InTatters http://www.intatters.com/ New home for eTatters. Free discussion forum dedicated to the art of tatting and tatted lace and other crafts. en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:11:45 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.intatters.com/images/misc/rss.png InTatters http://www.intatters.com/ Tatting La Feuille Frivole (Small Leaf pattern) http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2985-La-Feuille-Frivole-(Small-Leaf-pattern)&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:27:25 GMT Hello, I am new here but somebody kindly suggested I should post my first humble little pattern in this section. It is a small leaf I designed to... Hello,

I am new here but somebody kindly suggested I should post my first humble little pattern in this section. It is a small leaf I designed to go with Jeanne Lugert's pretty 3D rose.

Best wishes,
Frivole
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]]> Member Patterns Frivole http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2985-La-Feuille-Frivole-(Small-Leaf-pattern) Giveaway- Cotton Perle Thread http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2983-Giveaway-Cotton-Perle-Thread&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:32:35 GMT Hi all, I am hosting a giveaway on my blog www.artikaur.blogspot.com for one ball of navy blue perle cotton. I have no need for it, and want it to... Hi all,

I am hosting a giveaway on my blog www.artikaur.blogspot.com for one ball of navy blue perle cotton. I have no need for it, and want it to go to a good home. I have way too many balls of thread, and I need to "destash." I thought it might be fun to host a giveaway since I've never done it before. All the details are on my blog, so have a look.

Good luck for the drawing!!!:-)... ]]> Tools of the Trade artikaur http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2983-Giveaway-Cotton-Perle-Thread can you dye thread with kool-aid? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2980-can-you-dye-thread-with-kool-aid&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:50:10 GMT i have gotten some white thread and i was wondering if there was a way to dye it with kool-aid. it is cotton. how would i do that, if someone... i have gotten some white thread and i was wondering if there was a way to dye it with kool-aid.

it is cotton.
how would i do that, if someone else has done it before.

and if kool aid doesn't work what are some dyes that people use.

:bangin: i don't know if this particular subject has been explored on here. ]]> How do I...? shannon_in_love http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2980-can-you-dye-thread-with-kool-aid Palmetto tat days http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2977-Palmetto-tat-days&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:11:39 GMT Was anybody lucky enough to go to the tat days at Palmetto last weekend, if so can you tell us what you got up to?:smile: happy tatting Josie Was anybody lucky enough to go to the tat days at Palmetto last weekend, if so can you tell us what you got up to?:smile:
happy tatting
Josie ]]> Tatting Talk Josie Passell http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2977-Palmetto-tat-days needle tatting child http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2976-needle-tatting-child&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:18:03 GMT I shuttle tat, but my daughter (very nearly 10 years old) has started to needle tat. She can do rings and chains and is starting to get neater. How... I shuttle tat, but my daughter (very nearly 10 years old) has started to needle tat. She can do rings and chains and is starting to get neater. How might I encourage her in her tatting? This might include simple patterns, little gifts or even a book if there is one suitable for a child. She is not very good at sticking with a craft project for very long. ]]> Needle Tatting simplicity http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2976-needle-tatting-child Turning a new leaf... http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2974-Turning-a-new-leaf...&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:59:36 GMT This summer I also had fun making Jeanne Lugert's 3-D Rose but felt it needed a leaf. So I decided to have a go at creating one. This is my first tatted "creation". Here is the result:



On the left hand leaf, I just finished it without weaving in the ends (as you would be attaching it behind the rose) and on the right-hand one, I folded the tail onto itself for a neater but wider end. But I think just woven in would be fine.

Now I just need to get my hands on the new Leafy Green colourway by Lizbeth...

Best wishes,
Frivole ]]> Show and Tell Frivole http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2974-Turning-a-new-leaf... Summer tatting http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2973-Summer-tatting&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:50:01 GMT Hi,

It's just starting to feel like autumn... and as things get busy again, there will sadly be less time to tat! I did enjoy our summer holiday and got a chance to try a few things. Here are a couple:


That is Jon Yusoff's beautiful Quantiesque snowflake (though I admit it looks less like a snowflake in pink and green!!)

And I found this one quite hard to do but I was determined to get there! It's not perfect but it's acceptable.

This I found on the "Celtic Tatting" website, it is the Celtic Knot Christmas Tree Heart.

I also worked on lots of other little bookmarks, bracelet for my daughter, and a larger project from Mary Konior's book which is nearly finished but I just ran out of thread!

Best wishes,
Frivole ]]> Show and Tell Frivole http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2973-Summer-tatting Tatting Paprika question http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2972-Paprika-question&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:46:39 GMT I'm probably making a big deal out of nothing but I'm looking at the paprika pattern and I have no idea weather I'm supposed to start of making rings with shuttle one or two... I don't want to screw it up because of the beads and I don't have a lot of thread so I don't really want to waste any

Brooklynne ]]> Pattern Detective grrrlshapedthing http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2972-Paprika-question Patterns http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2971-Patterns&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:21:36 GMT I have been looking online for some basic patterns. I was wondering if anyone out there who dose bobbin work could recommend some books or places to... I have been looking online for some basic patterns. I was wondering if anyone out there who dose bobbin work could recommend some books or places to find prickings. I have a Dover book, but the thread size is way larger than what I have. I'd love some bookmarks and butterflies. I also have a goal of doing a small table cloth.

thanks ]]> Bobbin Lace Antiquarian http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2971-Patterns Maintenance instructions to go with a tatted present http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2968-Maintenance-instructions-to-go-with-a-tatted-present&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:49:59 GMT I am currently faced with a quandry. I am tatting a necklace and bracelet for a friend's birthday and wonder whether or not to add in a note on how to care for the item. If so, what to put on it. This is going to be the first item I have tatted for someone as a present.

I don't want to give too much information to make the gift feel like more of a task to wear and therefore never worn, but I also want to give her the chance to preserve it so it can be worn many times maintaining the look I gave it to her in.

Can I ask what everyone else does...do you give a slip of paper with presents on maintenance? Do you not bother? If you do give instructions, how in depth are they? What do they cover?

I would be really grateful for your thoughts since her birthday is rapidly approaching and I have only just thought about this! :shock: ]]> Tatting Talk waterdew http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2968-Maintenance-instructions-to-go-with-a-tatted-present Tatting Easy Pattern for Size 80 thread http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2963-Easy-Pattern-for-Size-80-thread&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:50:15 GMT Hi all, I just bought a tatting shuttle that can only hold very thin threads. I have a ball of size 80 thread, but no pattern!!! eek!!! If anyone has... Hi all, I just bought a tatting shuttle that can only hold very thin threads. I have a ball of size 80 thread, but no pattern!!! eek!!! If anyone has a pattern that calls for size 80 thread, I'd very much appreciate it. :smile: Thanks! ]]> Pattern Detective artikaur http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2963-Easy-Pattern-for-Size-80-thread Can someone tell me what this is?? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2962-Can-someone-tell-me-what-this-is&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:12:01 GMT Around the flower center is a row of perfect parallel lines running perpendicular to the flower. Did someone crochet a ring around it or is there... Around the flower center is a row of perfect parallel lines running perpendicular to the flower. Did someone crochet a ring around it or is there something that I haven't tried that could look like this?

I have no idea where this little doily came from or who did it. If I did, I have completely forgotten about it. I found it amongst my stash and am curious about that ring of work.
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]]> How do I...? jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2962-Can-someone-tell-me-what-this-is Red Heart Size 30 Cotton thread http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2961-Red-Heart-Size-30-Cotton-thread&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:36:13 GMT Tonight when I was picking up needle threaders at Wal-Mart I thought I would look at the crochet thread and to my surprise they had thread sizes that... Tonight when I was picking up needle threaders at Wal-Mart I thought I would look at the crochet thread and to my surprise they had thread sizes that I have never seen in large quantities before. They had size 10, 20 and size 30 in 500 yards, 100% mercerized cotton, only 3 ply of course. The ball of thread was $1.97...I realize that "you get what you pay for" but this just does not seem too bad to me if it will work. Does anyone have any experience using this thread? It is made in India for Red Heart which is Coats and Clark. ]]> Tatting Talk mcoperryl@gmail.com http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2961-Red-Heart-Size-30-Cotton-thread Dresser scarf. http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2959-Dresser-scarf.&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:23:04 GMT My mother did a circular scarf and a long dresser scarf for me. Several years ago I finished the edge on the circular one. ( no photo). And tatted... My mother did a circular scarf and a long dresser scarf for me. Several years ago I finished the edge on the circular one. ( no photo). And tatted the edge for the dresser scarf but never got it attached with the loss of Mom and dealing with the estate. I do not recall where the pattern is from and do not know the thread that Mom used.

If you recognize the source of the pattern please let me know.

This week I decided to work on UFO's. Attaching the edge to the dresser scarf was the first one.

There are some mistakes, but that gives it personality.

There are two photos in my album.:thmbup:
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]]> Show and Tell Susan B T http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2959-Dresser-scarf. What do you stiffen? Why? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2958-What-do-you-stiffen-Why&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:14:47 GMT We have talked about all ways of stiffening tatting. But what do you stiffen and Why. I will only do snowflakes and I use starch, I might spray... We have talked about all ways of stiffening tatting.
But what do you stiffen and Why.

I will only do snowflakes and I use starch, I might spray with fine glitter spray after if I want "bling"
I use the very fine spray glitte, the kind for making cards.

When the snowflakes are given as gifts I include a note on how to wash and re-starch.

I have found that glue, "stiffy stuff" and more firmer "fixatives" can break the threads if it item gets bent or folded. :crying:All the hard work, damaged.

Bookmarks get to much hand use and the stiffing is not needed.

The couple of doilies just get block while damp and do just fine. ]]> Tatting Talk Susan B T http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2958-What-do-you-stiffen-Why Flowers bookmark http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2955-Flowers-bookmark&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:18:14 GMT I'm working on the Flowers bookmark from the "Tatted Bookmarks Needle & Shuttle" book edited by Barbara Foster. Has anyone else worked this bookmark? I got all the "Cluster A" done and now moving onto "Cluster B"... and I'm confused.

The last part of cluster A says to join to the picot of the previous ring, which puts three rings together. The first instruction for cluster B says "next corresponding joining picot of next rings". Where?? Am I to join to the group of three rings that ended in cluster A?

Then the following instructions say to join two more rings to the same place (I think)... which would put six rings together, not five as it shows in the picture. ]]> How do I...? LindaJo http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2955-Flowers-bookmark traveling tatting http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2954-traveling-tatting&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:40:25 GMT Hi,everyone-I have a question for ya all.My son is getting married in Germany in February-I want to give him,and his wife a large tatted doily.It's my large square lace-about 28 inches square.How can I get it to Germany with the least amount of blocking to be done?Has anyone packed large lace to go?Is it better folded or rolled?Please help...we will only be there for a couple of days...I want it to look perfect,before anyone sees it-you know? ]]> Tatting Talk patrice http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2954-traveling-tatting First project http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2952-First-project&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:24:51 GMT After much frustration, I gave up (for now) on other more difficult tasks and completed (except for weaving in ends) the Beginner's Choice bookmark from a book I got at Handy Hands.

I think if I do this one again I'll use a solid color thread... not sure if I like this or not...
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]]> Show and Tell LindaJo http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2952-First-project a question about continuing http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2951-a-question-about-continuing&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:56:54 GMT i just recently got the Tatting patterns and designs book. (which is really really worth it..IMO) anyway there is a crown pattern (actually 3) i am... i just recently got the Tatting patterns and designs book. (which is really really worth it..IMO) anyway there is a crown pattern (actually 3) i am doing Charity.

my problem is that on the second row i joined it in the wrong set...so the pattern would be the same...it wouldn't really cause the crown any ill...but for sake of the pattern, should i cut and start the row over or just keep it like it is.

see on the picture the "points" are actually staggered 1/2 a branch wrong.Attachment 6794so the middle ring belongs over where the covers are joined in the previous...

so cut or no? keep it and finish or start that row over???
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]]> Tatting Talk shannon_in_love http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2951-a-question-about-continuing LaCossettes Shuttles are back! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2950-LaCossettes-Shuttles-are-back!&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:15:45 GMT Hi All,
I just visited Etsy, and I thought that you'd like to know that the LaCossette tatting shuttles are available again. :smile:
rsmre ]]> Tools of the Trade rsmre http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2950-LaCossettes-Shuttles-are-back! Celtic chain edging...is this right? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2948-Celtic-chain-edging...is-this-right&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:44:41 GMT This edging is from Rozella Linden's book, and here is my effort:
Attachment 6793I am sure you can see, the ball thread is running inside the pattern. As I make each knot the shuttle can pass, but the ball can't. Has anyone else made this pattern? I am worried that eventually the thread will get knotted in the knots!
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]]> How do I...? Snowy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2948-Celtic-chain-edging...is-this-right Household hint for cat lovers http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2942-Household-hint-for-cat-lovers&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:03:13 GMT I love my cats, but I do not love finding their hair in my tatting. Even though I keep them away from my thread and work in progress - I still... I love my cats, but I do not love finding their hair in my tatting. Even though I keep them away from my thread and work in progress - I still sometimes find their hair in my work. I finally took one of those tape sheets off my pet hair roller and stuck it on the edge of my work table. It was a miracle. Now when I come across a hair - or thread or even a piece of fuzz - I just take it off and stick it to the sticky tape - and I am rid of it for good. When the tape gets filled up - rip it off and attach a clean one. ]]> Tatting Talk delseylynne http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2942-Household-hint-for-cat-lovers 18th and 19th century costumes. http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2941-18th-and-19th-century-costumes.&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:33:10 GMT Hi, Last Sunday's Los Angeles Times had an article on a new exhibit of 1700 to 1912 era costumes that will be in the LA County Museum. It doesn't open until October so I can't tell you yet if any of it includes any tatting, but the photo of the train off a black dress with gold trim is enough to drool over. The exhibit will be there Oct - March. If you'll be in the vicinity I'm sure it will be worth a visit. Tell you more after I go. They say if best eye candy for the show will be the mens' wear.
http://www.latimes.com/features/imag...,5081775.story ]]> Tatting Talk Judy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2941-18th-and-19th-century-costumes. connecting last daisy petal to first http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2940-connecting-last-daisy-petal-to-first&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:02:19 GMT How do you connect a daisy petal to the first one without twisting the picot or anything else? My attempt has the remaining loop of thread around my... How do you connect a daisy petal to the first one without twisting the picot or anything else? My attempt has the remaining loop of thread around my hand BEHIND the flower so when I close the ring it will twist. :huh: ]]> How do I...? LindaJo http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2940-connecting-last-daisy-petal-to-first <![CDATA[Tatting & Wood]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2935-Tatting-amp-Wood&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:42:03 GMT Strange Title I know but I was messing around sort of by accident one day and came up with some pretty pendants made from wooden pices and stamping... Strange Title I know but I was messing around sort of by accident one day and came up with some pretty pendants made from wooden pices and stamping them. I thought I cant have that stay plain :tongue: pretty as it is on its own it needed more. so I did this :)
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]]> Show and Tell phony_tatter http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2935-Tatting-amp-Wood copyright and patterns and what is allowed. http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2929-copyright-and-patterns-and-what-is-allowed.&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:16:41 GMT A little while ago, last month maybe, I read a blog where the tatter was disappointed to see that someone was offering for sale a tatted piece that... A little while ago, last month maybe, I read a blog where the tatter was disappointed to see that someone was offering for sale a tatted piece that she had designed. Up until then it had never occurred to me that designers could object to the use to which one might put to one of their designs. I have never as yet sold any tatting, but I always thought that I could, without causing offence or breaking any laws. Generally I am careful to credit the designer when I can. Has anyone else any thoughts on this subject? Can one sell something one has tatted from a book, or are all designs for personal use only? ]]> Tatting Talk Snowy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2929-copyright-and-patterns-and-what-is-allowed. Semco pattern question http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2928-Semco-pattern-question&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:23:44 GMT Hi Everyone, I need some help with an old pattern. It comes from the Semco Intruction Book No 16. I am trying the heart inset from page 12... Hi Everyone, I need some help with an old pattern.

