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Finishing up
I've finished the Onion Ring Magic Square and now I just need to add a border: This is tatted in Lizbeth size 40 thread in Ocean Teal Medium, and DMC size 40 Cordonnet Special in white. It measures 9.5...
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Onion Ring Magic Square with edging
Here is the Onion Ring Magic Square with a finished edge: The pattern for the edging and the square can be found on my Free Patterns page. If you want to go directly to the magic square pattern click...
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Free Pattern: Onion Ring Bookmark
I made a few small adjustments to the onion ring edging and came up with an onion ring bookmark. I've created a basic printable pattern which you can find on my free patterns page or go to directly by...
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Frivole's Flakes
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to win Joëlle Paulson's latest snowflake pattern through a drawing she had on her blog (leblogdefrivole.blogspot.com). I have tatted a few of her other snowflakes in...
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Technique Practice
After tatting some of Joëlle Paulson's snowflakes, I was inspired to try out some new (to me) techniques to create a design of my own. I really like her use of self closing mock rings to extend the...
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Challenge Snowflake
This is a free instructional pattern for those who want to practice different tatting techniques. You may use this pattern as a teaching resource (but do not sell the pattern) and may do anything you...
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Designing with Amaziograph
When I design a piece of tatting, I almost always need to work from a visual reference. I can kind of picture designs in my head, but the ideas are fuzzy, so I draw them on my iPad. For the past few...
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Etsy Sale
I'm having an Etsy sale with everything in the shop 20% off, now through Tuesday, December 3. If you'd like to check it out you can get to my shop by clicking HERE. Below is a photo of some of the...
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Mini Flakes
I tatted some of these mini snowflakes last year and made a few more this year. They are relaxing to make because they are quick and easy to design. Other than my notes, I don't have any patterns...
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Stacks of Snowflakes
I'm still enjoying making mini snowflakes. I have over 20 of them now: Here's another photo of them placed on decorative scrapbook paper. It was difficult to fit them all: I have several more drawings...
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New year, new thread
I have an antique thread cabinet that I purchased a few years ago at the DC Big Flea market. I bought it with the intention of holding antique tatting shuttles, and I did use it for that purpose until...
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Something New
A new design, in progress. More on this later in the week or early next week:
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Floral Heart
Here is the completed design I posted about earlier this week. It's called Floral Heart and the pattern is available in my Etsy shop (click here if you want to go to the listing). The heart on the left...
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Design with me: Floral Heart
I've long admired Mary Konior's "Queen of Hearts" from her book Tatting with Visual Patterns. Ever since I saw the design, I wondered how it was created. I have some ideas, but they are only guesses....
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Pastel Hearts and Pattern Update
I've been making more hearts, and decided to add lock chain hangers so I could use them as ornaments. These are made with size 80 DMC Special dentelles thread, in colors 744, 3325, 210, and 3326. As I...
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Mary and Me
Mary Konior's Queen of Hearts on the left, which inspired me to design the Floral Heart on the right: Both are tatted in size 80 DMC Special dentelles thread. The dusty rose is color #3688 and the red...
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More Minis
I hope everyone is doing okay. I have been staying in and working on my mini flakes. I'm tatting them in light blue, so they can be scanned and put on pattern pages without using too much printer ink...
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Making Masks
Over the past month, I've been sewing fabric face masks. The kitchen table has been temporarily repurposed as a sewing area: Prior to this, my sewing experience was limited to home economics class in...
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Snowflake Progress and Etsy Sale
I've now worked through 25 of the mini flakes. There's 15 more to go. If all goes well, patterns for these will be available in the fall: I'm also having an Etsy sale, which will be running through...
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July Update
I've been making good progress on my snowflake project, but still have quite a bit of work left to do. Here's a photo of the snowflakes together:I'm hoping to have the patterns ready by the end of this...
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