Back to work on a project which felt forgotten
Way...way...back in Oct. 2014 I posted this: http://hiskid66.blogspot.com/2014/10/still-tatting-here.htmlIf you look closely you can see a tatted project hiding under the garland. I was hoping to...
View ArticleA round finished !!!
Well....I made it around!!! I am happy that I have actually gotten that round done, because it makes it that much closer to having my snowman take shape(you will all have to wait and see what exactly...
View ArticleAnother bracelet
I test tatted this bracelet back in December here: http://hiskid66.blogspot.com/2015/12/test-tatted-bracelet.htmlI wanted to see it in navy and silver so...this is size 40 Lizbeth Navy thread with...
View ArticleTatting accomplished over the weekend
Using up thread on mini beaded starflowers. Only 1/4 of this next round left on the snowman(I know....it's not a snowman yet-plenty of work to actually make a snowman--especially without snow). :)Oh,...
View ArticleSome joy in a rough week
First bit of joy(looks messy) is the start of the next doily I am tatting(it's another secret-hopefully not to be found out this time!).This is from Tatting Patterns by Mary Konior. This is the most...
View ArticleProgress and rest today
After the week I have had tatting is like a vacation!!!!This first picture is of the very large snowman suncatcher(well...the belly of the snowman).It's going to take quite some time, but this is an...
View ArticleMore tatting done this weekend
I tatted this beaded lanyard bracelet from this pattern: https://sbspokane.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/beaded-lanyard.pdfin size 40 Lizbeth Rainbow Taffy and colored beads. I just need to finish the...
View ArticleStill tatting along
Well, this round isn't sitting well. It's very tight and is cupping the doily. I am hoping that when I get time(next week) I will be able to block it into submission, or else I will have to cut and...
View ArticleTropical Punch Beaded Flowers in progress!! :)
For anyone wondering how beautiful the Beaded Flowers are in progress...here is the first round done. I think I have enough time tonight to get the outer round on both too. :)I think I am addicted to...
View ArticleTropical Punch Beaded Flowers
Here are the newest set of Beaded Flowers from Corina Meyfeldt pattern here: http://cmhandmade.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/pattern-for-beaded-flower.htmlThese are in size 40 Lizbeth Tropical Punch...
View ArticleSize comparisons for Beaded Flowers and Starflowers in size 40
These top ones are the Beaded Flowers and they are the size of a 50 cent piece. And these below are the Beaded Starflowers and they are the size of a quarter.And here are all of them together for an...
View ArticleBella Bracelet
This is another Elaine P. Gan pattern. I decided I wanted to tat something, and when I saw this pattern I just had to tat it. This is in book 3 of hers.Her books can be purchased here:...
View ArticleMore tatting done today
The addiction continues....These mini starflowers are tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Elderberry Jam with Czech glass beads Amethyst mini mix beads.I also tatted a tassel for one of the rainbow crosses I...
View ArticleA Suncatcher
Well....I tatted this suncatcher trying out something new. I didn't have beads to match except these little ones so I decided to see if I could make "tatted beads". I tatted 2ds and placed one bead...
View ArticleUsing up thread and made a bracelet
This pattern is Elaine P. Gan's Chains of Hope bracelet. This is in book 3 of hers.Her books can be purchased here: http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/other/tatting-pattern-6/181603 I was using up the...
View ArticlePlay tatting
My doily and tatting obsessed hubby came home unexpectedly, and I was busy with a few other things so the doily has not progressed! It will have to wait till next week now.But....I can play or...
View ArticleWhen you can't sleep.....Tat!!!
These look big, but they are quite small. I think this first piece is approx. 1 in. long.This next piece is probably about 2 1/2 inches tall.The first is a trial of a diagram Elaine P. Gan showed us...
View ArticleRuth bookmark or bracelet(which is what this one is)
This is another Elaine P. Gan design from book # 3.It's the Ruth bracelet (or bookmark). This one is tatted in size 20 Lizbeth Summer Fun small clear beads.Interestingly enough is the stretch this...
View ArticlePlay tatting again.
Just playing around and I am sure someone has tatted something like this, but it was fun and I like it. The only frustration was trying to get the rings to slightly overlap and then stay. :)Working...
View Article2015 25 Motif Challenge # 10(I know it's 2016)
Last year I didn't get anywhere near the 25 for the challenge. Not that I didn't tat 25 things, but...I really feel that I want to only include things in the Challenge which are a challenge or new...
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