It comes from the Semco Intruction Book No 16.
I am trying the heart inset from page 12 'Heart Border for a gift doyley ' and I am having trouble understanding it.
I have tried writing it all out and there are still some confusing bits.

Has anyone done this pattern or know this book and can help me?

The part I am struggling with is the last paragraph sentece 2 where it says " the last two should match"

Match WHAT I say!!
match the 1st chain description
match the 2nd chain description
Or match the 1st & 2nd chains ( if so in reverse order???? )

Arggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:smpul lhair: ]]> How do I...? Green Gal http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2928-Semco-pattern-question My Surprise http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2927-My-Surprise&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:34:57 GMT I got the first paypal payment for a shuttle today and while I was taking a nap hubby took daughter and they went and got me... I got the first paypal payment for a shuttle today and while I was taking a nap hubby took daughter and they went and got me this::ohmy::shock::tongue::biggrin:
It has a new scroll saw, the pink thing on the side holds all the different grits of sandpaper, a holder for the sandpaper, new clamps, More new pigment pens, craft sticks, clothes pins, gorilla glue for wood, needle files(straight and bent at angle), many new files&buffers(originally for acrylic nails) and so many other things. He said(through Karlie of course) he knew I was serious about this, was proud of what I am making and wanted me to be more organized so I could make a go of it. I think it is wonderful! I can roll it beside the bed or to the living room or wherever I want to work and still be organized.
What a wonderful hubby!:heart: ]]> Tools of the Trade xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2927-My-Surprise my celtic curly wreath http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2924-my-celtic-curly-wreath&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:49:57 GMT This is what I have made this afternoon. I think I am going to start again because I don´t like it. Voy a empezarlo de nuevo porque no me han... This is what I have made this afternoon. I think I am going to start again because I don´t like it.
Voy a empezarlo de nuevo porque no me han quedado bien las cadenas, no tienen todas la misma tensión.
Ya os enseñaré lo que vaya haciendo.
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]]> Show and Tell chari http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2924-my-celtic-curly-wreath My latest tricks - Miniature lace http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2923-My-latest-tricks-Miniature-lace&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:02:15 GMT On my way to getting through one pattern, I had to make it 3 times. I was working on a small circle of lace from Roz Snowden's Miniature Bobbin lace. The first time, the thread was too thick and it was too hard to see the details of the pattern well enough to work it properly. Then I discovered that the pattern wasn't round or symmetrical. So I trued the pattern on my computer and worked it again.

The second time I chose a smaller thread (120/2 cotton, less than half as big as sewing thread). This time the problems were all mine. I skipped some pinholes and botched the join of the ends when I finished it.

The third time around ( I was really getting faster by this point), the outcome pleased me enough to say I was done!

In the pictures the green pattern is the original and the orange pattern is the one that I trued up and made round. Also the orange paper made it easier to see the threads.

Each attempt took about 3 - 4 hours and the finished pieces are less than 1 inch across.
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]]> Bobbin Lace PattyD http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2923-My-latest-tricks-Miniature-lace Secret Santa Exchange http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2917-Secret-Santa-Exchange&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:39:43 GMT I have heard of Secret Santa Christmas exchanges for tatters on some tatting blogs I have recently checked out, how could I get involved in one? I have heard of Secret Santa Christmas exchanges for tatters on some tatting blogs I have recently checked out, how could I get involved in one? ]]> Tatting Talk simeonhuff http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2917-Secret-Santa-Exchange And out of the mailbox came...... http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2916-And-out-of-the-mailbox-came......&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:46:43 GMT My unbirthday present which I splurged and ordered last week! My tatting stash of books was a total of three. I told myself I was going to search... My unbirthday present which I splurged and ordered last week! My tatting stash of books was a total of three. I told myself I was going to search around and wait at least six months before ordering anything. Well, I made it to four and a half. Not bad for me. Anyway my new haul was three books: Complete Book of Tatting by Rebecca Jones, Tatting with Visual Images by Mary Konior and Impeccable Tatting by Judi Banashek. Then I got some fall colors of Eliz thread size 20___just 2 solids and 2 varigated colors and my first other than black size Eliz 80. Got a solid and varigated pair for a second handkerchief.

So no one sang to me nor did I have any cake____I don't think dieters are suppose to eat the stuff anyway. You did all know that you are allowed two un-birthday's each year didn't you!! But I spent the afternoon browsing my new stash of books after a morning of canning salsa. ]]> Tatting Talk jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2916-And-out-of-the-mailbox-came...... Working on something large.... http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2915-Working-on-something-large....&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:03:07 GMT When you are working on something larger than a simple medallion of 1 or 2 rounds, how to you hold your work so that it isn't just "hangin' in the breeze" and gettin' in the way? Same question for the second shuttle when you aren't using it. I am working on a doily and am just now getting ready to work on round 5 of 7 using size 30 thread and it is getting a bit heavy to just let hang, but when I try to balance it on the back of my pinching hand it keeps sliding off. I've tried "holding" it (sort of) in the cup of my hand, but it won't stay there either. :doh: Any help here would be muchly appreciated! Thanks! :biggrin: ]]> Tatting Talk carolivy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2915-Working-on-something-large.... Question for Shuttle Tatters about Bobbins http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2914-Question-for-Shuttle-Tatters-about-Bobbins&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:58:22 GMT Ok, here is another question from me for you Shuttle Tatters. This one is to the tatters who use shuttles that use Bobbins. Do you have to have a... Ok, here is another question from me for you Shuttle Tatters. This one is to the tatters who use shuttles that use Bobbins. Do you have to have a special bobbin or can you use the same bobbins that go in most Sewing Machines? The reason (well one of them anyways) I ask is that I'd like to try bobbin shuttles, but don't really want to have to purchase more bobbins as I have a TON of them for my sewing machine. :shock: ]]> Tools of the Trade carolivy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2914-Question-for-Shuttle-Tatters-about-Bobbins <![CDATA[iğne oyaları(needle lace)]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2912-iğne-oyaları(needle-lace)&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:03:00 GMT Image: http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7029/grnt0017h.jpg ]]> Show and Tell cemile Tatting Tatted tablecloth needed http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2910-Tatted-tablecloth-needed&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:02:21 GMT I did a crocheted cloth 30 years ago and use it all the time but now that I'm tatting again it doesn't seem quite appropriate. It's not grandma!! The grown granddaughters____we are a family of all girls___ have watched me tat, but hardly ever crochet.

I'm not particular about the type of pattern. It could be in rounds like a huge doily___I'm planning on a 3 to 4 foot circle (yes, I am thinking round, not square or rectangular). Or a motif which is repeated over and over and simply attached to the last one as you complete it. Then I can finish it off where I please.

Here's the crocheted dude I did. Heck, I throw it into the washer on gentle cycle with hot water and it's good to go for another year. But a tatted design would be a welcome relief from this long used classic.

I have seen Jane Eborall's motifs (http://www.e.n.e.btinternet.co.uk/Squaretriangle.pdf) which could be repeated and joined together to go larger and larger. In order to make a 4 foot circle it would take a lot of motifs, but that last several rounds on a huge doily type thing would be just as boring.

What have some of you done this large in tatting? jam
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]]> Pattern Detective jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2910-Tatted-tablecloth-needed needle work around tatting http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2907-needle-work-around-tatting&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:10:42 GMT Image: http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/7671/furkan287.jpg ]]> Show and Tell cemile http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2907-needle-work-around-tatting Favorite Readable Cookbooks http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2903-Favorite-Readable-Cookbooks&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:31:04 GMT Readable cookbooks are not usually the same as the reliable standards I use when I need the lemon chicken recipe instantly. I know at least one... Readable cookbooks are not usually the same as the reliable standards I use when I need the lemon chicken recipe instantly. I know at least one other of us likes to read them, too. What are your favorites for evening reading when the kitchen is closed?

Here are my two favorites:
The Spice Cookbook by Avanelle Day and Lillie Stuckey. Cute illustrations; end papers show a map of the world spice trade routes and sources of spices. Organized around each spice (mace & nutmeg); you get stories of the spices, their uses, and when you want a ginger recipe you can find lots.
Second favorite: Mayan Cooking: Recipes from the Sun Kingdoms of Mexico by Cherry Hamman. Gobs of ingredients I never heard of (including spices). Most of the recipes have their Yucatec (a Maya language) name. One of the first is the salsa Xnipek aka "Nose of the dog." Got that name because your nose will be running after you eat it just like a dog's wet nose. That "x" at the start is a sort of "shhh" sound. ]]> Kitchen Craft Judy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2903-Favorite-Readable-Cookbooks Sine Wave Bookmark http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2897-Sine-Wave-Bookmark&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:31:23 GMT So I've finished my Sine Wave bookmark finally!

Thanks to Jeff for this wonderful pattern I had a lot of fun tatting it.
http://bridgecitytatting.blogspot.com/ to anyone looking for the pattern, and he's designed a star with the same concept which looks awesome as well!

I did it in Lizbeth size 20, the color is Island Breeze
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]]> Show and Tell Cannalure http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2897-Sine-Wave-Bookmark Favorite Threads http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2894-Favorite-Threads&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:40:14 GMT Even though I may have promised the hubby I wouldn't buy anymore thread until I'd used half what I have, I'm curious as to what everyone's favorite threads are. Can never do too much research you know :wink: ]]> Tools of the Trade RandaGray http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2894-Favorite-Threads Lizbeth disappointment http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2893-Lizbeth-disappointment&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:03:14 GMT I normally didn't buy Lizbeth brand thread but I heard so many good things about it that last year I decided to buy some at HH.
I noticed last year that it seemed slightly twisted but for the most part it still worked with rings. I've been using it again and I just want to scream. I have been doing the joshephine stitch and have noticed the problem even more. It is seperating like crazy and ruining my tatting. First I was using some of the size 10 I had and I thought OK there is obviously something wrong with the 10. I started working with the 40 and experienced the same seperation problem.

I can't exactly just go off and buy more thread. Did I mention I want to scream. :mad:
All I can think is that possibly every ball of thread I bought with that order was a lemon. What exacty are the chances of that?! There is no way everyone can say it is great thread when it seperates. :ermm:

Sorry I needed to vent. I think I will step away from the tatting for a little bit and then grab some of my perle cotton and do something with that tonight. ]]> Tatting Talk poeticfairy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2893-Lizbeth-disappointment Tatting entries at the Oregon State Fair http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2891-Tatting-entries-at-the-Oregon-State-Fair&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:15:23 GMT This is the first year I had entered anything in our county fair - (Washington County Oregon). I entered 6 items and as expected - I had the only... This is the first year I had entered anything in our county fair - (Washington County Oregon). I entered 6 items and as expected - I had the only tatting there. I got 6 blue ribbons. I know that even though you have the only entries - it doesn't mean you will get a ribbon. I can tell you that was a real morale builder. When I got my stuff back - I entered 4 of the pieces in the Oregon State Fair - where I knew there would be other tatting. I got 4 blue ribbons and a Best in Class for my Mary Konier doily - flower piece.
So....all of you tatters out there who are too shy to enter a competition - do not wait 30 years like I did. My head is really fat now - woohoo. ]]> Tatting Talk delseylynne http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2891-Tatting-entries-at-the-Oregon-State-Fair An apology to everyone___sincerely!! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2889-An-apology-to-everyone___sincerely!!&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:37:05 GMT OH dear, what have I done!! I got a spam award. I"m not even sure what I did and I don't know where to look to find out or who I infected, but to me that means I gave someone's computer a problem. I apologize to all and I will leave this sight with no further comments. I am so sorry. Also, I made an average of six posts for the day and that was obviously too many for it got noted.(I found something called tatactivity) I am so ashamed of myself. And I feel sorry for what ever I did by sending someone spam. I assure you there will be no more comments made by me on In Tatters.

I really enjoyed the week I spent here with all of you. And, happy tatting to all of you in the future. This is terrible. I've never had a computer problem myself and to think I sent someone else one!!!!! From an old woman who doesn't even know enough to belong on a computer. jam ]]> Tatting Talk jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2889-An-apology-to-everyone___sincerely!! Cleaning Tatted Linens http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2887-Cleaning-Tatted-Linens&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:23:35 GMT Will tatted edging hold up in the laundry? I have been following the posts about single shuttle edging and would like very much to make Mark Myer's Scalloped Edging for a set of pillow cases. I guess the real question is what thread is the most durable? Often we talk about how threads tat but how do they hold up in the laundry? ]]> Tatting Talk mcoperryl@gmail.com http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2887-Cleaning-Tatted-Linens Signature http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2886-Signature&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:06:56 GMT No matter how much I try I'm unable to add the signature line on my profile page! Could someone help please? ]]> How do I...? madhur http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2886-Signature Cookie Exchange http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2885-Cookie-Exchange&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:26:16 GMT I for one bake a lot starting about October 1st. I think it's the cool weather and the holidays.
I'd love to exchange cookie recipes with you all.

I'll start out with my favorite. It's also happens to have jello in it :twothumbsup: enjoy

Jello that Crumbles.
Warning these are addicting and I usually double the recipe or make two batches in green and red.

1 box (3 ounce) Jello (I like lime the best with the Christmas tree cam, but any flavor works)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened – room temp
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cup flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together butter, Jello, and sugar till kind of fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time and then vanilla.
Add salt and baking powder, mix well.
Gradually add flour, the dough will form a ball.

I chill the dough slightly before pressing so it's easier to handle.

Using a cookie press* form the cookies on the baking sheet about 3/4 inch apart. You can add maraschino cherries, nuts, or sprinkles to the cookies before baking.

Bake for about 8 minutes. Don’t brown the cookies, they should be just firm to touch when done.
Let cool for a little on the sheet – about a minuet maybe – so they firm up enough to transfer to the cooling area, but that they are still warm enough to come off the sheet. I place cookies on wax paper that has 3 layers of old newspaper under it to cool. These little delights might deform on a cooling rack.

