A Tatted "Name Tag"

 

I was working on trying to make a "name tag" for 

someone I know and struggled a ton with it, 

but today after watching 2 video tutorials 

and sitting down and realizing I need to 

slow down and do extra checks, I got it done 

and it really didn't take that long, which is 

frustrating since it has taken me over a month 

to figure out.

Here it is done with the tatting part. Next is to 

get a pin or something to be able to wear it.

It's Robin Perfetti's Meandering Bookmark from 

Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks book.

Only tatters will find my mistakes(yep, there are mistakes!!!)

 

Close-up below: 

Crochet hook for size comparison. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and 

get some tatting in!! :) 

The tatting

First to start, I have a friend who lost her sister 
on Mother's Day.  She asked if I would get her 
obituary laminated for her.  I didn't get it done 
as soon as I should, but thankfully she loves me 
and cried when I handed her this tatting embellished 
keepsake.

She didn't know her sister's favorite color, but said 
she wore a lot of pastels, so Lizbeth size 40 Rainbow 
Taffy is used to help her remember.

Next, I wanted to empty shuttles and had lots of 
smaller pieces of thread which were not enough 
for projects, but great for tassels, so I made a 
tassel....

and then, just had to tat a bookmark to go with it.

Tatted out of the empty space in my head.  ;)

Another use for emptying shuttles....Ice Drops.
I have had these blue "gems" that don't go well 
with most of my thread colors, but since Lace Lovin' 
Librarian Diane had inspired me to get the Lizbeth 
Arctic Waters(size 20), I now have the perfect thread to use.
Just tatting out of my head(yep, nothing in there).  ;)

Next is another Ice Drop random from my head.
Size 40 Lizbeth Pink Blossoms. Front:

Back:
Kind of wonky because I didn't join all the bases 

of the rings, but it's pretty!! :)

Next, another Arctic Waters.  I really like how this one 
came out!!!!!

Another doodle Ice Drop, but I love how this thread 

also goes with this metallic looking blue "gem".

And, another Pink Blossom with these really pretty 

metallic looking plastic beads our daughter gave me.

Looks like a flower to me!! :)

I needed a cross for another senior who just joined 

our Sunday night group.  Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth 

Tropical Punch.  This is Elaine P. Gan's Justification 

Cross.

I had a request for a pendant like mine in purple and 

white.  This is Yarnplayer's Star Capella.  The white 

beads are a bit large for it, but it's unique.

And...I have been working on designing a large triangle 

insert for the sides of my shirts.  This isn't great at all, 

but good for a first try.  I have cut out(I tatted it from the 

outside in to get the size I want) started sections several 

times, and untatted and retatted over and over.  I started 

this project May 7th.  

I also have another idea which I 

started, but have put on the side as I tried to get this triangle 

completed first.  Small triangles joined together to 

make a large triangle.  Two possibilities with this...

first, open triangle spaces as in the picture below, 

second, all triangles filling the open space. I did 

realize that I NEED to make my joining picots on 

the points much larger, especially if I have triangles 

filling the empty spaces.  ;)

The only thing about this design is that it's an equilateral 

triangle, unlike the above triangle which is tall and 

narrower at the bottom.  

Well, I am caught up on sharing what I have tatted. 

So, I hope you have a wonderful tatting filled week!!! :)

 

Tatting to show

 Well, I sewed in the ends on my doily. I didn't complete it

according to the pattern because I really like it this way. ;)

It's from the Lovely Tatting Doilies for Fall and Winter

by HYE-OON LEE. This is Anya Doily 1.

I only did 8 of the 12 rows because I love it

just like this. I will most likely do Anya Doily 3 another time!!

It calls for size 30 thread, but I used size 10 Fun in the Sun HDT from Custom Cotton Etc. on Etsy, and 2 stands of size 20 Lizbeth Azalea Med.

I also tatted Convolvulus from Mary Konior Tatting in Lace book. And I used the same threads as the doily to empty the shuttle.

I also tatted a cross. The Trefoil Cross by Julie Pinkerton.

I used Lizbeth size 40 Blue River Glades.

I am getting some tatting in. ;) Have a blessed start to your new year!! :)

Tatting and Test Tatting

Ok, I have been in choker mode even though it's 

not my thing.  Our daughter has loved the ones 

I have test tatted for Elaine P. Gan and suggested 

I tat more.  

Also, I was invited to a March Craft 

Show and my family has encouraged me to go.

So....I thought about the Spiral Bookmark pattern 

as a choker for teens.  Pattern link here: 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/7305076/Spiral-Bookmark-1

Tatted in Lizbeth size 20 Ocean Teal Med. & Snow 

White.

