have one decorated! can't wait, :) and a unique thread holder/maybe shuttle in yellow beads, thread and bracelet and Singapore pendent! So sweet Thank you all very fun! |
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This is from "24 Snowflakes in tatting" by Lene Bjorn. I goofed up a bit and skipped 5 ds and a picot on the chains. |
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| This is done in size 80 DMC this is fun and another one of my favorites! |
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| This is a fun one, and size 80. This is from Helping Hands News letter Volume 18 Issue 1 Winter 2010 It says by Sandy. |
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| These are attachments to add to cell phones, found with jewelry findings, in hobby stores. The top was a free pattern from leblogdefrivole I added some beads on it. and they are cute, but for first time, I should have not, cause the chains are not even. |
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Another size that works well, is Diane's doodads pattern, found here lacelovinlibrarian I put extra of the stiffener on them, to carry around. Received many complements too :) |
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| Yes, finally got close enough! |
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| As I mentioned with the first one done, I was trying to copy with permission, a beautiful snowflake from frivolenka.blogspot and didn't quite get it, till now. She wasn't making a clover it was an illusion, she just made 2 leafs and did her chain, this makes more rays and gives another effect. |
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| I bought this book Just for this snowflake! Anne Orr, book 13 hey she from Tennessee too, wow! size 80 Looks like an x ray! measures 8cm or 3 & 1/2 inch |
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| I belong to a textile exchange group and you make trading cards with your work on them, they are 3 by 5 inch and the subject was "Happiness" |
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| The yellow flowers are http://margaretsdesignercards.blogspot.com/ and the bigger flower is my invention with Josephine knots, and this was just fun to make and This left for the UK yesterday, so I don't know how long it will be, but I will post mine when I get it. |