*Wilton's low end cookie press is the best I've ever used, though I do like my mom's electric press. If you don't have a press make small 1 inch balls and press with a glass bottom dipped in sugar.
]]> Kitchen Craft Antiquarian http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2885-Cookie-Exchange Heart and a WIP http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2882-Heart-and-a-WIP&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:25:40 GMT My mom is my Sunday school teacher and the class decided to call itself the Grace Full Hearts. So when my mom made a little directory book I tatted a... My mom is my Sunday school teacher and the class decided to call itself the Grace Full Hearts. So when my mom made a little directory book I tatted a button heart that I found here for the front. Now it is in the plastic room plate thingy outside the door.


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Then as soon as I saw Anne's heart table runner I knew it would be the perfect thing to make for my mom for the classroom. After many false starts and a slight learning curve that is no fault of the pattern or the designer and all the fault of the tatter, this is what I have so far. :biggrin:

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]]> Show and Tell StarrBeth http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2882-Heart-and-a-WIP Thread size problems http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2881-Thread-size-problems&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:42:49 GMT I have recently ordered a hanky and some size 40 Lizbeth thread, with the intention of needle tatting an edging on the hanky. Once I got started, I... I have recently ordered a hanky and some size 40 Lizbeth thread, with the intention of needle tatting an edging on the hanky. Once I got started, I figured that I had to pull out a very long tail from the eye of the needle. The problem is, it messed up my work, and I simply cannot use a needle; I have learned enough of shuttle tatting to use a shuttle, but I want the specific color of thread for the hanky, but the thread is way too small for me to use. What do you all think I should do? There aren't any craft stores near me with the right sizes or colors, and I JUST ordered some supplies online a few days ago. Also, could I use embroidery floss for tatting? ]]> Tatting Talk simeonhuff http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2881-Thread-size-problems Shuttle talk and news of sales http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2880-Shuttle-talk-and-news-of-sales&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:15:18 GMT So much has been said about my shuttle making so this is going to be where I want those of you that want to buy a shuttle to tell me if you want oak,... So much has been said about my shuttle making so this is going to be where I want those of you that want to buy a shuttle to tell me if you want oak, teak, purpleheart, or mesquite. I also need to know if you want a small, medium size, big or celtic style shuttle. Also point or no point.

(finished the first celtic shuttle this morning except for glue cleanup)
I will make a list and have my hubby pick a name at random each time I start a new shuttle so I can attempt to make what you want. Then I can send you a PM so we can settle details of price, address and any other details like if you want a point, carving on it, or just plain, etc.
Also I took a picture of the tools that I use for making these shuttles. You will notice these are all hand tools. Everything I use is in the picture as well as 4 of the shuttles I have made. One is even being used to make AnneB's newest dragon-you can see his tail.

I think that this will be the best way to do it so that everyone gets one that wants one. Sign up and then when I get to you I will let you know. I think the one at a time idea is the best way and with a list and random who gets to get one first is the fairest way. Once you have recieved yours I will remove your name from the list until everyone that wants one has one. I also want my InTatters friends to have a chance for them before I try to set up ebay or etsy. You have all been so encouraging throughout my learning to make these, thank you so much. ]]> Tools of the Trade xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2880-Shuttle-talk-and-news-of-sales Lizbeth 80 http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2878-Lizbeth-80&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:55:42 GMT I recently purchased some of the new Lizbeth size 80 thread. It was so so nice to get a choice of so many vibrant colors to choose from. My question,... I recently purchased some of the new Lizbeth size 80 thread. It was so so nice to get a choice of so many vibrant colors to choose from. My question, or observation, is that the Lizbeth 80 is a smaller 80 than the DMC 80. Has anyone else noticed that it feels like size 100? I only use size 80 threads, so I am used to that size.

Just curious! ]]> Tatting Talk 24t42 http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2878-Lizbeth-80 New Techniques Learned http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2877-New-Techniques-Learned&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:45:07 GMT Here are 2 more bookmarks that I have finished. I finished Jon's Two-by-Two Bookmark yesterday and boy, I got some good practice in on hiding ends with my flossers! REALLY have to find a bobbin shuttle or one that holds more size 10 than a Clover! :tongue:
I started Eliz's Celtic Bookmark right after finishing Jon's and I think I am in LOVE! Loved making the two shuttle split rings and the SCMR's were a blast too! Now I need to find a good tutorial for the SSSR. BTW, thank you Jon for the GREAT tut on the two shuttle split ring and the SCMR's! :biggrin:

Oh, I made one change to Jon's bookmark. I made both ends the same. I like my bookmarks to be symetrical all the way around if possible. :wink:
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I found it at a quilt store the other day and purchased some: it is GREAT and doesn't muddy up white thread -- I was practicing some Mediterranean Lace (a subset of oya -- see that thread for more), size 50 thread, and WOW: I got much more done after using it, and my work looked much better. I can't detect any residue like with beeswax, either.

So, I'd have no problems using this product to tame uncooperative tatting threads either. ]]> Tools of the Trade BlueDode http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2874-Thread-Heaven not well done http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2873-not-well-done&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:07:19 GMT there are some learning pieces .They are not well done but I wanted to show you.I am sorry about the size of picture.I coppied the BBcode under the... there are some learning pieces .They are not well done but I wanted to show you.I am sorry about the size of picture.I coppied the BBcode under the picture in my album.Split Ring ;daisy picot;mock ring;and mock ring with abead in the centre.Am I right? ]]> Show and Tell cemile http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2873-not-well-done And the winning volunteer is......(drumroll http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2871-And-the-winning-volunteer-is......(drumroll&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:21:16 GMT .............Lynn........................ will be sending you a Private Message to get the details on where to send the shuttle and the questions I... .............Lynn........................
will be sending you a Private Message to get the details on where to send the shuttle and the questions I want you to review. Congratulations (major Applause from everyone else:w00t2::bounce::woohoo2:) ]]> Tatting Talk xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2871-And-the-winning-volunteer-is......(drumroll <![CDATA[Broken "Aero"]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2868-Broken-quot-Aero-quot&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:15:32 GMT I had to vent. I have one of the newer 'Aero' shuttles; I can tell because the bobbin doesn't fit on the back of it. I've been tatting frantically, trying to prepare for Palmetto Tat Days. The bobbin had gotten really loose, which was annoying but not 'throw my shuttles at the wall' annoying. Then, I looked down and the shuttle had cracked, just broken on one side below the hook. :furious:

Right now I have packing tape (because I figure that the threads will help) holding the crack closed. I will finish tatting with it this weekend (cause I do loving a hook handy), but after that, I think that I'll cut the hook off and make a chatelaine. *trying to find a bright side* ]]> Tatting Talk Sewicked http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2868-Broken-quot-Aero-quot HELP I have enough cut for http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2867-HELP-I-have-enough-cut-for&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:14:34 GMT 5 shuttles in the teak. So how do I decide who gets to buy them? I want to do them for members from InTatters first before trying Etsy or Ebay and... 5 shuttles in the teak. So how do I decide who gets to buy them?
I want to do them for members from InTatters first before trying Etsy or Ebay and don't know what a fair way would be to decide who gets to buy them.
And.... I have no idea what a fair price would be or how to figure that out. I don't want them so expensive that it is unrealistic but at the same time I don't want to rip myself off either.
I need some ideas from you out there that want to buy them.
Input Input Input I need Input HELP!!! ]]> Tatting Talk xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2867-HELP-I-have-enough-cut-for DMC Embroidery Floss http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2866-DMC-Embroidery-Floss&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:03:34 GMT I've noticed that alot of you are using floss to make jewelry.... I assumed this was because there were more shiny & glittery colors (hey, i can't help it if shiny stuff catches my attention :):innocent::innocent:
Well, yesterday I snatched some up while my husband was feeling generous & actually took me to Hobby Lobby. It was such a pretty bright blue & the thread was so shiny I just couldn't help it, even when he said "you know that's not your normal string, right?" :huh:I only got one since I wasn't sure it I'd like using it. But before I get into it & mess something up, do any of you have any tips? I know I should separate it, but I don't know how much, or how strong it'll be & how prone to knots, etc, etc....
I ask because it's a 40 minute drive to get more, unless I order it, & I might've promised not to order anymore tatting stuff off the internet until I had at least enough to make the shipping cost worth it:ermm: ]]> Tatting Talk RandaGray http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2866-DMC-Embroidery-Floss <![CDATA[It's finished____I guess, but except for the onion rings, I'm unimpressed!!]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2862-It-s-finished____I-guess-but-except-for-the-onion-rings-I-m-unimpressed!!&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:06:02 GMT And I will happily go back to patterns that someone else creates. It isn't blocked or pressed but it finally has an edge. I re-did the inserts making the small rings on them stick out just a little. In the process I did Debbie Drake's hiding of tails for the first time, but forgot to put picots on the small rings to join the edging too. (Think of one thing___forget another). The next trellis will need a picot on the side of each ring to attach the green edging.

As I did the edge I went from 5, to 5 1/2_____do you ever do half a stitch___ to 6 stitches along the sides trying to decide which was best. So the sides are not even and I'm not sure which number of stitches was really best.

I think there is too much green edging____too wide. I'd rather see the flower edges coming right to the edge. As I did the edging I was thinking "I wish I knew how to do those cluny leaves". Another skill I need to try.

Now please refrain from any positive feedback. I want to pick this dude apart. Suggestions needed. As I said, other than the onion ring flowers (which colors remind me of delphiniums which I grow and love) I'm rather un-smitten with the whole thing. All suggestions welcome. Let's brain storm the possibilities. jam
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]]> Show and Tell jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2862-It-s-finished____I-guess-but-except-for-the-onion-rings-I-m-unimpressed!! selling shuttles closer to a reality http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2861-selling-shuttles-closer-to-a-reality&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:05:27 GMT My hubby just bought me a Shark Saw that will make it so much easier for me to make shuttles! I won't get to try it until tomorrow though. If it works I will be that much closer to selling shuttles in reality. Right now with the little craft saw it takes forever to cut the teak and I had a mishap with the big saw that made hubby go "no more". If it works I will let you know more. I am so excited now that I may not sleep well tonight. So many of you have expressed interest that I really am giving it serious thought. Even if I only offer them to members of InTatters in some way. Oh the ideas are churning!

I am entering 2 into the state fair in the wood crafting section also. Though the judges might not know what they are or how hard they are to make.

Someone asked on another thread if they are one piece: No they are 2 thin blades shaped with a piece in the middle. I make each blade and then sand it til it is thin enough. Then it has to soak in hot water and be clamped over something the right curve and left to dry. Shaping the bobbin(post) comes next and drilling the hole(no drill just a bit clamped into my artery clamps left over from my Medical Assisting days and twisted by hand), which is glued to one blade and then sanded a little at a time for the second blade to fit just right for the points before getting glued and clamped to the second. Then the tips must be adjusted with sandpaper and the whole thing polished with ever smoother sandpaper until finally I use a fingernail buffer to make it shine. I don't use any power tools at all. I use a hand saw, a round rasp on the bobbin(post) part, the drill bit, clamps and sandpaper. And that is all. I don't have a pattern either so each one is unique-no 2 will ever be the same. The carving on the flower one was done with some micro carving tools I got 2 Aprils ago when I visited my brother. I may do some more with carving but am not sure yet as that is even more work. And I have no idea what to charge for something like this.

Listen to me ramble on. Can you tell I am getting excited, LOL? ]]> Tatting Talk xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2861-selling-shuttles-closer-to-a-reality Josephine Chain http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2859-Josephine-Chain&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:09:59 GMT How do you do a Josephine Chain in shuttle tatting? Thank You! How do you do a Josephine Chain in shuttle tatting? Thank You! ]]> How do I...? simeonhuff http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2859-Josephine-Chain Book 77 Imported Designs of Tatting http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2858-Book-77-Imported-Designs-of-Tatting&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:09:41 GMT Hello Tatters, this book from spool cotton I bought. There are pretty pictures in, but not one description, how many knots or something. Is it... Hello Tatters,
this book from spool cotton I bought.
There are pretty pictures in, but not one description, how many knots or something.
Is it possible, that there was an insert, that is absent?
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Lacy regards
Petra ]]> Tatting Talk LacyPetra http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2858-Book-77-Imported-Designs-of-Tatting Reminder tomorrow is the drawing http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2856-Reminder-tomorrow-is-the-drawing&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:47:56 GMT Just want to remind everyone that tomorrow is the drawing for the shuttle volunteer and review. If you still need to sign up the thread is here:... Just want to remind everyone that tomorrow is the drawing for the shuttle volunteer and review. If you still need to sign up the thread is here: http://www.intatters.com/showthread....ed-a-volunteer ]]> Tatting Talk xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2856-Reminder-tomorrow-is-the-drawing Learned 3 techniques in one day http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2855-Learned-3-techniques-in-one-day&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:29:21 GMT On Sunday I decided to learn how to do a split ring, a split chain and a floating ring and with the help of Linda Davies You Tube videos it was quick... On Sunday I decided to learn how to do a split ring, a split chain and a floating ring and with the help of Linda Davies You Tube videos it was quick and easy to learn.
I then immediately began tatting the Tardis Bookmark by Anne B. With a little frustration and alot of encouragement I finished it.
This was such a confidence booster to see that I was able to tat this pattern which I have been drooling over for so long.
I always shied away from any and all patterns that called for any of these as I thought they would be "too difficult to learn" and now that I look back, they werent all that hard after all!

I am giving it to my 11 year old daughter as she is a big Dr. Who fan and was just recently diagnosed with Glaucoma and already has lost some of her field of vision. We are trying to keep spirits up and positive attitudes. My husband is already learning braille so now we are going to incorporate braille into her homeschooling. It hurts my heart so to see both of them going through this but I have to be the one to hold it all together. She is so emotionally fragile already and to have this put on her little shoulders is alot to bear. Please keep us in your prayers. ]]> Tatting Talk themadtatter http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2855-Learned-3-techniques-in-one-day <![CDATA[Help! In over my head and I haven't even started!]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2854-Help!-In-over-my-head-and-I-haven-t-even-started!&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:19:15 GMT Over the weekend I went to a party at a friend's house (the friend who helped me make the corset I'm still trimming). While trying to tidy her sewing room, she brought some people in who are revolutionary war reenacters. She mentioned to the wife that I was tatting trim for my skirt and corset and the wife invited me to a costuming event at another special event coming up. She said they didn't have any lace makers in the group and, because they're serious about reenacting, she thought it'd be good for the group to be exposed to "old style lace making" - I reluctantly agreed because I'm a horrible teacher.

Fast forward a couple of days... I've gotten three messages from people in the group who are excited about having someone come to their costuming workshop who makes lace. I'd really only planned to show up with my current costume projects (tatted trim for a jacket and tatted trim for a skirt) and just sit and chitchat while we all worked on whatever projects we have going. But now it looks like I'm going to get rooked into trying to teach.