Next, I started Jane's Bookmark for another possible

choker -pattern here:

https://www.keepandshare.com/doc/4233509/jane-s-bookmark-pdf-july-2-2012-3-55-pm-163k?da=y

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Niagara Falls.  It is now

sitting because, while closing a ring the thread 

broke and frustrated me.  ;)

 This is my tatting spot on the livingroom floor 

gaining more and more tatting stuff(I NEED to put 

some away!!!).  In the center of the picture are the 

2 Rainbow Taffy Cathedral Doilies I am tatting.  

They are now each ready for row 22 of 33.

 And, I have been test tatting for Elaine P. Gan
(she has a blog now-  https://mytattingbox.blogspot.com/ )

again.  To start I tatted her Simple Heart Earrings

(without the decorative picots) in size 20 Lizbeth 

Ocean Teal Med.

 Then, Gifted Earring(I only did one) in size 20 

Lizbeth Snow White.

 Then Acorn Earring(I only did one).

Now this one is not complete.  I missed 

tatting the top chain because I was 

watching Kids Baking Championship 

with our daughter and got a tad 

distracted just before the end of the 

pattern.  Our daughter thinks this looks 

like a fancy Victorian heart.  ;)

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Elderberry Jam.

 And, then I tatted Tear Drop Earring.

I think I love the Acorn and Tear Drop 

Earrings best so far!!!  :)
This is tatted in size 20 Lizbeth Snow 

White.

I am test tatting the earrings using up 

thread on shuttles to clear a bunch of shuttles.

I hope you are tatting productively 

especially if you are stuck inside in the 

frigid temps some of us are experiencing.

Have a wonderful and warm tatting day!!! :)
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Just finished another test tatted earring.

This one is the Exquisite Earring.

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Black.

Tatted bookmark? And Angel ring

I was able to test tat a bookmark for Elaine P. Gan, 

but...I used size 40 thread and clearly she must use 

a larger size because you can see it isn't bookmark size.

I tatted it with my Snowflake Shuttle, and used 

Yarnplayer's Snowflake HDT-so beautiful!!!

I might tat 2 more of these joining to the end to 

make a better sized bookmark.

 I have the most awesome shuttles ever!!!!

I special ordered them from Rita at Shuttle by Design:

https://www.facebook.com/shuttlebydesign/?fref=ts

I love them, and there may be more on the way!

 I also tatted West Pine Creations Angel Ring,

 link here:

  http://westpinecreations.blogspot.com/2017/10/pattern.html

I used size 40 Lizbeth Christmas Red and Snow White, 

and adjusted the stitch count which made it look 

different than hers, but our daughter loves it!!

Have a wonderful Saturday!!! :)

Test Tatting(different designer)

Test Tatting for Robin Perfetti from 

Tatting by the Bay blog.

This is the Wave Bookmark.  It's 

tatted in size 20 Over the Rainbow 

HDT from
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CustomCottonEtc/items

I love the bookmark!!  Next time I think I 

will do a better job on it, but it's so pretty 

and, a friend claimed it as soon as it was 

done.  And another friend has asked for 

one.

Hope your weekend was wonderful

and that your week is blessed!!  :)

Have a great time tatting!!! :)

Doily update and tiny bookmark

 Spring doily coming along at a snail's pace, but still moving.

I needed to empty shuttles to be able to fill 2 orders.

I have a friend who needs a cross, and another who 

just asked if I would sell her a pair of my dreamcatcher 

earrings, so, I have to get busy and make a cross, 

and the earrings!!!

The spiral below ended up being a tiny bookmark.

Which looks like this(cuz' it is this!!).  :)

My pattern tatted in size 40 HDT Rainbow Bright 

from Tatskool(if I remember correctly!).

Happy tatting!!!  :)

Bookmarks with heavy beads & tassels

This first bookmark was supposed to be longer, but 

I was running out of thread so it's for a pocket 

prayer book .

 The next two bookmarks are from the book 

Tatted Bookmarks Needle & Shuttle edited by 

Barbara Foster.

 These next 2 are inspired from the book Tatting 

Patterns by Mary Konior.  The first is inspired from 

the Interlocking Clovers(and this is my favorite).

This one was inspired by Sweethearts.  :)

All of these are tatted with size 20 Lizbeth Rainbow 

Splash and size 40 of the solids.

The beads on the 4 larger bookmarks are very heavy 

so if you put them at the top of the book with the bookmark 

completely inside then they work fine.

Happy Tatting everyone!!!  :)

Emptying shuttles again....

Well.....I tatted this bookmark to empty a shuttle.

I thought it might end up as a bracelet, but it kept 

curling up to much that I stopped and made it short 

so it became a bookmark.  I just emptied the shuttle 

I used for the cross.

