Crosses and Tatting found at an antique store

 I am tatting crosses for some friends.
I started with Elaine P. Gan's 
Different Cross in Lizbeth size 40 
Royal Wave.

And I am now tatting Elaine P. Gan's 
Hope Cross in Lizbeth size 40 Black.

Yesterday we had a few errands to run 
and we passed an antique shop.  I don't 
go to antique shops, but this one caught 
my attention and I wanted to visit and 
hubby said sure.  So, we went into this 
beautiful and well organized shop of 
wonderful treasures.

First, I had to find any tatting just to take 
a picture of(I did not purchase any).

And, I found a bowl that would make 

a great mermaid treasure (thinking of my 

mermaid daughter).  But it would take a 

mermaid treasure to buy it.  ;)

And, I found 3 beautiful plates to possibly give as 
gifts, but 2 are special.  The artist signed them in 
the painted picture and dated them 1912.
The first one I saw caught my eye by the saying,
and only a $5 price tag:

Close-up:

These next 2 are the special ones:

and the signature:

and the signature:

The 2 ladies at the antique shop loved my fascination 

with tatting and love that I tat.  They have asked me to 

bring in some of my tatting and the tatted jewelry 

because they have never heard of tatted jewelry.  I 

will be visiting them again soon!! ;)

Have a wonderful tatting filled day!! :)

Back to work on the large triangle!

 I have spent time this week reworking the 
inside row, and today I finished that row, 
and started work on another inside row.

We had a great Tollway Tatters gathering, 
and then we were invited to join another 
online tatting gathering.  I got tatting done 
while in both groups, and some chatting too.
I got to meet new people(to me) in the 2nd 
group.  And I got more tatting completed on 
my triangle.

I am liking it.  
Hope you have had a great Saturday and got your 
tatting in!! :)

A Cross

 Our niece(26yrs. old) wanted a Bible and you

really should have a bookmark for it so....
I tatted Mary Konior's Large Cross from Tatting 
with Visual Patterns.
It's in Lizbeth size 40 Ocean Teal Med.  I added 
a tassel of my own making.

Here is a picture of the Bible cover.

And you just have to see the side of the 

pages!!!

She had said purple and teal were her 

favorite colors, so since the Bible is 

purple, the cross had to be teal.  ;)

Have a wonderful week filled with tatting!! :)

***Crying***Destruction time!!

 I had to amputate the inside row so that I
could try again.  I would say back to "square 
one", but it's back to triangle 1.  ;)

Continuing and working on the smaller 

triangle one too. ;)

Have a fabulous tatting day!!! :)

Well, the large triangle has to come to an end....for now.

The inside was going fine, but I was a bit

concerned it might ruffle or bow, and...it 
does.  So, I either have to cut off the outside,
or the inside...but I like both.

Although, if I do it right I could salvage 

the bottom right corner and make it an 

edging for a V-Neck shirt(I don't wear 
V-Necks, so not sure about that)...

So, I set it aside just for a bit(I NEED a completed 
large triangle!!)  ;)
And so I decided to work on the small triangle I 
designed and start with just joining small triangles 
to make a large one.  I am trying to get the colors to 
go well with the tie-dye shirt I want to sew the finished 
triangle to. Some will be as the colors are here, and 
some will be full solid of each color, trying to make 

them simulate the tie-dye(kind of). Here are the first 2

 joined:

And here they are with the tie-dye shirt(just showing 
the colors):

Have a wonderful day filled with tatting and joy!!! :)

Making bits of progress

 I think after 3 tries this might work well.
So far it's trying to curl a bit, but I think
it's because I am a tight tatter.  ;)

The two balls of Lizbeth Magenta DK. 
at the bottom are in size 10 purchased 
so I can tat 2 of these for my shirt.  This 
is my prototype. ;)

Look at all the wonderful colors I got 
on the Handy Hands buy 4 get 1 free 
last week.  I have restocked some that 
are running low, and added new colors. 
Tons of inspiration just looking at the 
colors!!! :)

Have a terrific weekend and don't forget 
to get some tatting in!! :)

Well, the Large Triangle frame is done.

 Now trying to fill the inside.  I have made 3

attempts already and finally cut it all off after

unpicking the first 2 attempts.  Going to try again.

I might be test tatting again starting next 
week!!  What fun!! :)
Well, off to "start" my day!

Have a great day and get some tatting in!! :)

To work!

 Tatting and designing that is!!  ;)

I have had a project in mind that I keep 
procrastinating on, but another tatter is 
looking for the same thing and is a newer 
tatter so it has gotten me to start finally!!
We are wanting a large(tall) triangle design 
to insert on the sides of our shirts to give 
them more of a "flare"(more room).  We 
want to put them on the sides of our shirts
(which I will show when done).
So, here is the beginning:
First picture is the beginning ideas

Second is a triangle I came up with, but am sure someone else has already designed one just like it.

Third shows my "template" and start,

Forth is a close-up of the start.

At least I am getting tatting in!!! :) Have a super Saturday and a happy tatting!!! :)