I've advised the ladies who already contacted me to bring a shuttle and size 10 or 20 thread if they'd like to try their hand at it, but I'm suspecting after I get there, there may be more who want to try. I can't afford to supply everyone everything, so I was thinking about bringing some "shrinky dink" plastic, having them cut out their shuttle and showing them how to make their own very basic shuttle to get them started (I have a small embossing gun that shrinks the dink pretty well). I can get enough shrinky to make a dozen or more shuttles for about $5. In fact, I'm about to make one myself for a celtic pattern I want to try and don't have a thin enough shuttle for. I'll have my shuttles with me so they can see the various types (I have four or five different types - two bobbin styles and two or three others), but I thought this would at least help them get started. Goodness knows I've got gobs of size 10 thread, so that's not a problem.

Would that be okay? I don't want to have to turn anyone away who might want to learn and this is the best option I can think of. ]]> Tatting Talk squeeky http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2854-Help!-In-over-my-head-and-I-haven-t-even-started! <![CDATA[ghorsley's shuttle]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2853-ghorsley-s-shuttle&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:51:39 GMT She PMd me that she received the shuttle I made for her from the wood she sent from her daughter's flooring so now I can show you pics of that shuttle as well.


This one is 1 3/4 inches long 1/2 inch wide and 1/4 inch between the blades at the highest point and is made of teak. And of course I initialed and dated it for her. ]]> Show and Tell xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2853-ghorsley-s-shuttle <![CDATA[For my friend's wedding part deux]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2847-For-my-friend-s-wedding-part-deux&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:01:16 GMT Yay!!! The day came and went and was beautiful, so I wanted to share a few pictures with you all! Mostly of how the things I tatted turned out for... Yay!!! The day came and went and was beautiful, so I wanted to share a few pictures with you all! Mostly of how the things I tatted turned out for her wedding.
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]]> Show and Tell Cannalure http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2847-For-my-friend-s-wedding-part-deux Keeping beads out of the way until you need them http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2845-Keeping-beads-out-of-the-way-until-you-need-them&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:50:51 GMT Do you find yourself frequently winding thread off and on your shuttle as you try to keep the beads out of the way of your work? How do I avoid this? Do you find yourself frequently winding thread off and on your shuttle as you try to keep the beads out of the way of your work? How do I avoid this? ]]> Tatting Talk tatknot http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2845-Keeping-beads-out-of-the-way-until-you-need-them Tatting on the Go with Beads http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2844-Tatting-on-the-Go-with-Beads&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:49:35 GMT How do you deal with beads when you tat on the go? Or do you only use beads in your favorite tatting spot? How do you deal with beads when you tat on the go? Or do you only use beads in your favorite tatting spot? ]]> Tatting Talk tatknot http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2844-Tatting-on-the-Go-with-Beads Loading beads http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2843-Loading-beads&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:46:51 GMT What is your favorite method for loading beads to your threads? Do you carefully plan and load only the beads you'll need for the project you are working on or do you load a lot of beads and decide where to leave them as you go? ]]> Tatting Talk tatknot http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2843-Loading-beads Tatting With Beads - Why? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2842-Tatting-With-Beads-Why&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:44:02 GMT I've experimented with a number of techniques for using beads over the years, so it isn't that I don't know HOW to add beads to tatting. Instead, I'm looking for some good reasons to try them again as well as solutions to the things I've found most annoying. So this is the first of a series of threads on beads.

This is your chance to share with the rest of us what you like about adding beads to tatting. ]]> Tatting Talk tatknot http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2842-Tatting-With-Beads-Why Help requested by a needle tatter http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2841-Help-requested-by-a-needle-tatter&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:31:16 GMT I received an e-mail from a needle tatter with inquiries on how to convert my patterns to be tatted with needle. She is currently attempting the... I received an e-mail from a needle tatter with inquiries on how to convert my patterns to be tatted with needle. She is currently attempting the Foldover bookmark and have face difficulties in converting the two-shuttle pattern to needle tatting.

I am not able to offer any help because I am not knowledgeable enough about needle tatting.

I wrote back to her asking her permission to post this request here. If you are able to help her, please send me a private message and I will connect you to her.

Thank you for any help. ]]> Needle Tatting Jon Yusoff http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2841-Help-requested-by-a-needle-tatter More finished earrings and a work in progress http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2840-More-finished-earrings-and-a-work-in-progress&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:03:20 GMT Here are a few more earrings I finished this week and a photo of my work in progress, a necklace.

I'm not going to work on the next level of stuff (e.g. split chains) until I finish this necklace. I am often working on it during my lunch break at my job.

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Cebelia no. 30, colour 699


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Lizbeth no. 20, variegated


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no. 10 -- hand dyed thread I bought off Ebay a little while ago. It's a little more coarser, and I think I will use it more for bookmarks and items not jewelry.

Hope you like my beginning efforts.
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]]> Show and Tell Tara R http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2840-More-finished-earrings-and-a-work-in-progress Tiny pretty! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2834-Tiny-pretty!&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:22:26 GMT I used these two butterflies: Image: http://www.intatters.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=6482 on a baby vest (click link for the ravelry... I used these two butterflies:


on a baby vest (click link for the ravelry project page): http://ravel.me/soyloquesoy/nlc

I am giving the bookmark to the mother. It was my first knitted project (which the baby outgrew before I finished, so I kept for "the next baby" :wink:) ]]> Show and Tell soyloquesoy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2834-Tiny-pretty! <![CDATA[Please forgive this "How to" question about numbering rings in patterns]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2833-Please-forgive-this-quot-How-to-quot-question-about-numbering-rings-in-patterns&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:21:12 GMT Is it my inexperience that causes me to have so much trouble with cross patterns that do not have a visual pattern with the rings numbered along with... Is it my inexperience that causes me to have so much trouble with cross patterns that do not have a visual pattern with the rings numbered along with the written instructions? I try to go through the patterns and number them myself but sometimes I am not even sure when the starting point is marked on the visual pattern where I should go next. I started two differnet cross patterns and ran into similar issues on each so I know I need to figure out where I am going wrong. ]]> How do I...? mcoperryl@gmail.com http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2833-Please-forgive-this-quot-How-to-quot-question-about-numbering-rings-in-patterns Tatting Only rings edging - hen and chicks? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2830-Only-rings-edging-hen-and-chicks&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:06:55 GMT Hi all! I am looking for some simple edging patterns, suitable for thin thread (size 80). I think it would be great if it were only rings, as I... Hi all!

I am looking for some simple edging patterns, suitable for thin thread (size 80). I think it would be great if it were only rings, as I plan on doing it on spare times and I would like to avoid carrying the ball around - plus, it will be my first size 80 project and I really want to keep it simple!

My first thought went to the famous "Hen and Chicks", but I can't find a pattern to it!

Nothing labelled as "rings only" in Knots strikes my fancy. I am looking for something that is a bit elaborate, wider and more interesting than just a series of equal rings. (I think Hen and chicks would fit the bill there).

I may go for the basket edge which is just stunning... but if anyone has that simple pattern, or another suggestion for me, I would be most grateful to hear it! ]]> Pattern Detective soyloquesoy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2830-Only-rings-edging-hen-and-chicks Hiding Ends? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2829-Hiding-Ends&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:11:21 GMT Whenever I finish a piece, with or without chains, I end up not knowing how to hide my ends. I could use a tatting needle, but my #8.0 wont fit the... Whenever I finish a piece, with or without chains, I end up not knowing how to hide my ends. I could use a tatting needle, but my #8.0 wont fit the size 10 thread I am using. Does anybody have any tips for hiding my ends. ]]> Tatting Talk simeonhuff http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2829-Hiding-Ends More new skills and a point of indecision!! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2828-More-new-skills-and-a-point-of-indecision!!&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:22:44 GMT Ok, here is my first personal design___I used Eliz's trellis, some onion ring flowers (which dominate this time), then I added some of the celtic stuff which I had just tried and wove that into the green, don't know who all should have credit for this.

Fact is, it started several months ago soon after the original too pale pink , too dark trellisbookmark and as I finish one project I glance at it trying to decide if I even want to finish it. In attaching the clusters of blooms___no tatting technique here. I TIED THEM TO THE TRELLIS!! Guess the tying on of the blooms makes me feel like it really doesn't qualify as a tatting project___therefore why finish it. It has set 5 months like this. I tell myself anything this size not finished in 6 months goes in the trash. Doomsday is near. Decisions, decisions. Heck, it's only 50 cents worth of thread. Main problem to my eye___the green border hooking all together is uneven!!
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]]> Show and Tell jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2828-More-new-skills-and-a-point-of-indecision!! My Tatting Chatelaine...thanks Rachaal! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2827-My-Tatting-Chatelaine...thanks-Rachaal!&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:42:27 GMT Thanks to Rachael's idea, I've made my own Chatelaine. I had my brother cut down a crochet hook for me, then I drilled the hole in a small dowel and used Super Glue to insert it in and hold it. The Picot Guages are made from the plastic from a box of gum and I looped my Striver on as well. With the extra loop in the hook, it won't come off. Everything (except the Striver) is attached with Lobster Claw Hooks and it works great! I've already tried it and it is even long enough I don't have to take it off to use the hook. :thmbup:
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]]> Show and Tell carolivy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2827-My-Tatting-Chatelaine...thanks-Rachaal! I dared to try size 80! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2826-I-dared-to-try-size-80!&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:09:49 GMT I went to get other stuff at the haberdashery and got into a long conversation about tatting with the shopkeeper. She said she had some really old... I went to get other stuff at the haberdashery and got into a long conversation about tatting with the shopkeeper. She said she had some really old spools of size 80 thread, but only in white and ecru - and that as the white had some age stains, she could give me a spool for cents... How is one supposed to resist? Once I had paid for it, I felt the obligation to give it a serious try - and this is the result!



My first two doodles are only rings, very simple. I enjoyed using it a lot! much more than I anticipated. While I love the daintiness of the result, I am not sure I see how I would actually *use* something so small...

I know for many using size 80 is just a daily matter of fact, but for me, it feels quite an accomplishment and I think you can appreciate it so I am sharing this :biggrin:.

I am still getting to learn the folded join - when I follow a video tutorial step by step, I get it lovely, but on the first motif I tried to do it from memory and I got it twisted...

Also, I just didn't dare to hide the ends - I had never bothered to learn the magic thread trick, but it is clearly stating to look attractive! ]]> Show and Tell soyloquesoy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2826-I-dared-to-try-size-80! help with german translation! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2824-help-with-german-translation!&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:35:43 GMT Hi,
I purchased a hook rug kit at a Goodwill but the directions are in German. There isn't a picture to show the finished rug. In the directions I think they are talking about finishing the piece and it includes braids. I was wondering if any one would be interested in translating the directions to me if I scan them? Also, would I be able to scan them to someone or is that a problem of copyrighting? I'm wondering if it is a rug or a tapestry piece. I have tried various translating websites on the computer but I still can't make out what to do.
Thank you!
Kimberly ]]> Needlework Kimberly http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2824-help-with-german-translation! Altered Aero Shuttle http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2823-Altered-Aero-Shuttle&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:21:20 GMT Hi All,
My husband got out the tin snips, a file and sandpaper, and he altered my Aero Shuttles, today. I've been using them, and I like the way that they handle. They may become my favorite shuttles.:smile: ]]> Tools of the Trade rsmre http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2823-Altered-Aero-Shuttle I jumped in without the right materials, and oh the sad results!! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2821-I-jumped-in-without-the-right-materials-and-oh-the-sad-results!!&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:04:55 GMT Well, after trying this twice I may have figured out how to do it. I started this bookmark project with a pink that was too pale, a trellis too bold... Well, after trying this twice I may have figured out how to do it. I started this bookmark project with a pink that was too pale, a trellis too bold and a green___well it was the only one I had at the time.

This was my first project using scmrs and I was so eager to try it. When I finished, it was so ugly and had taken me so long that I refuse to give it away. It's kind of a reminder to wait until you have it all right before proceeding.

When I see Eliz Davies (hope that is right) replying to posts it just rubs it in and I thought some of you might appreciate seeing a success(with scmrs) that failed in color.
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]]> Show and Tell jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2821-I-jumped-in-without-the-right-materials-and-oh-the-sad-results!! <![CDATA[Couldn't sleep last night so......]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2820-Couldn-t-sleep-last-night-so......&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:00:21 GMT I put some jump rings and a lobster claw on the Teak Mini Shuttle so I could attach it to a necklace, keychain or scissors. I didn't change the shuttle itself so if I want to use it I can take it off and it will still be usable. I wanted a way to advertise tatting in places where I can't actually tat, like going out to dinner for example. I am tempted to make 2 more for earrings to match.

I also worked on the pattern for my chatelaine so it will be in the member patterns section once approved by the moderators. Here is a sneak peak
]]> Show and Tell xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2820-Couldn-t-sleep-last-night-so...... Tatting Over Tails... or Ends... whichever you call it http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2819-Tatting-Over-Tails...-or-Ends...-whichever-you-call-it&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:50:39 GMT Normally, I tat over my ends, eliminating a few knots & hidings along the way. However, last night I encountered a problem!! When making a small motif of rings & chains, I tat the tail of the first chain into the first ring, & the tail of the first ring into the first chain. I also leave a very small space at the base of the first ring to join the last chain to the first...
I've never had any problem whatsoever with this, until last night. When I tried to make my join at the end, I apparently had the wrong thread; when I made my join, I made it to the thread woven into the ring, & pulled out a small loop.... I went back & made the join to the right thread, but I'm still left with the annoying little loop hanging out of my ring.
It doesn't seem that I could cut it without undoing my first chain, & I'd already trimmed the end of it off, so I can't just pull it back in (learned a lesson there!).... But what *can* I do???:cry: ]]> How do I...? RandaGray http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2819-Tatting-Over-Tails...-or-Ends...-whichever-you-call-it <![CDATA[Tatting Rae's Chatelaine]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2818-Rae-s-Chatelaine&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:29:30 GMT Rae's Chatelaine copyright 2010 by Rachael Mohler

Materials needed: thread size 20(I used Lizbeth 20 Caribbean), 2 shuttles or 2 needles, lobster claws, jump rings(optional)

R-ring SR=Split ring Jch=Josephine chain vsp=very small picot d=double stitch

R - 5d join to base of lobster claw 5d (do not count the join as 1st half of d)
SR - 5/5 (4 times)
SR - 4d vsp 4d/4d (intentionally lopsided as you will join to this vsp later)
SR - 5/5 (twice)
*Jch - 20
SR - 5/5
Repeat from * for desired length (once it got long I would try it around my neck occasionally to make sure I had it the length I wanted it)
R - 5 join to vsp 5
Tie, hide & cut ends

Put jump rings through the SRs(optional) - 2 on each side and space them every other SR. Add lobster claws to any tools that you want to add such as mini hooks, picot gauge, unpicker, strivers, etc. If you did not use jump rings the lobster claws can attatch to any SR. This way you can take off or add tools as needed by hooking the lobster claw into the jump rings(or SRs) on the chatelaine. I put a chain leader on the picot gauge and hung it from the lowest point because I use it the most. I change the tools depending on the project. Works great for tatting in public because you have all your tools handy and no fear of losing them.

