Tatting for Pirates and Mermaids?? Yep!

Our daughter is a pirate.

 In a pirate crew.

 And....she is also a mermaid

They are a group of enthusiasts who enjoy pirate 

historical lore and culture, fantasy and reenactments. 

Mermaids, fairies, wizards, witches, gypsies and other 

mythical creatures are part of the fantasy enactments. 

They have sword fights, jousting tournaments, archery 

competitions.  They attend several events a year and 

from time to time they have a vending booth which 

they have asked me to supply some tatted items for 

this year.

So....our daughter is my adviser as to what to make.

We have started with mermaid bracelets.  I have 

seen some pictures online which look like mermaid 

scale bracelets and then sat down and guessed how to 

make them.

Below I used size 10 Lizbeth Latte Foam and tatted 

2 of the bracelet below.  I think it looks like sand.

I am considering finding a way to add a shell, or

starfish, or small sand dollar to some.

 Next, I had this HDT(hand dyed thread) from 

Dewdrops and Daydreams(no longer around) called 

Easter Egg Hunt.  I don't usually use my HDT for 

things like this, but our daughter really thought this 

would be great for the mermaids, especially young 

mermaids(kids join in too apparently).   Our older 

granddaughter(who participates with her dad in 

medieval fests) says I need to make some with beads.

 And, next it was suggested to make some cuff bracelets 

and I had size 3 Lizbeth Autumn Spice, and I started 

one idea and ended up with this idea, which....

 you can wear upside down or right side up depending 

on your mood for a different look.  ;)

Well, I have more tatting for the pirates and mermaids, 

and another 3-D Tatting Design project to work on, 

so....I guess I will say, have a great tatting day!!! :)