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Kersti
26-04-2009, 10:50 AM
If you have any ideas for challenges or exchanges please reply here. Every month a new challenge and/or exchange will be selected to become the official one.
Liyarra
26-04-2009, 12:44 PM
I have been playing with a woven picot pattern very interesting concept = maybe adapting a pattern to utilise this method??
needledreams
26-04-2009, 05:18 PM
I have been playing with a woven picot pattern very interesting concept = maybe adapting a pattern to utilise this method??
Woven picot? LIke Bina's? That sounds interesting!
Tammy
26-04-2009, 08:06 PM
I think an exchange where any medium can be used would be fun. An example might be a bookmark exchange where people can do tatted, crochet, cross stitch, black work, macramé and whatever other type of medium. All participants would know and agree that they might not receive the same medium they sent. I think this would help us learn more about each other and other hobbies we may not know about which of course would encourage us to get another addiction, I mean hobby. LOL :innocent:
Kersti
29-04-2009, 11:04 AM
Round robins are also great, must set one of those up
Kersti
29-04-2009, 11:05 AM
Also a challenge whereby you take an old pattern which was an edging around a cloth circle and you need to come up with the centre
Valerie
30-04-2009, 05:30 AM
suggestion for a challenge: how about everyone starts with the same motif but that's where the similarity stops and creativity begins? the end product may be a doily or a bookmark or just a motif developed from the basic provided. this could be fun but then i'm not sure beginners will feel confident enough to take it on.
Kersti
30-04-2009, 06:31 AM
To me it's important to alternate different difficulty level exchanges so that we can encourage newbies and stretch the more experienced
Tammy
30-04-2009, 02:19 PM
Snowflakes
Tammy
30-04-2009, 02:20 PM
Necklaces, Pins/Broches, Bracelets, Earrings etc
Marty
30-04-2009, 04:53 PM
Animals -- from Butterflies to Cows!
Green Gal
01-05-2009, 10:17 AM
How about a true challenge. Would someone please come and find where the heck the 1 ball of thread that I prethreaded with beads for my project is.
How about a true challenge. Would someone please come and find where the heck the 1 ball of thread that I prethreaded with beads for my project is.
:tongue: I think you're on your own with this one, Green Gal. But do let us know how you get on with it.
Liyarra
01-05-2009, 10:41 AM
Sorry Wally I haven't seen Bina's ones. These woven picots were on a bookmark designed by Jen Chiaotto from the NSW Tatters Guild in Australia - It was a pattern in an old newsletter I found the other day - they look fantastic.
Linda S Davies
01-05-2009, 07:30 PM
Sun catchers are always very popular! The varieties are endless!
Mark Meyers just posted a link to an Italian lace page (http://fioretombolo.ning.com/photo/img_5005piccola-1?context=latest) over on yahoo groups. Now, this would be a challenge, and I know for a fact that I'm not up to it.
My ideas run to service items. Tat something for a charity to sell, auction, or give away. For example, at a used clothing store for little $$ you can pick up kids clothing. Then embellish it with simple trim, etc. and donate it to a church or service group that gives clothing to the needy. More elaborate pieces might appear at a silent auction where the proceeds go to a charity.
mamajotats
17-11-2009, 04:06 PM
I like Valerie's idea, but agree with Kersti about the newbie's being too afraid to try. Just a short time ago I accidentally made up something on my own. It turned out nicely. Now I am trying to do more of my own designs than from an already printed pattern. It is fun, scary, challenging, and rewarding at the same time. There are no tatting police to crack your knuckles and tell you you made a mistake. Thank God there isn't! I am up for any challenge you come up with, I think.
Ridgewoman
17-11-2009, 05:56 PM
suggestion for a challenge: how about everyone starts with the same motif but that's where the similarity stops and creativity begins? the end product may be a doily or a bookmark or just a motif developed from the basic provided. this could be fun but then i'm not sure beginners will feel confident enough to take it on.
We did this in Design-Tat and it is a lot more difficult than it would seem.
Those who've dabbled in designs, or have designed had no problem; but those who had never designed found it difficult because of the effects of negative space ~ which is an important element. Course we had to write out our patterns, and also make a drawing with a drawing program. B.
lalou
18-11-2009, 02:01 AM
i'm with you bev, i can never tell when to flip or flop, zig or zag, nip or tuck , titter or tatter but i sure can make some knots. LOL
I'm always up for a challenge.
This is a challenge I'm planning to do for myself, and I thought I'd post it here in case anyone else would be interested.
There is a German tradition that a new married couple's Christmas tree should include 12 ornaments to ensure a happy life together. Each ornament holds a different meaning:
1. House - shelter/protection
2. Heart - true love/love of family
3. Flower or Flower Basket - good wishes, beauty in the home
4. Rabbit - Hope/Faith, peace with nature
5. Birds or a Bird in a nest - happiness/joy
6. Fruit or fruit basket - generosity, plenty
7. Fish - Christ's blessing/fertility
8. Rose - Beauty/affection, the Virgin Mary
9. Teapot or Coffeepot - hospitality
10. Pine cone - motherhood/fruitfulness, eternity
11. Angels or Churches - God's guidance in the home, spiritual guidance
12. St. Nicholas/Santa Claus - giving and sharing, unselfishness and goodwill
There is a website for a cross-stitch Bride's Tree Stitch-along where people post which patterns they used for each month (This is where the information above came from - www.bridestreesal.blogspot.com) . All are so different and beautiful. I thought the idea would also translate well into tatting. I can think of patterns for most of them, some would be a little harder to come up with. Even if no one else is interested in doing it, I'd be interested in ideas for patterns to use for each.
Deb
Josie Passell
21-08-2010, 02:08 PM
I love this idea and there's still plenty of time to make a set before Christmas.
Susan B T
21-08-2010, 07:55 PM
dbrn
Very nice Idea. Love the symbol for each it. Thanks for sharing.
We could also turn Valerie's idea inside out. Take an existing motif and put a new edging around the outside of it. Or, take a standard simple motif and turn it into a celtic type pattern.
Just how much detail do you want in these suggestions? You want us, to take Valerie's edging idea, to choose the edging, and the pattern for it, and then describe the parameters for the answers... like must have a diameter or width of at least x cm, or must use two colors, or whatever? Or do you want to do that part?
There is a German tradition that a new married couple's Christmas tree should include 12 ornaments to ensure a happy life together. Each ornament holds a different meaning:
My German grandparents, who were born in Germany, never had the chance to share any of such traditions with me since I was only a few months old when they were both gone. I'm not sure that my mother ever knew either. However, there are recognizable remnants of this tradition in the box of glass, metal and cloth ornaments that were handed down to my siblings and me. We had no idea they were connected. Can't wait to tell my sister.
stanley79finn
23-08-2011, 04:39 AM
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<img src="http://www.tara-mediumss.com/yanqin6.jpg" alt="" width="0" height="0" />A challenge whereby you take an old pattern which was an edging around a cloth circle.
PattyD
23-08-2011, 06:08 AM
For me the challenge is putting the lace on the fabric!