Copyright 2010 Rachael Mohler You may use this pattern to make items to sell but please do not sell the pattern itself. ]]> Member Patterns xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2818-Rae-s-Chatelaine Tatting 3-D Bell pattern nearly as large as your fist in size http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2817-3-D-Bell-pattern-nearly-as-large-as-your-fist-in-size&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:21:51 GMT I was just wondering if anyone knew of a 3-D bell pattern that was fairly large in size? I would love to make one for a project and don't think I am talented enough to make my own pattern. Thanks for any help that might be out there. Rose ]]> Pattern Detective Rose http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2817-3-D-Bell-pattern-nearly-as-large-as-your-fist-in-size Chains? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2816-Chains&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:41:57 GMT I want to know how to make chins with shuttle tatting. I have seen them made bu tying the shuttle and ball threads together, but how do you make a... I want to know how to make chins with shuttle tatting. I have seen them made bu tying the shuttle and ball threads together, but how do you make a chain after a ring? Also, when you tie the shuttle and ball threads together at the beginning, how to you finish the piece? Links and photos would be nice. Thank You. ]]> Tatting Talk simeonhuff http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2816-Chains <![CDATA[What is a weaver's knot?]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2814-What-is-a-weaver-s-knot&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:03:25 GMT I tend to use square knots but twice in posts I've read a weaver's knot. What is it? ]]> How do I...? jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2814-What-is-a-weaver-s-knot Running out of thread? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2812-Running-out-of-thread&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:12:50 GMT I got a package in the mail with some shuttles and thread, and I started shuttle tatting for the first time. it seemed as if I wound allot of thread... I got a package in the mail with some shuttles and thread, and I started shuttle tatting for the first time. it seemed as if I wound allot of thread on my bobbin, yet I ran out almost immediately. I was wondering, whether in needle or shuttle tatting, what to do if you run out of thread. I ask this about needle tatting because I wanted to needle tat a edging on a hanky, but I didn't want to run out of thread, so I pulled out a very long tail, but it got tangled on my work and made frustrating knots. So, back to the original subject, what would I do in that case? ]]> Tatting Talk simeonhuff http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2812-Running-out-of-thread Patterns, Links, and files http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2810-Patterns-Links-and-files&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:07:15 GMT Carolivy just mentioned on another thread that she was cleaning out stuff on her computer and finding links for patterns. I've been thinking about that for some time. I'm curious (maybe this should be a survey?) how everyone keeps their pattern files under control. Do you print them out? Set up lots of folders and keep them electronically? If you use folders, how are they sorted? That question applies both to paper and electronic. ]]> Tatting Talk Judy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2810-Patterns-Links-and-files Felted Bears and one crochet http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2809-Felted-Bears-and-one-crochet&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:01:25 GMT Here are the felted ones and the crochet one
Joy



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]]> Show and Tell Joy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2808-Tiny-Teddies-by-Joy looking for small and easy motif. http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2804-looking-for-small-and-easy-motif.&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:32:16 GMT hello I 'm looking for small and easy motifs that is appropriate altınbaşak 50 ]]> Show and Tell cemile http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2804-looking-for-small-and-easy-motif. My second attempt at tatting -- earrings http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2803-My-second-attempt-at-tatting-earrings&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:14:07 GMT I went to a bead show & bought pretty beads I thought I would try with my tatting. I have been spending a good bit of time searching the Internet for patterns and have taken advantage of the freebies that are offered (thank you to everyone who does this). Right now I have invested my money into stuff for learning tatting. (Threads, beads, shuttles.) I will, no doubt, be investing in books -- but I am a bit more judicious there.

These earrings are my second attempt at tatting. The bookmark I posted earlier was my first. I have a few other earrings I also completed of the same design, I just need to attach them to the jewelry findings.

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]]> Show and Tell Tara R http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2803-My-second-attempt-at-tatting-earrings Is the desire for Jello a sign? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2801-Is-the-desire-for-Jello-a-sign&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:06:51 GMT Am I going back in time? Or, have I become my mother...or grandmother? I have this desire for fruit and jello salads and of all things to have, I do... Am I going back in time? Or, have I become my mother...or grandmother? I have this desire for fruit and jello salads and of all things to have, I do not have any old recipes that include jello except the strawberry one with the crust made out of pretzels. Does anyone have some good recipes for jello with fresh fruit? ]]> Kitchen Craft mcoperryl@gmail.com http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2801-Is-the-desire-for-Jello-a-sign <![CDATA[Martha Ess's bracelet]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2798-Martha-Ess-s-bracelet&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:48:59 GMT size 20, thread color 797
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]]> Show and Tell Sewicked http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2798-Martha-Ess-s-bracelet Avoiding the twisted picot!!! Yes, after years of tatting I still do it!!! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2796-Avoiding-the-twisted-picot!!!-Yes-after-years-of-tatting-I-still-do-it!!!&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:59:41 GMT OK, I've looked at videos, tried different things, folding, hooking from underneath,___but I am never sure if my last picot in a circle will be twisted or not, and after it's all said and done it usually is.

I chuckled to myself when I just noticed a thread about making a twisted picot. Hey, I'm a natural at it. I cheat sometimes and make that last ring a split ring to avoid a twisted last picot.

It's time I quit ignoring the issue and learn how. Where do you suggest I look for directions?

I'm on a mission for the rest of this week______I've got three days to_____master the twisted picot!!!!!

I will allow myself to finish one bookmark I'm doing and nothing else but practice my problem. NO NEW PROJECTS until I have it. ]]> How do I...? jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2796-Avoiding-the-twisted-picot!!!-Yes-after-years-of-tatting-I-still-do-it!!! All rings and chains dragon http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2795-All-rings-and-chains-dragon&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:56:11 GMT Please meet the Seahorse Dragon (http://nuperelle.net/drager/monstre/seahorsedragon.pdf), a dragon based (with permision) on the Seahorse... Please meet the Seahorse Dragon, a dragon based (with permision) on the Seahorse pattern by Debbie Arnold.

It is all rings and chains, nothing fancy except for a tiny detail on the ear. No SR or SCMR.

The tiny detail is simply switching to a second shuttle to continue a chain, or doing a SLT (shoelace trick) for the second part of the ear.

Enjoy - and don't hesitate to ask questions if there are problems!
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]]> Tatting Talk Fox Tats http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2791-Coming-Soon-at-The-Thread-Exchange... Tatting in the car http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2790-Tatting-in-the-car&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:50:35 GMT Who can tat as a passenger in the car? I am traveling to Tulsa this weekend, a 5 hour drive. I can knit as a passenger but not tat. I find it hard... Who can tat as a passenger in the car? I am traveling to Tulsa this weekend, a 5 hour drive. I can knit as a passenger but not tat. I find it hard to do the joins. Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions? ]]> Tatting Talk dianeposton http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2790-Tatting-in-the-car Tatting while touring?? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2788-Tatting-while-touring&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:36:57 GMT Does anyone else have a handy little container with a pattern, shuttle and ball of thread in it that you take along on long car trips? Each vehicle... Does anyone else have a handy little container with a pattern, shuttle and ball of thread in it that you take along on long car trips? Each vehicle contains a stash and it's usually a surprise to see what is in progress in each container. I never thought I would be able to fall asleep while riding after an accident many years ago when dear husband also fell asleep while driving late one evening and the family went off the road and end over end down an embankment, but 40 years later, if I'm not doing something I'm dosing off. Well, my car stash comes in handy and often keeps me awake and road trips of three hours are over in half the time. I work on a simple pattern and even visit a little as we travel. (The dash near the cup holder has a nice little nest in which to place my crochet hooks for joins, if I'm not wearing it around my neck).
Am I a Lone Ranger in this?? ]]> Tatting Talk jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2788-Tatting-while-touring <![CDATA[Sharon's Online Tatting Course]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2786-Sharon-s-Online-Tatting-Course&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:02:41 GMT Hi Everyone

Sorry I haven't been around lately but work has been catching up with me and I have to get everything done before I go on hols!

Just to let you know that Sharon's online tatting course (has been mentioned several times on the forum and a lot of people have expressed an interest in it) is going to be starting in September and she is asking people to email her if you would like to do it.

It is 12 lessons that starts from something very simple that anyone can do and goes through a
tutorial on how to use drawing software to create your patterns and how to
design before you tat using software. It finishes with some basics on how to
create your own publication.

There is more detailed information about the course and how it works on
the Design-Tat blog.

The url is:
http://www.design-tat.blogspot.com/
The cost will be $20 Canadian.

I just missed the last course so I am joining this time and really looking forward to it! :w00t: ]]> Tatting Talk waterdew http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2786-Sharon-s-Online-Tatting-Course I need a volunteer http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2784-I-need-a-volunteer&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:38:27 GMT I have a shuttle that I made with an idea for a picot point and would like a volunteer to test tat with it to see if they like the design or not and... I have a shuttle that I made with an idea for a picot point and would like a volunteer to test tat with it to see if they like the design or not and if I should repeat it or not. Also if the other end needs to be more rounded or if you like it the way it is. This would really help me with my shuttle making as I would like to make them distinctive if I decided to sell them so I need input. It is already finished. The shuttle is made from teak and has a point for picots so if you don't like points this may not be for you(those that don't like to poke their fingers)

The volunteer would get to keep the shuttle but would need to do a review of the design here on InTatters..

Answer yes to this post if you would like to volunteer and I will have my daughter draw the name from a hat from all the answers in one week from now. I will the send you a private message to get your address for mailing it.

Good Luck since this is also a drawing for a handmade wooden shutttle by me . ]]> Tatting Talk xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2784-I-need-a-volunteer <![CDATA[Kersti's Floral bookmark pattern]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2783-Kersti-s-Floral-bookmark-pattern&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:34:07 GMT http://www.kersti.com/?p=411#comments and i think that it would be easy... so far i have tried to tat it, like 7...]]> Ok I look at this pattern --> http://www.kersti.com/?p=411#comments and i think that it would be easy... so far i have tried to tat it, like 7 times... for some reason i can not get it right.

has anyone out there finished it?

where do i turn. because i know the petals are chain, so no need to turn, but so i turn the stalk?

is there a diagram of direction...cause i just don't know.... and i love love love! this pattern. ]]> How do I...? shannon_in_love http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2783-Kersti-s-Floral-bookmark-pattern <![CDATA[Sonja's celtic doily]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2781-Sonja-s-celtic-doily&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:21:27 GMT :thankyou:Sonja, for putting in your album 2 the tatting order of your wonderful doily. This makes it much clearer, thank you so much for sharing... :thankyou:Sonja, for putting in your album 2 the tatting order of your wonderful doily. This makes it much clearer, thank you so much for sharing this with us.:smile: ]]> Tatting Talk Josie Passell http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2781-Sonja-s-celtic-doily celtic curly wreath http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2780-celtic-curly-wreath&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:37:34 GMT hola! ¿Alguien ha intentado hacer el " celtic curly wreath" que viene en www.paradisetreasures.com ? Yo lo he intentado un par de veces y me atasco, no se hacerlo. Me podeis ayudar?, creo que es algo que no interpreto bien del inglés. Me encantaría que algien se hiciera ese patrón paso a paso con fotos. ]]> Tatting Talk chari http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2780-celtic-curly-wreath Leader thread for loading shuttles http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2777-Leader-thread-for-loading-shuttles&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:30:59 GMT I've just started using a leader thread for loading my clover shuttles. This is allowing me to waste less thread on the small motifs that I've been tatting. I need only about 20wraps of thread around the post for each of the small motifs that I am making, but I need more like 25 wraps just to be able to use the thread and not come off the shuttle. By putting a thread tied onto the post, I can wrap that about 3wraps and then tie a square knot to attach my active thread, load my 20 wraps, and make my motif. Even if I get to the point that the knot is close to the end of the motif, it is not within the motif and I have saved some thread. I'll try to get some pictures up of a couple of shuttles where I have the leader thread. I'm actually wasting less thread this way and I don't wind up where I must finger tat (I can finger tat, but it is slower than shuttle tatting). ]]> Tatting Talk stashtamer http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2777-Leader-thread-for-loading-shuttles On the go tatting shuttle storage http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2775-On-the-go-tatting-shuttle-storage&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:27:47 GMT I know many tatters like to use mint tins and other small boxes for there shuttles that they take with all of the time. I was wondering how do you... I know many tatters like to use mint tins and other small boxes for there shuttles that they take with all of the time. I was wondering how do you store your current project's shuttles.

Last night after getting my hair cut, we went to walmart to pick up a few things and found ourselves over the personal care products. You know the isle that has all the travel size products? Well, our walmart also has empty travel size bottles, cases, and toothbrush holders. The little soap containers they have would be perfect for holding shuttles and other small tatting necessities!

So we got two, one for my mom and one for myself. I think a very good purchase 2 for a little under 2$. These containers also snap shut quite tight. ]]> Tools of the Trade vividmana http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2775-On-the-go-tatting-shuttle-storage Slide show photo # 2 on home page of In Tatters http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2774-Slide-show-photo-2-on-home-page-of-In-Tatters&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:02:48 GMT Where can I find the pattern? Where can I find the pattern? ]]> Tatting Talk jamlover http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2774-Slide-show-photo-2-on-home-page-of-In-Tatters Inspirational http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2771-Inspirational&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:25:17 GMT I was pleasantly surprised and thrilled to see my work on the slide show. Thank you! I was pleasantly surprised and thrilled to see my work on the slide show. Thank you! ]]> Tatting Talk madhur http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2771-Inspirational Tatting Chess Set http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2770-Chess-Set&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:25:21 GMT Does anyone remember the tatted chess set from eons ago? If I remember rightly there was a pattern - or was it just photos? Anyone have the pattern... Does anyone remember the tatted chess set from eons ago? If I remember rightly there was a pattern - or was it just photos? Anyone have the pattern and/or photos??? ]]> Pattern Detective Kersti http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2770-Chess-Set A few small projects http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2768-A-few-small-projects&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:39:46 GMT Click on the picture to enlarge it Image: http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/StitchingWithSimon/Tatting/th_Cross-bookmark.jpg ... Click on the picture to enlarge it



The small crosses are from the member's patterns, posted by Snowflake77, The bookmark is also from the member's patterns, posted by xstchnchat. Thank you ladies for the wonderful pattterns.

The large cross is from a pattern from my tatting teacher. My last lesson is tomorrow.

The dark pink butterfly is an experiment with a #10 rayon thread with metallic in it. It was very easy to work with, nice and slippery, but you sure can't get much thread on a bobbin!

