Christmas Decoration

I tatted this as a Christmas Tree Decoration in an HDT called Rainbow Bright by Tatskool.  She used Coats 60.  In these colours it makes a lovely Tree decoration.  
The pattern is called Merryment doily and designed by Jon Yussoff

Another Christina's Angel

Another Christina's Angel from Mark Myers' book Tatted Gathering of Angels.
I decided to tat this one in brighter colours.  Still Lizbeth no 20, but in a pretty blue for her dress.

Christina's Angel

I tatted Christina's Angel for a Christmas Swap on forums America.  The pattern is in Mark Myers' book,  Tatted Gathering of Angels.  I have used Lizbeth threads in  no 20.  A variegated green for her dress.  She looks quite delicate, I think. 

Seahorse Dragon

This Seahorse Dragon is designed by Anne Bruvold, adapted from a  Seahorse pattern by Debbie Arnold.  If you just want the seahorse, then leave off the wings. I really like the wings though.


I tatted it using a variegated thread by Lizbeth  in no. 20.    I love seahorses and it seemed to need those greeny blue sea type colours.  Aren't they gorgeous.

Yellow Daisies

This is the latest version of my Daisy Wheel Doily.  I used white for the first two rounds and then a variegated yellow.  The thread is Flora 20.  In this case, I think the variegated thread adds to the design, instead of taking it over, as it can do.

Chinese Dragon

This Chinese Dragon was designed by Anne Bruvold .  It is tatted in a variegated Lizbeth 20.  It wasn't an easy pattern to follow, as I find diagrams better.  The colours look pretty good though and I am pleased with the way it turned out.   There is a choice of the sun in it's mouth or a pearl.  My dragon has a pearl.

Three Steps to a Daisy Wheel Doily

These three little doilies show the process that  I followed to the final Daisy Wheel Doily design, at the bottom.  
The multicoloured doily at the top left, is the first design with two rounds of chains in it.  The second round of the design is a chain and the circle of larger rings towards the  outside of the design are joined by chains.  
The second, green, doily has those joining chains taken out, by making the large rings, split rings. The third and final doily, in lilac, has the first chain round in the design, taken out as well. It is a much more open design now, more negative space. 

Four Ring Doily

This is my latest design, the Four Ring Doily.  The green and multicoloured doilies were tatted in Lizbeth 20.  I used DMC 40 for the white doily and Altin Basak 50 for the pink one.


There is one split chain and quite a few split rings in the pattern.


The pattern is not available yet.

25 Motif Challenge

I have been so busy with other stitching recently, that I have been neglecting my 25 Motif Challenge, so here are five more motifs, to catch up a bit.  The Angel is  'Ruth's Angel'  from Mark Myers' book a 'Tatted Gathering of Angels'.  I tatted it in DMC 40.


The other motifs are from Patti Duff's book 'MiniTats'  The variegated blue ones are tatted in Coats 20. The white one is tatted in DMC 40.

Mary Little's Bonnet

At last I have finished the bonnet.


On 23rd April 1834 the Edward, a prison hulk sailed from England to Van Diemen’s Land in Australia.  It had 151 women convicts on board sentenced to transportation. 


Mary Little, one of the 25,000 women transported, was 48 and convicted in March of 1834 to 7 years.  The Edward sailed in April and arrived in September, at reputedly the worst prison in Australia.  She served 7 years and obtained a Ticket-of-Leave. in 1841


I don't know what she was convicted of, or whether she came back to England. 


This website will tell you more about the bonnets,  Roses from the Heart 


The snowflake on the back is my Clover Snowflake; the Tiny Rings I made up for the front edge and Mary Konior designed the Curds and Whey.  I used Lizbeth variegated thread, 20,

A New Toy

This is my new toy.  An electric Bobbin Winder.  If you read my Blog, you will know that I already have a Shuttle winder for post shuttles.  That of course didn't help me, when I bought a Pop-A-Bobbin shuttle.  I spotted  an advert for the Bobbin Winder on Jane's Blog.  The funny thing is, Jane hadn't seen the advert at all,  which shows you that an advert isn't an endorsement from the Blog owner, which of course we all knew.   It does sort of associate that person with the product, though.  Anyway, my daughter bought one on line for my birthday, and I am thrilled to bits with it.  It winds bobbins very quickly, and doesn't twist the thread.  This leaves more time for tatting, which must be good, right?