I also worked a little on the next row of the Spring 

Doily, and a little on the edging for the Christmas 

bow.  :)

Well....tons of stuff to get done this week, but I 

hope for some tatting time!!!  :)

Supposed Squares

I had this thought in my mind and decided to see if I could tat it.

Well.....guess not exactly.

The thought was that if I tatted rings with plenty of picots to

 join them it would pull the rings into square shapes.

It kind of worked on the inside "ringsquares", but not 

as much as I had thought.  Also, the chains around the

outside were supposed to be straight and lay against the

"ringsquares" to help pull them into the squares also.

Well....nice thought.  Maybe if my rings were not

pulled closed so tightly, but I am not wanting to try 

again right now.

There is one good thing.  I had envisioned a border

for a different project which looks like the chain

border here, so I did learn a couple of things.  :)

The tatted section is only about 2 inches long.

It's tatted in size 20 Lizbeth Western Sunset.

Happy tatting today!!!  :)

2015 25 Motif Challenge # 19 Flowering Quatrain Bookmark

I tatted this yesterday and finished late last night.

It's the Flowering Quatrain Bookmark from Joelle

pattern here:  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2SUi2Rbut3JM1ljUG1aQkdXQWM/edit

It's tatted in size 40 Sunrise HDT from AlenAleaDesign on Etsy.

This is so beautiful!!!  :)  

Well, I am off to housework.  Have a wonderful day and hopefully tatting time too!!!  :)

2015 25 Motif Challenge # 15 Tina Frauberger Bookmark

I saw this gorgeous bookmark that Robin Perfetti had done and wanted to tat it.  

I didn't do it as well as I would like, but I think I did ok for a first try, and I need to learn those Catherine wheel joins(I tried!).  The Pattern is here:   http://tattingbythebay.blogspot.com/2015/08/polished.html  .

This is tatted in size 20 Sugar Plum HDT from Tat-ilicious, 

and Lizbeth Ocean Teal Med.

I think if I block it then it would lay nicer, but I just finished it and need some sleep,

so it's right from the shuttles.

Guess I should say it's about 4 inches long and about 2 inches wide.

Well, another challenge piece done.  Plenty more to do!!

Have a wonderful night/day!!  :)

Enjoy some tatting too!!!  :)

No more Kaleidoscope HDT left

I love this colorway and am so sad to say that I cannot get anymore!!!

I had so much fun tatting with it and there is none left.

I just had to make another tiny "beaded flower"-although I call it the beaded starflower, so now I have a pair which can be made into earrings for someone.  :)

I tatted those beaded flowers and had a little bit left so....I tatted this bookmark using Mary Konior's Chain Reaction edging pattern from Tatting with Visual Patterns(book), and call it my Chain Reaction bookmark.  I had to guess at how to make the end, and I think it turned out well.  It has a slight curve, but what you see here is just thrown on the scanner. 

As you can see with most of my tatting...sewing in ends gets put off till I feel like it(which isn't often).  

I hope your start to this new year has been tatfully wonderful!!! :)

Expecting snow soon and can't wait, so I have another snowflake!! A tatted paperclip millipede(just kidding).

 Here is my snowflake hoping to have a match to it soon(have the center done, but accidentally cut the core thread-so taking a break to convince myself to continue).  This is December Motif- pattern here:  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2SUi2Rbut3JelhIc3VPa1Q0bEE/edit  

Tatted in size 80  Lizbeth Snow White with petite glass beads.  These are going to be snowflake earrings.  My daughter says there are many people in the store where she is a cashier, admiring her tatted leaf earrings and dreamcatcher earrings, and someone asked if I could make snowflakes too.  Well, these are the best I have done!!!  :)

A tatted paperclip millipede(just kidding)......

A new technique to me which has given me lots of inspired ideas, but I have to write them down since I don't have time to experiment with them currently.

This is "Broomstick" Tatted Bookmark- pattern here:   

http://marthas-tatting-blog.blogspot.com/2013/05/broomstick-lace-tatting.html

It is tatted in size 40 Tat-ilicious HDT Kaleidoscope with 2 square multicolor matching buttons.

The pattern didn't say to use the paperclips, that was my idea.

This was an interesting tat!!  And it's all mine(I know, I am selfish!!!)  :)

A Bookmark and a Cross(very small cross)

Here is the hanky edging turned into fancy elegant bookmark.  

It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Purple Iris Fusion.  

Oh, it's about 8 3/4 inches long.  :)

 That facebook page I posted about in the last post put up a pattern for cross earrings, so I had to try it.

It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Island Breeze.  I love it!!  

 Here is the size comparison for those who are wondering.  I put my Clover shuttle next to it.  :)