The light green thread is Lizbeth Pistachio size 20. I noticed a really big difference between that and the white crochet cotton from Michaels. The Lizbeth thread stitches are more well defined and the pieces have more body. The white pieces are very limp, and the stitches all blur into each other. ]]> Show and Tell JenniferB http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2768-A-few-small-projects My Loom Knitting http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2765-My-Loom-Knitting&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:21:07 GMT Hi all. Loom knitting is something I can do that does not hurt my hands. I just put up a photo of two dolls I have designed for loom knitting. ... Hi all.
Loom knitting is something I can do that does not hurt my hands.
I just put up a photo of two dolls I have designed for loom knitting.
My patterns will be free to public starting next week.
I have designed these two dolls for people to use as charity items. ]]> Knitting Tammy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2765-My-Loom-Knitting The shuttle you HATE! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2764-The-shuttle-you-HATE!&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:06:07 GMT *I have enjoyed reading so many of the stash and such threads here recently that I decided to start another one. What shuttle do you own that you... I have enjoyed reading so many of the stash and such threads here recently that I decided to start another one. What shuttle do you own that you thought you would love (or why else would you have bought it?) and you cannot stand????

For me it is a pretty, little sterling silver shuttle I bought last summer on ebay. In fact, it was just about a year ago.

The easiest way to show you about it is to link you to the blog post I made the day it arrived:

http://ladydoc-tiltingatwindmills.bl...-addendum.html

Clearly I was enthused...... until I tried to use it! :mad:

It is SOOO slippery that it is a nuisance to try to hold when tatting. When she saw the picture, Maus posted that the point was "fierce" and she was correct! If one finger runs into the other while tatting- which happens to me quite often- that point makes me bleed! I dislike it soooo much that I just cannot bring myself to finish the motif I started with it- a year ago!!!

I think the reason that I "hate" it so much is that I expected to LOVE it and the disappointment level was so big.

So, what shuttle do you "HATE"???? ]]> Tools of the Trade LadyDoc http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2764-The-shuttle-you-HATE! Bre-Aly Threads http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2763-Bre-Aly-Threads&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:52:37 GMT I'm starting a new project using my heart. The plan is to make a scarf the same way as I made the runner. The thread is Bre-Aly Threads, colour Pink Fleck, size 10.

It is not what I normally would coose for tatting, but it tats nicely for a 3 ply thread. I did want a thread with a bit more sheen to it, but I think this will make a nice scarf :smile:
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]]> Tools of the Trade AnneB http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2763-Bre-Aly-Threads Your favorite shuttle? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2760-Your-favorite-shuttle&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:38:28 GMT I know all us tatters are different and have different favorite shuttle and I know this because at one time I heard a lot of tatters say Aero was the... I know all us tatters are different and have different favorite shuttle and I know this because at one time I heard a lot of tatters say Aero was the best shuttle, which lead me to buy an Aero shuttle and lets just say after having one of my own it would probably be at the very, very bottom of my list of shuttles I want to use.
For me the Aero shuttles hook always hooks my thread and pulls it apart and I have yet to understand the point of that excess plastic point sticking out the back. It just gets in the way. If anyone knows if it has a point I would love to know.

Oops, sorry, didn't mean to go on venting.

Anyway my all time favorite shuttle is the Boye metal tatting shuttle. I love the hook because it works perfectly and it is sturdy and it rarely accidentally hooks my thread and if by chance it does it doesn't stab and shred my thread as I have had with the Aero. I also like the weight of it. It is not heavy but it is heavier than the plastics and I like that. I especially love the fact that it takes bobbins.

Boye was my first shuttle, so it is a little sentimental too. But so far my favorite. Also I haven't tried too many different shuttles because I prefer ones with bobbins and just being able to buy more bobbins. Though I would love to get some of those really pretty ones someday.

What is your favorite shuttle and why (if you want to add why)?

:smile: ]]> Tools of the Trade poeticfairy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2760-Your-favorite-shuttle new user http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2759-new-user&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:25:56 GMT hello everybody.I am the new user of this site.I know alittle bit shuttle tatting but not advanced techniques.today I tried to do snowflakes with... hello everybody.I am the new user of this site.I know alittle bit shuttle tatting but not advanced techniques.today I tried to do snowflakes with ören bayan size 70.I had read here that altınbaşak and örenbayan is appropriate for tatting.by the way I am from Turkey.but I thing the size is too thin to tat.I want to learn that do you generaly pull the thread tightly when you make chain or ring.And another question is about the thread of some figures.when I was searching this site,I saw lots of figures.butter flies like this.what kind of thread do you use for them.is that nylon thread?.I am sorry to bother you with my silly question.And As I said in the title I am new user of this site.sorry for writing in wrong place ]]> How do I...? cemile http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2759-new-user missing everyone http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2758-missing-everyone&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:14:12 GMT Hi folks. I've been out of the loop for s few weeks with school starting back up. I have missed reading all the posts and from the looks of it I've got lots to catch up on! I see lots of new names so welcome to all the new folks. I can't wait to get busy reading all the latest news and seeing all the new pics in your albums. I feel like I've been away from "family"!!! Well, I guess I have!:biggrin: ]]> Tatting Talk gahorsley http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2758-missing-everyone LaCossette Shuttles http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2757-LaCossette-Shuttles&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:23:02 GMT Has anyone used a shuttle from LaCossette on Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaCossette)? What did you think? Has anyone used a shuttle from LaCossette on Etsy? What did you think? ]]> Tools of the Trade Kersti http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2757-LaCossette-Shuttles Tatters Meeting Stuttgart http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2755-Tatters-Meeting-Stuttgart&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:59:02 GMT IcePrincess, Rapunzellen and me had a meeting last saturday in Stuttgart, Germany. After a lot of mail, discussions about the time and place, we got... IcePrincess, Rapunzellen and me had a meeting last saturday in Stuttgart, Germany. After a lot of mail, discussions about the time and place, we got it to work out for all of us. Finally. We met us at a Park and ride, I was driving from Switzerland, the other two tattingladies live closer, and decided to do some shopping first. IcePrincess brought us to a old-fashioned store, full with wool and threads of all kinds, and we bought some sun-acivated yarn. Yes, it changes the color from white to pink or turquois or lila when brought to the sunlight! Isn't that funny? I didn't know that this exists.
Then we went also to the bigger stores and I found some colored 20-size Aida. And beads. and Size 30, and, and, ok. Didn't we have another thread about buying or so? After lunch we went to the City of Stuttgart for more shopping, but the store was already closed for the weekend. So we went home and I could look at the books from IcePrincess and Rapunzellen, and see also some of there beautiful works. After some coffee and more tat-talk it was time to drive back home to Switzerland. Before that, we made a picture to show you our meeting. Yes, we went also to a store to buy some tattersfood, Jellybears (?), I don't know if this word is correct, but we decided that these can be eaten during tatting without having dirt on your work. By the way, one package is already gone, I had to try out all the goodes on sunday :blush:

We will do other visits, maybe somewhere in between, but before there will be the Fair at Achern, and I am sure to see other Intatters there. Maybe also other tatters from our area would like to join...... Stuttgart is much closer than even I thougt, 2h 30m drive is not too far away to tat and chat and shop.

Thank you again, IcePrincess and Rapunzellen, for this wonderful day.
Picture: Rapunzellen, Swissgirl, IcePrincess (from left to right)
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]]> Tatting Talk swissgirl http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2755-Tatters-Meeting-Stuttgart Tatting and chatting http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2751-Tatting-and-chatting&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:35:56 GMT Hi everyone!

I've noticed that many times, people are looking for a chat, possibly a tat/chat.
And sometimes only miss by 20 minutes or less.

When would be the best time to check to chat box?

We are all on different time zones, so if we coordinated; we might enjoy some tat-chats. That is where I tat, chat, or do both.

What do you think?

Bill ]]> Tatting Talk wmstem http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2751-Tatting-and-chatting On A Roll? NO!!! Help! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2746-On-A-Roll-NO!!!-Help!&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:31:58 GMT Roll Tatting. This is driving me crazy. Bonkers. Nuts. You get it.

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As I wind the thread around and push it back - only 5 at a time, (10 never works) keeping the thread taut, everything seems fine and I add some more. Then when I go to close the ring it is jammed - I think at the ds at the end, but I cannot figure it out. Every fifth time or so I get a beautiful rolled ring, but I can't figure out what I have done RIGHT!. Mostly it is a no go.
Any Suggestions?
Fox : )
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]]> Tatting Talk Fox Tats http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2746-On-A-Roll-NO!!!-Help! This was a hard lesson to learn about hiding ends... http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2745-This-was-a-hard-lesson-to-learn-about-hiding-ends...&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:13:16 GMT I finished a round of a snowflake, did the cut and tie, then I hid the first end and trimmed it close. Started to hide the second end and... I finished a round of a snowflake, did the cut and tie, then I hid the first end and trimmed it close. Started to hide the second end and oops...somehow I undid the end I just trimmed! So, I'll do the round over with a CTM because I think having the beginning "hidings" in the way contributed to this and I am not trimming anything until everything is hidden. I keep telling myself it was a lesson better learned now. ]]> Tatting Talk mcoperryl@gmail.com http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2745-This-was-a-hard-lesson-to-learn-about-hiding-ends... larger shuttles??? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2743-larger-shuttles&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:50:00 GMT if you want to tat with thicker crochet thread, you can't do much with the usual shuttle, can someone tell me where i can find shuttles that i can use with chrochet tread, nr 10 and more ]]> Tatting Talk ginchic http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2743-larger-shuttles Mini Teddies and stitching-warning brag post http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2742-Mini-Teddies-and-stitching-warning-brag-post&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:51:44 GMT I hunted down the pictures of the mini teddy bears. Keep in mind that these are made with upholstery velvet, are no more than 2 1/4 inches high, and... I hunted down the pictures of the mini teddy bears. Keep in mind that these are made with upholstery velvet, are no more than 2 1/4 inches high, and are fully jointed. I used Sulky invisible thread and a size 10 quilting needle to sew them together. Joints were made with holes punched from plastic lids and headpins, eyes are beads and the noses are embroidered with buttonhole thread. The Blue one was my first attempt and you will notice that the ears are a little crooked but since it was blue my daughter Karlie wanted it. The one with the tie made of red ribbon was taller and skinnier and was for my son Kyle since he wore a suit and tie every day of his senior year in high school and is tall and skinny. The dark brown bear was for my son Aaron and is a no-no bear (move his tail back and forth and his head shakes no no) because he was involved in drugs and I told him he could use this to 'just say no'. The Angel bear had wings I made from the molted feathers of my albino parakeet Angelbaby. Her halo is made from wire and wears a star pendant. Becky has another angel bear (with little gold wings) and there was a Santa Bear I made for my brother (with a green santa suit instead of red) that I don't have pics of.


The next bear is one I made for a girl on the EMS cross stitch board who collects teddy bears and I thought she might like one that is cross stitching. It won a first place ribbon at the Arizona State Fair in 2005. (sorry this picture is fuzzy) She flew all the way across the big pond to England. Her new owners name is Kersti as well.


The next bear is bigger. It is 6 inches high and was made from fake fur I got at the craft store and I used bigger plastic discs for the joints. I made it for a friend at church that likes polar bears.


I also have pictures of stitching projects that have won at the Arizona State Fair and also took the rosette ribbon from the Desert Threaders which is the local chapter of the Embroider Guild of America.

The Teacup Sampler designed by Stoney Creek Collection was stitched for my pastor's wife at the time because she collected teacups and saucers. About 2 months after I began stitching they went to be missionaries in Africa. They returned for a visit in January last year and I gave it to her then so this piece is now in Lusaka Zambia. It was entered in the state fair in 2005.


The Swedish Weaving purple table runner was an adaptation of a Monk's Cloth Afghan pattern. The end pattern repeats on the other side and is connected by the diamond pattern down the middle. Besides winning at the state fair in 2005 this piece also took a Third Place ribbon at The Phoenix Needlework show in the spring of 2006. (I love the way the back of this needlework is totally blank because all the stitching is done on the front of the fabric) This piece was done for a pastor's wife in Zwolle Holland.


The hardanger doily was from a learn hardanger book and was originally supposed to be put in a frame but I did my own buttonhole border. I used a very light brown perle cotton on sage colored lugana and finished the same day that I had to have it down to enter into the 2006 Arizona State Fair. It now is in my mothers home. The whole time I was stitching it I was at her house because I was seeing an oral surgeon for 2 reconsrutive surgeries on my chin following a car accident(his office was 75 miles from my home and only 20 from hers) and she had no idea I was making it for her. We took it to the fair the day after my first surgery.


Hope you liked my little show and tell of my other crafts and needlework. ]]> Show and Tell xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2742-Mini-Teddies-and-stitching-warning-brag-post Looking for the perfect doily for my grandma http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2741-Looking-for-the-perfect-doily-for-my-grandma&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:28:40 GMT I am planning on making a doily for my grandma for her birthday. I always talk about my tatting to her but have yet to make her anything. :blush: I... I am planning on making a doily for my grandma for her birthday. I always talk about my tatting to her but have yet to make her anything. :blush:
I can't think of anything to make her other than a doily.

I was wondering what everyones favorite doily pattern is or maybe one that is always well received as a gift.
I am a bit stuck on which doily to make and how big would be a good size to give her, since some can be quite big. I know i'm over thinking things but I want it to be perfect.

I have a few books with doilies but they aren't my favorites. I made my mom a doily years ago; it was my first big project. It was beautiful, big and my favorite pattern so far. I have to search for the site I got the pattern from again.

Oh pooh, now that I think of it I don't have much time since her bday is next month. Oh well I wont stress as long as I get it done by the end of the year. Gee, it would be so nice if I didn't have any other life beside time for tatting :smile:. ]]> Tatting Talk poeticfairy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2741-Looking-for-the-perfect-doily-for-my-grandma Tip: Conquering the GR-8 http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2740-Tip-Conquering-the-GR-8&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:25:21 GMT I think being a newbie might have worked to my advantage, because I found a way to get the GR-8 shuttle to work in a very unconventional way. What... I think being a newbie might have worked to my advantage, because I found a way to get the GR-8 shuttle to work in a very unconventional way.

What I could figure out from the instructions was that it didn't work at all like the Aero, or a bobbin shuttle where you can just pull off extra thread from the bobbin just by tugging on it, because those shuttles have the bobbins working on a friction fit.

With the GR-8, the 2 piece screw (decorative top and slotted bottom) holds the bobbin in place snuggly but it doesn't appear to be meant to be free-rolling. When you need more thread you need to loosen the screw up, tug out more thread, then tighten the screw again. This is accomplished using the index finger/thumbnail trick listed on their website to loosen and retighten the screw, allowing the bobbin to spin.

My finger nails are thin and break easily , so I came up with a way to make the GR-8 bobbin roll freely like on an Aero shuttle.

First I removed the bobbin from the shuttle. Then I applied some of those self sticking 3 ring binder reinforcements (the little white donuts you put over the holes punched into 3 ring binder paper) over the holes of the bobbin to make a slightly snugger fit of the bobbin in the shuttle. I needed 3 on each side of the bobbin, but I guess it would depend on how loosely your bobbin fits into the shuttle.

The purpose was to make the bobbin fit snugger, and to give the slotted part of the screw something a little cushioned to rest against and give some friction to get tension. Then I put the screws back in and just finger tightened until the bobbin would spin with the desired tension.