Flowerpiece by Mary Konior

I just received my copy of the Ring of Tatters Newsletter and there, on the front cover, is Flowerpiece by Mary Konior.  


I recognised it as the little doily on my coffee table.  So here it is.  Tatted many years ago, but still very pretty.  We lost a great designer in Mary.

Aren't I the lucky one !!!

Tat’s All She Wrote had a Give Away to celebrate her 200^th post on her blog. She had designed a charm to go on a phone or scissors.   I thought the charm was so pretty and told her so... I won it !!  After three weeks of waiting I e-mailed Marty to ask if it could have got lost in the post.  I was so disappointed but she said she would make another one and send it.  I waited another week and then we had the volcano, the skies were closed and I thought I had lost it forever.  Suddenly within a week, the first one and then the second one arrived.  I must also mention the beading needle that came with both charms, so I have 2 of  those now. They will be very useful.  Am I lucky ?? I should say so.  Thank you so much Marty for all the trouble you went to and for the needles and lovely charms. They are both so pretty and beautifully made.

Lots More Lizbeth

Look what Dave has bought for me. Trouble is, he may be stuck in Florida with them !!

Something for Easter

I have tatted this cross in different colours and threads for an Easter theme.

Edgings

I have been tatting an edging, using Lizbeth no. 20. Isn't the colour lovely.  It's 'curds & Whey' by Mary Konior. It is to be sewn round a bonnet, which I will show you, when I have finished it.


I needed a fine edging for the edge of the bonnet, and made up the one at the bottom of the picture.  Now can I claim this as my own design.  It is so simple, I can't believe that no-one has done it before.  On the other hand, is it so basic that it can't be copy righted? 

New Shuttle.. New Way of Tatting

This is my new Pop-A-Bobbin Shuttle that I bought from Sally at Tat's Heaven.  Made from Cherry wood, it has a pop out bobbin and hook on one end.  

You may have noticed that there are also three butterflys in the picture.  Now these may seem like simple butterflys to you, but two of them have been tatted in a different way from my usual method.  I taught myself to tat from books, a great many years ago and had never seen anyone else tat, in the flesh, so to speak.  I tat, going all around the houses with my shuttle and it is a little slow. I have watched tatters on YouTube, and noticed that they seem to, not only tat much quicker than I do but also use a 'slip and slide' method.  

With my new trusty shuttle and the help of my friend Jane, I have been learning to tat this new method, and two of the butterflys are tatted in this way... Can you tell the difference?  I can't and I tatted them!!  I need to practice more and hope to speed up but it is a good start.

And Now for Something Completely Different

I know, it is only January, but I really like this pattern of Holly Leaves & Berries by Mark Myers. I tatted it in Coats 20.  The variegated green thread makes lovely leaves just like the variegated Holly in my garden so I am quite pleased with the way it has turned out.

TIAS Finished !!

Here it is, all finished.. a cockerel.  I would have chosen brighter colours, had I know what it was but that is the point of a TIAS You DON'T.

Thank you Jane, for all the hard work involved in designing and organising this TIAS, can't wait for the next one.

Jane's TIAS Day 10

Here is Day 10 of Jane's TIAS. 

Still not really convinced as to what it might be.   
A Cock? Only one more day to go, so we'll all know soon.

Jane's TIAS

I have been taking part in Jane's TIAS This is Day 5.  Two pieces of tatting and not a lot of idea as to what it might be.  Apparently we need a bead for the next part... hmmm, now what would one bead be for?  Perhaps it's a Cyclops.

25 Motif Challenge

I have joined Sharon's 25 Motif Challenge and this is my first motif of the year.  It is my 4 Ring Snowflake tatted in plain white 20 from Flora.  Looking very snowy , which is very appropriate considering the weather we have had here lately.