This makes it work like the Aero. When you need more thread, you still must hold on to both sides of the screw to stop the screw from turning, thus allowing the bobbin to spin, but you don't need to unscrew anything. Since you are already holding the shuttle with your thumb and index finger, simply placing your fingers over the the decorating screw top and the slotted screw bottom and pinching while you pull thread off the bobbin will keep the screw from turning.

I've been tattling all day with this workaround and it seems to be holding up just fine.

Do these instructions make sense, or should I post a picture??? ]]> Tools of the Trade JenniferB http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2740-Tip-Conquering-the-GR-8 Can you help me figure this out? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2738-Can-you-help-me-figure-this-out&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:47:00 GMT So, all this talk about stash sizes has got me started on getting my tatting stuff organized. If you could see the mess that is my so-called craft... So, all this talk about stash sizes has got me started on getting my tatting stuff organized. If you could see the mess that is my so-called craft room (rather a chaotic store room would be more accurate), you might understand the major undertaking that represents.

ANYWAY..... I came across a tatting WIP from I don't know how long ago and am frustrated. (I seem to use that word a lot around here!) The tatted piece is apparently a heart and the baggie contains the un-finished tatting, a skein of matching Thread Gatherer's silk and a pattern. That's the problem- to me, the pattern doesn't seem to match the tatting- but I could easily be wrong.

So, I scanned the tatting and looked up a link for the chart, and am asking those of you far more adept than me at reading charts to tell me if these two go together. If they do, I will finish the piece. If not, well, who knows?

Here's the chart:

http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian...rtpattern.html

And here's the scan:

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TIA!!!
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]]> Show and Tell carolivy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2734-First-Finished-Shuttle-Tatting The size 9 tatting needle http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2733-The-size-9-tatting-needle&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:45:22 GMT Hi All, Just wondering about the differences in the size 9 tatting needle. The one that I ordered from Lacis is the same length as my other tatting... Hi All,
Just wondering about the differences in the size 9 tatting needle. The one that I ordered from Lacis is the same length as my other tatting needles, and its eye is incredibly tiny. I have noticed that some needle tatters talk about their size 9 tatting needle being short. Are there two types of size 9 tatting needles? ]]> Needle Tatting rsmre http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2733-The-size-9-tatting-needle I have to tell someone about my beautiful find... http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2732-I-have-to-tell-someone-about-my-beautiful-find...&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:05:33 GMT In the clearance book area of a Big Lots store I found the most beautiful needlework book. And, of all things, there is a full chapter of... In the clearance book area of a Big Lots store I found the most beautiful needlework book. And, of all things, there is a full chapter of instructions including very clear illustrations of needle tatting! Of all places that I go to I would never have thought it would be there. It's titled Maryjane's Stitching Room and was well worth the $5.00 price. Since I have needles, I think I'll give it a try one day. ]]> Tatting Talk mcoperryl@gmail.com http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2732-I-have-to-tell-someone-about-my-beautiful-find... One more Shuttle Tatting Question http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2731-One-more-Shuttle-Tatting-Question&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:03:05 GMT Ok, you all must be getting tired of my questions by now, but I have one more for you. :wink: I am working BeStitched's Tatted Christmas Tree...the one I have done many times with the Needle. My reasoning is that it has it all as far as simple stuff goes. Rings, Bare Thread and Chains. I'm just wondering if I am doing the LJ correctly or not. It is done over the bare thread between rings on the "branches" Do you do it basically the same way you join a Picot by bringing up the working thread and then putting the shuttle through it and pulling it snug, then going on to do the next ring? I sure hope so, cuz I couldn't see any other way of doing it. :ermm: ]]> Tatting Talk carolivy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2731-One-more-Shuttle-Tatting-Question A Question for Shuttle Tatters about CTM http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2730-A-Question-for-Shuttle-Tatters-about-CTM&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:05:44 GMT Ok, I've got the ring and chain mastered and am working on a project now, but have already gone through one whole shuttle's worth of thread and am just barely half way through. :doh: I am using size 10 thead, so that is why it isn't holding as much as I need to finish...I understand that. My question is, that I seem to remember somewhere, someone said there is a way to wind 2 shuttles so you can use the second shuttle when you run out of the first one. If this is so, how do you do it? I think I can see how to wind them. Wind one, then the other and use the second one to start your work, but how do you keep the first one from getting all tangled up in you work? :blush: ]]> Tatting Talk carolivy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2730-A-Question-for-Shuttle-Tatters-about-CTM Do you have a tatting needle stash? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2729-Do-you-have-a-tatting-needle-stash&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:04:02 GMT Not being a needle tatter, I don't even know if this query is viable. But we have threads for everything else, so I wondered if you needle tatters have a stash of needles. I know there are some new rose wood needles out now; that might impact one's desire to accumulate needles. And they come in different sizes. I think if I needle tatted, I'd need several just to keep up with the sizes. ]]> Tools of the Trade Lynn http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2729-Do-you-have-a-tatting-needle-stash How big is your Bead Stash? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2727-How-big-is-your-Bead-Stash&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:12:48 GMT All these questions about Shuttles and Thread got me curious about everyone's Bead Stash. I have told you all how big my stash is, but here are actual pictures of my stash. :wink:
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]]> Show and Tell PattyD http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2724-First-Passable-Attempt-at-Oya Bookmarks for the Senior Center http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2723-Bookmarks-for-the-Senior-Center&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:33:01 GMT My lace guild is making bookmarks to donate to the Senior Center at the end of the year. Here are my first contributions: My lace guild is making bookmarks to donate to the Senior Center at the end of the year. Here are my first contributions:
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]]> Show and Tell PattyD http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2723-Bookmarks-for-the-Senior-Center Need help making the twisted picot. http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2721-Need-help-making-the-twisted-picot.&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:44:43 GMT Hi All,
Can someone tell me how to make a twisted picot. I am working on Anne B's Minor Norwegian Dragon. The horns on the dragon's head are made of twisted picots. I've made them in the past, but I can't remember how I made them. How do I keep the twisted picot from pulling out when I close the ring. What am I doing wrong? ]]> How do I...? rsmre http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2721-Need-help-making-the-twisted-picot. First real attempt at tatting http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2720-First-real-attempt-at-tatting&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:20:31 GMT This bookmark is my first real attempt at tatting. I used a variegated thread so I could more easily see what I was doing (which thread needed to be... This bookmark is my first real attempt at tatting. I used a variegated thread so I could more easily see what I was doing (which thread needed to be the lark's head knot). I did not have a picot gauge.

But, this is what I worked on last month. The design is from Janette Baker's Learn to Tat book.
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]]> Show and Tell Tara R http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2720-First-real-attempt-at-tatting Karey Solomon bookmark http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2719-Karey-Solomon-bookmark&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:40:19 GMT Attachment 6168
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DMC size 12 perle cotton
I donated this bookmark to the local adult literacy program.
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]]> Show and Tell Sewicked http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2719-Karey-Solomon-bookmark Tatting thread in Hong Kong - AT LAST http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2718-Tatting-thread-in-Hong-Kong-AT-LAST&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:14:48 GMT It may not be around for long, but for now, I have found some good tatting thread here in Hong Kong. Before I show you photos, I'll give you all the information on the ball band. It is Kimono cotton #40, "high quality knitting yarn". 100% cotton. 640 meters. Made by H.P. Cotton Textile Mills Ltd. India. It cost HKD $110, which works out to about USD $13.75. I haven't checked yet, but I think I can't do better through the online sources when I figure overseas shipping.

The thread is packed into a plastic container that has a hole in the top lid for the thread to feed through. I thought this would make it easy to wind the shuttle without the thread twisting, but no such luck. It is really more difficult to wind than a regular ball; I spent a lot of time allowing the shuttle to spin.

It tats very smoothly. Because I couldn't get Anne's heart doily to print, I took another pattern with me to work on while waiting for my appointment for new glasses. Of course I didn't really want a snowflake in variegated red, so I also got the variegated blue. Did I mention each ball is 640 meters? I have a LOT of variegated thread.

Now for the eye candy.
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]]> Show and Tell Lynn http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2718-Tatting-thread-in-Hong-Kong-AT-LAST stitched cardframe with a small tattingmedaillon http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2716-stitched-cardframe-with-a-small-tattingmedaillon&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:56:12 GMT Attachment 6145
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]]> Show and Tell ginchic http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2716-stitched-cardframe-with-a-small-tattingmedaillon Tatting Using a pinneapple pattern for flower petals. http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2715-Using-a-pinneapple-pattern-for-flower-petals.&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:59:43 GMT Hi everyone!

I'm creating a hairpiece for a friend's wedding. The wedding flowers are stargazer lilies and the big catch is that she doesn't like the tatting "with all the rings and loops."

Sigh.

So we went trough a bunch of pattern books and she picked out what she likes. Luckily she does like the patterns with a lot of chains on top of chains so I thought I'd modify a pineapple design for the petals of the lilies. (For those who think I mean the fruit when I say pineapple, here's a pretty butterfly with pineapple wings: http://picasaweb.google.com/AeonSpid...59453761026754)

The catch? I don't actually have any pinneapple patterns. Does anyone have suggestions for designing pineapples or some patterns that could be modified?

Thanks! ]]> Pattern Detective SnapdragonLace http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2715-Using-a-pinneapple-pattern-for-flower-petals. <![CDATA[For my friend's wedding]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2714-For-my-friend-s-wedding&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:09:24 GMT I was gonna wait to post pics after her wedding, but now you all will just have to do a two parter cause I got too excited after finishing the garter... I was gonna wait to post pics after her wedding, but now you all will just have to do a two parter cause I got too excited after finishing the garter belt last night.

You can thank her wedding for getting me into the world of tatting, as it was my "excuse" to learn how to tat :innocent: My husband wasn't too happy about me picking up another craft

I will post pics of the items actually in use after the wedding (on the 21st) so you will just have to wait til later for that. The photographer has already promised me she'll get a pic. Granted, she's my Mom in Law and so it's easy for me to get that special treatment.
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]]> Show and Tell Cannalure http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2714-For-my-friend-s-wedding How many shuttles. http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2712-How-many-shuttles.&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:12:55 GMT Oh! we have talked about our thread stash. So how about how many shuttles do you have? Do you use them all. Well not all at one time. All of... Oh! we have talked about our thread stash. So how about how many shuttles do you have?

Do you use them all. Well not all at one time.

All of mine are usable and I have tatted with them at one time or another.

Here is a photo of about 1/3 of my collection.
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]]> Tools of the Trade Susan B T http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2712-How-many-shuttles. Baby afghan http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2711-Baby-afghan&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:06:30 GMT Finally remembered to start a crochet album before giving away the project. You can see the afghan in my album. Our God daughter and her husband will... Finally remembered to start a crochet album before giving away the project. You can see the afghan in my album. Our God daughter and her husband will come for supper Saturday, and I'll give them the gift then. The baby is due in October. If I can remember, I'll get a photo of baby and blanket. ]]> Show and Tell Lynn http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2711-Baby-afghan My Very First Tatting with the Shuttle! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2709-My-Very-First-Tatting-with-the-Shuttle!&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:22:02 GMT Well, I got my book and shuttles today, so HAD to play! It ain't purty, and I ain't graceful at it....YET!, but it is a start! :wink:
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]]> Show and Tell carolivy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2709-My-Very-First-Tatting-with-the-Shuttle! ravelry http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2708-ravelry&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:19:57 GMT For those on Ravelry there is a tatting group that you can join http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tatting For those on Ravelry there is a tatting group that you can join

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tatting ]]> Knitting Kersti http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2708-ravelry Bookmark http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2707-Bookmark&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:28:48 GMT A few days ago my son saw me trolling the net for tatting patterns and asked me what I did with the things I tatted. "I never see any tatted stuff here," he said; which is true, as I usually give it all away. So, I asked him if he would like for me tat something for him. He surprised me very much by asking for a bookmark. I had just found Jane Eborall's double self closing mock ring bookmark and decided to have a go. The colors are Samuel's choice - not what I would have chosen, but it's his bookmark.

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]]> Show and Tell Lynn http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2707-Bookmark Tatting doll pic http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2705-Tatting-doll-pic&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:37:58 GMT Her shuttle is just the right size for her hand. Because she is dressed sorta victorian I added some decals to her shuttle to make it look like it... Her shuttle is just the right size for her hand. Because she is dressed sorta victorian I added some decals to her shuttle to make it look like it was inlaid(saw some on ebay that were gorgeous). She is holding a short piece of tatting that was tatted with her shuttle and she is wearing her chatelain pin at her waist(Somewhere I read they wore them at their waist back then).
So here she is:

Her shuttle up close:

Her chatelaine up close:

Her tatting up close:
]]> Show and Tell xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2705-Tatting-doll-pic Frustrated!!!!!! http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2704-Frustrated!!!!!!&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:24:26 GMT Well, if there is anywhere that I can find some suggestions, this would be the place. As you can see by my personal status, I am a baby tatter-... Well, if there is anywhere that I can find some suggestions, this would be the place.

As you can see by my personal status, I am a baby tatter- learned years ago and have never much progressed beyond rings and chains. AND... I *am* happy at that level. Will I ever progress to Split rings and such? Maybe. But I've taken too many classes where I ended up frustrated to worry about it.

So I am always looking for patterns that do NOT include split ring and mock rings and such that I just cannot do. And, every book I buy leaves me frustrated. There are always a couple patterns for R&C but then they always expect you to immediately learn SR etc so after 2-3 patterns the book is a waste.

I really thought I had it this time!!! Found a book on Handy Hands, "Tatting Patterns for One Shuttle" by Mark Myers. YIPPEE!!! A book that would only be R&C and I would have lots of patterns to try.

No such luck. :mad: The book only has rings- with those thread spaces in between. Since I still cannot get my picots to be all the same size, how the heck can I be expected to get loose thread all the same length???? Besides, I was *expecting" R&C and now I am REALLY disappointed. :furious:

So, what about those of us who are not driven to completely master every possible tatting stitch out there? I know I can make pretty things without mock rings and split rings, but finding patterns is ANNOYING!!!!!

Are there any books out there for me? ]]> Tatting Talk LadyDoc http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2704-Frustrated!!!!!! Strivers or Reminders as I call them http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2703-Strivers-or-Reminders-as-I-call-them&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:37 GMT These little hand made tools for tatting are great...I just read on someones blog about them......at Here be Tatters we had a strivers exchane some... These little hand made tools for tatting are great...I just read on someones blog about them......at Here be Tatters we had a strivers exchane some years ago and I recieved 2 you can see them in this photo...they remind me where to add my next motif to
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]]> Tools of the Trade Joy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2703-Strivers-or-Reminders-as-I-call-them <![CDATA[PoeticFairy's Thread has inspired a question...]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2702-PoeticFairy-s-Thread-has-inspired-a-question...&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:43:46 GMT While reading the thread about the frustration of untatting, I noticed several of you talking about opening up rings.... And the longer I read, the... While reading the thread about the frustration of untatting, I noticed several of you talking about opening up rings.... And the longer I read, the more I thought about it.
I have a *terrible* time opening rings. Usually, I end up just cutting my thread off & starting over where I can. I've tried opening them between stitches, in the middle of stitches, & under picots.... I just can't get it. The thought occurs to me that my tension might be too tight, as I've battled that problem my whole "tatting life".... But even when I'm trying my best to keep it tensioned right, it doesn't work out; I end up with a misshapen ring that won't even close, instead of an opened up one.
Any thoughts? ]]> How do I...? RandaGray http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2702-PoeticFairy-s-Thread-has-inspired-a-question... SSSR to hide threads http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2701-SSSR-to-hide-threads&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:23:43 GMT For some reason, the magic thread trick has me stumped and I can't seem to find a needle small enough with a big enough eye to work in the ends. I happened across instructions on using the SSSR to hide thread ends at the finish of a project. Does anyone have any ideas about this or have you seen a video that shows a demonstration? I can't even find a video of a magic thread trick at the end of a piece. ]]> Tatting Talk mcoperryl@gmail.com http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2701-SSSR-to-hide-threads Tatting mistakes, venting http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2700-Tatting-mistakes-venting&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:26:17 GMT I was tatting a bracelet the other night and was a little more than 3/4 the way done when I noticed I just completed a ring and attatched it to the... I was tatting a bracelet the other night and was a little more than 3/4 the way done when I noticed I just completed a ring and attatched it to the second ring over instead of the next ring. I was not a happy camper when I noticed that because I knew I would probably have to cut it and start again with the cut thread. I know it is not terribly hard to cut and restart but it kind of defeats the point of CTM.

For some reason I was determined to not cut it. I have gotten rings out before, even with the fine thread like I was using, even though it takes forever. So I started digging around to open this one. Time went by and I got tired and went to bed. I picked it back up last night still trying. I don't know what I did but this was the tightest most locked ring ever. Of course after trying again forever last night I finally gave in and cut the ring and attached a new thread and finished the bracelet.
Then I noticed a another mistake I put a josephine knot on one end but forgot it on the second end. Augghh! :doh: I guess I will just act like the non matching knots are my own style :biggrin:.

I guess there is really no point to this post. I just needed to vent to fellow tatters. I am sure all of you are perfect and never make any mistakes :biggrin:. For me sometimes, most of the time, I just tat away not paying attention to the detail in the tatting. I really need to get more into focusing. I do the same thing when I crochet. But the good thing with crochet is you can easily undo a mistake, unlike tatting.

Thanks for listening! :smile: ]]> Tatting Talk poeticfairy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2700-Tatting-mistakes-venting How Big is Your Thread Stash? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2699-How-Big-is-Your-Thread-Stash&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:25:19 GMT While I'm sure we would all agree you can never have too much thread, I've heard some interesting comments on the forum about how much thread some of our members have. So just how much thread do YOU have? You can post pictures, give a list, give the weight, or just share the size and number of containers. I need to reorganize my containers and assess my own supply so I can answer this question myself.

I hereby promise that gaining this knowledge will NOT hinder my future accumulation of thread. ]]> Tools of the Trade tatknot http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2699-How-Big-is-Your-Thread-Stash Cast Bling - my first picture http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2693-Cast-Bling-my-first-picture&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:34:06 GMT I have no idea what it is, so I'm calling it Cast Bling. Just a practice piece without a pattern. It's a little wonky, but I learned a lot (and my cats love it).


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A is for Alligator, B is for Bear...

It is an inspiring concept. Try your hand at tatting a critter (penguin, Artic fox, polar bear?) in a snowflake or design a small doily using a Zoo Flake as a template.

I can't scan in the 26 flakes due to copyright restrictions, but you can check out a copy from your local library.
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1. Traditional Tatting Patterns edited by Rita Weiss on page 26 reprint from American Thread Company. A modified script style, limited picots, accent rings.
2. The Joy of Split Ring Tatting by MS Kahn, page 6. Bicolor split rings in a block style with accent rings, no picots.
3. Tatting Patterns ed by J. Sanders on page 30 from Priscill Tatting book 72. Block letters with decorative picots. Two passes with chains that make it look like split rings.
4. Tatting: Designs from Victorian Lace Craft edited by Kliot & Kliot on page 49 from Tatting Craft, My Book #3 by A. Valeire. Chain outlines of a script style with many decorative rings and a few picot accents.
5. Celtic Tatting: A Design Journey on an Ancient Theme R. Linden pages 16-35. Celtic block style letters formed with split rings and interwoven chains.
6. Tatting: a Potpourrie of Patterns ed. B. Foster, page 67, from Lessons in Tatting by M. Stoddard. Rings and chains embellished with clovers, picots, onion rings. Only "C" and "M" are shown. You're on your own for the others.
7. Aunt ellen's Tatting Handbook staff of Workbasket on p 36,37. Chain prominent script style with a single flower accent.
8. This 'n Tat website www.thisntat.com by L. Trumble. Contemporary appearance with accent flowers, charted patterns. ]]> Pattern Detective Judy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2689-Tatting-Monograms Tatting get together this afternoon http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2688-Tatting-get-together-this-afternoon&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:41:58 GMT Met my neighbor 3 doors down about 3 months ago and gave her one of my tatted bookmarks about 2 months ago through hubby that took it to her while I... Met my neighbor 3 doors down about 3 months ago and gave her one of my tatted bookmarks about 2 months ago through hubby that took it to her while I was sick. She came right back so excited that there was another tatter that close. We had plans to get together one other time and I was too sick that day so we did it this afternoon. She hadn't done tatting for a few years so this was a refresher for her and we had so much fun. I didn't know any other tatters local either so to find one only 3 doors away is awesome. I emailed her the link to join InTatters. I lost my internet connection for part of the afternoon as well so couldn't be as active here as I like to be.
I added some flowers to the dolls tatting shuttle and am going to tat her a piece of lace to be working on and then will get some pics. I don't have the know how to make a doll but am using one hubby gave me to make her a tatte, have already pinned on her chatelaine, LOL. Thanks for all the compliments on my mini shuttles. Now I want to try a bigger one. :w00t: ]]> Tatting Talk xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2688-Tatting-get-together-this-afternoon EZ Bobs--Yippee http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2686-EZ-Bobs-Yippee&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:50:34 GMT Remember when everyone was telling what they included in their tatting bags and EZ Bobs were mentioned? Finally, after all of this time and after... Remember when everyone was telling what they included in their tatting bags and EZ Bobs were mentioned? Finally, after all of this time and after looking in all of the usual stores I found them (in great abundance) on Ebay. They are wonderful! I use them to store leftover thread, I load them and use them instead of the ball of thread and then if I have to I can even tat a little with them. My problem is as usual, where to buy things locally. Would they be in a specialty shop and if so what kind. There is not such a thing as a tatting shop in Florida that I know of. ]]> Tools of the Trade mcoperryl@gmail.com http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2686-EZ-Bobs-Yippee Tatting snacks http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2685-Tatting-snacks&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:33:08 GMT So, when you are tatting and have that snacking urge hit, do you have something you can nibble and keep on tatting or do you refrain until the... So, when you are tatting and have that snacking urge hit, do you have something you can nibble and keep on tatting or do you refrain until the tatting is finished?

Me, I like to have M&M or pretzels on hand as a snack I can nibble and keep on tatting, no sticky/messy fingers and that nibble need is met.

I love to snack on raisins and nuts, but I find them just a tad too sticky or salty to keep going with the tatting. ]]> Tatting Talk stashtamer http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2685-Tatting-snacks Miniature shuttles http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2684-Miniature-shuttles&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:27:01 GMT I made some miniature shuttles this weekend. The first one was to go with the doll chatelaine pin I made earlier while hubby was in the hospital. I... I made some miniature shuttles this weekend. The first one was to go with the doll chatelaine pin I made earlier while hubby was in the hospital. I got one of the nurses to give me a tongue depressor and used some of the hints I got from Mr. Wonderful on working with wood. It turned out OK. Not perfect but gave me some idea of the process.
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The second one I made from some of the teak wood that gahorsly sent me from when she helped with her daughter's floor. Because the wood was so hard and I only had a craft saw I couldn't make it very big, but this one turned out great!:wink: I used the buffers I had from doing a friend's acrylic nails to buff it to a shine without adding any extra finish. It works great, too. I am making a little motif with it.
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Many thanks to gahorsly for sending the wood to me and to Mr. Wonderful for his helpful hints on working with the wood. I am going to snag one of hubby's saws and try again to make a bigger one. I still have much appreciation for the many shuttle makers that have gone before me!:biggrin:
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]]> Show and Tell xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2684-Miniature-shuttles Either nuts or a paradigm of self control http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2678-Either-nuts-or-a-paradigm-of-self-control&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:32:09 GMT Yesterday I had to get some knitting needles. I visited a shop that I have known about for ages but as it's in an out of the way part of town for me, I seldom get there. I found the perfect knitting needles, and a surprise. On a low shelf, almost but not quite hidden, they have some Korean "fine quality knitting yarn". Which isn't yarn at all, but a very high quality, six cord cotton, about a size 30, that seemed to be absolutely perfect for tatting. I looked and looked, touched, twisted and untwisted, petted, thought of all the untatted threads in my stash, then put it back on the shelf and walked out. I like to think that I practiced immaculate self-control, but the more I think about it, the more NUTS I feel. Hong Kong doesn't have quality tatting thread. This was an absolute gold mine of a find, and I walked away from it. :ohmy: Admittedly, the color choices did not "grab" me, but there was a nice variegated reds that would be perfect for AnneB's new hearts doily. Oh, to make the thread just about perfectly user friendly, it was very loosely wound into a plastic container and threaded through a hole in the top for a center pull ball! It looked like it is designed for winding onto a shuttle without twisting the thread! The price seemed to be very reasonable.

Oh, alright, I'll go back and get just the red variegated. Just one. I've proved that I can practice self-control, haven't I? I can reward myself with just one ball of thread, can't I? Can't I? ]]> Tatting Talk Lynn http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2678-Either-nuts-or-a-paradigm-of-self-control Tatting Bookwoem bookmark pattern? http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2677-Bookwoem-bookmark-pattern&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:12:11 GMT Does anyone know of a pattern for a tatted bookworm bookmark anywhere? All I found googling was crocheted. Does anyone know of a pattern for a tatted bookworm bookmark anywhere?

All I found googling was crocheted. ]]> Pattern Detective AnneB http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2677-Bookwoem-bookmark-pattern <![CDATA[Who's going to Palmetto Tat Days this year?]]> http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2674-Who-s-going-to-Palmetto-Tat-Days-this-year&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:55:00 GMT I'm going!

Who else will be there?

I'm taking classes from Martha, Sharren, Nina, and Wally. I love Tat Days! And oh - the vending.....

If you don't know about Tat days, the information is here! Come on! (Or as we true Southerns say, ya'll come!) ]]> Tatting Talk Sandra http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2674-Who-s-going-to-Palmetto-Tat-Days-this-year Big Thank You to Kersti http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2671-Big-Thank-You-to-Kersti&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:12:46 GMT Just received my Path Tag. It is beautiful and the colour is grand. I took last year's off my key-chain and put it on my tatting bag, then added the new one to the key-chain, where I use it all the time and others may see it as well.

The tribute to Mary Konior is legible, and the Queen of Hearts is immediately recognizable. The overall clarity is better than last year's and the choice of artwork is so appropriate.

Thank you , Kersti. Nicely done! This is definitely worth the price of admission!

♥Fox : ) ]]> Tatting Talk Fox Tats http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2671-Big-Thank-You-to-Kersti Finger Tatting Video http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2669-Finger-Tatting-Video&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:52:52 GMT http://youtu.be/H5DKLg0ZmHAI assume I'm the last person to learn how to finger tat.
In case, to quote Mary Poppins, "my information as usual, is spotty"
I posted a video on you tube of my version of finger tatting.
A videographer I am not, but I believe that you may be able to figure the movements out by watching the video.
Please let me know what you think. ]]> Tatting Talk clesliea http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2669-Finger-Tatting-Video Question for Shuttle Tatters http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2668-Question-for-Shuttle-Tatters&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:05:43 GMT I am going to be flying out to Upstate New York in early September, so I am determined to give Shuttle Tatting a go. I'm hoping that the little bit that I do won't kill my hands, but I gotta have something to occupy myself on the flight as I wll be flying alone. I just ordered "The Complete Book of Tatting: Everything You Wanted to Know but Couldn't Find Out About Shuttle Lace" by Rebecca Jones and a set of 2 Clover Tatting Shuttles. Watching Linda Davis's YouTube video, I was actually able to figure out the "flip"....really cool video, btw Linda! :thmbup: My question is about Chains though. In the books I have now, I have plenty of directions for making Rings, but not ONE single direction for making chains! Linda shows using 2 shuttles when making the chains in her video...is this necessary? Or was it just because she was showing the "flip" with the 2 colors of thread?
I am sending my needles on ahead of me, so even if I don't "master" the shuttle, I will still be able to tat in the evenings when we want to "unwind" :wink: ]]> Tatting Talk carolivy http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2668-Question-for-Shuttle-Tatters Doll size chatelaine pin http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2665-Doll-size-chatelaine-pin&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:57:39 GMT I was inspired to make this by Ice Princess' The Lady Tatterly. I used a small brass safety pin, toothpicks, head pins(jewelry making supplies), quilt pattern plastic, chain and tools from my toolbox. It has a picot hook, picot guage and stitch unpicker. I have a charm shaped like scissors but since they don't really work I didn't add them. Have been thinking on how to make small scissors that really work but that may take some more time.
Looks like just the thing for the Lady Tatterly:

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]]> Show and Tell xstchntat http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2665-Doll-size-chatelaine-pin That Favorite Ball of Thread http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2664-That-Favorite-Ball-of-Thread&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:48:09 GMT Imoshen's recent poll about color selection made me think about my absolute favorite ball of thread. You know what I mean--that one ball of thread that appeals to your sense of touch and sight. Everything you tat with it looks great and you hate to use the last of it until you can get another ball just like it.

For me, it is Manuela size 20 thread, color 204. It doesn't look that great on the ball, but I love everything I've ever tatted with it. It is a 6 cord thread which means it will tat well. What surprised me most about its place as my favorite ball of thread is that it's variegated! I have nothing against variegated threads, but they seem to work better for some projects than others. I've used this for mid-size doilies, bookmarks, ornaments... I love them all. So have viewers of my stash of tatted items. I have ONE tatted piece left and NO ONE is getting it! This one is an early experiment of mine using a tatting needle and beads.

]]> Tools of the Trade tatknot http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2664-That-Favorite-Ball-of-Thread Color decision making http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2662-Color-decision-making&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:36:16 GMT How do most of you choose what color to use when making something? I mostly just use what's handy at the time. Since most of the readily available colors here locally are white, and ecru, I end up dyeing my own thread to whatever color catches my fancy. However, when you have a particular project you are making, weither it be a first time tatting piece or a gift or showpiece, why do you pick the colors you pick? I've done some patterns with solids then redid them with varigated thread and there is a dramatic difference in the two, even if they are the identical thing. ]]> Tatting Talk Imoshen http://www.intatters.com/showthread.php?2662-Color-decision-making