Counts
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6d ago
A bit of mixed media card for my March 2024 Small Decorations entry. My heartfelt thanks to splocik for graciously accepting the earring I made in February and I hope this card meets the requirements of the game.  This is where it all started with a counting error I frequently make, despite my cautious counting! Notice that one daisy has an extra petal. Pattern for the classic daisy is from 'The Complete Book of Tatting' by Rebecca Jones  (Fig. 122 page 47, 2011). Worked in Olympus size 40 (equivalent to Lizbeth size 20).   Elgiva Nicholls calls this medallion a Classic D ..read more
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Exciting firsts
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2w ago
 Editing the book, 'The Six T's of Shuttle Tatting' is creating opportunities to try out exciting techniques and effects, long in my to-try list. And learning a Lot in the process. The author, Net Best, had created one glossary for her book, and another more comprehensive glossary for her group and possibly for later digitization. We decided to combine both to make the glossary as updated as possible, which was her main goal. This also means we have to add missing sampler images. I have reached out to several of my tatting friends to contribute some specific pics (with due credit), and so ..read more
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Endrucksian Links
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1M ago
 You might remember that we had created categorised Directories of derivatives from Endrucks' patterns and I shared links as and when they were ready. Now all derivatives are removed from the main EP doc which contains mainly the 44 reworked originals in pdf format.  Besides this trimming, we also created a Spreading the Word doc so that keeping it updated, along with good sized pics, would be easy. Check out how members have spread word of the book or Project through teaching, articles, exhibitions, etc. And then there are the games we hold in our FB group. All links to these - from ..read more
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Happy surprise
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1M ago
  I was tatting a sampler last night to show placement of beads. In my head was a possible zigzag effect but was so happily surprised to see this shape - such graceful arches!  On pondering, it is 'elementary' - since the stitches all face the same direction, the broader waistband of the stitch creates an uneven arch -- the same reason why a normal tatted chain curves! I haven't decided how to put this effect to use - possibly a necklace or even a bracelet?  It would've been even better if the beads were all the same size. Overall the chain remains straight. If anybody is inter ..read more
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East to west heart!
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1M ago
My Budding Heart pattern was published in the Feb 2024 issue of 'Talking Tatting' (No.58.3 quarterly newsletter of Queensland Tatters, Australia), courtesy of Judith Connors. I think this is perhaps the third or fourth pattern she has chosen for publication and it is such a huge yet humbling endorsement. ?? Several versions have been tatted which I sometimes come across on different platforms, but to remind you of one very special version from Krystyna Mura (Poland) - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2021/02/palentine-day.html ?? And most recently, is splocik's (Poland) play with t ..read more
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Going wide
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1M ago
 Remember when I posted the E37 flower flake and star and was not very happy with my wide picot? I couldn't always get the stitches under/within the picot to stay consistent and neat. So, I explored some more which I should've done at the beginning, having the links in my Tatting Resources page already! Well, my oversight gave me a chance to study it better. Download my pdf of Wide Picot Pictorial here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ejb7tVOk15VQHV0omhUt-HIb1CzYAI7I/view  All tuts I referred to had the wide picot on a ring. This means there is the ring loop besides the loop ..read more
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Helix tatting pictorials
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2M ago
Caps in, counterclockwise spiral I was testing a pattern for Richard Embrey and I needed to understand clearly (through action) how to achieve a particular effect. While I had dealt with the concept here - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/12/about-helix-tatting-and-more.html, I needed more clarity on the actual tatting since four visual effects are possible.  positioning for last stitch for Caps out effect It bothered me not being able to identify the path clearly. Just one final stitch in the first row makes the difference! I needed this study. Secondly ther ..read more
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E Hearts
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2M ago
 We have quite a collection of hearts derived from Endrucks' patterns and even more patterns where these hearts have been applied such as bookmarks, coasters, butterflies, etc. There are even more I have spied in other patterns that will hopefully come to life in thread some time. Or I might just share the idea for others to work out. The above is only a fraction of the hearts/applications I tatted. Found these easily in the two nearest boxes I rummaged through. But there is not a single heart from pattern #1 here, nor butterflies, etc. It was spur of the moment and I hastily put this co ..read more
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Free hearts
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2M ago
 Since hearts are the current flavour as Valentine's Day approaches, I decided to update my pattern doc and share it. Hmm, turns out I 'designed' only one heart last year! I did tat several hearts, both from the Endrucks collection as well as from other designers, even tweaking them to suit personal goals. But I only managed to share one pattern. Wonder what this year will bring .... I have already 'spied' at least 4 ideas - mostly to extract and adapt from Endrucks and at least one other. Let's see how many actually get transferred to thread and pattern. So here's the link if you wish to ..read more
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What a killing
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2M ago
I actually could've said 'killing two birds with one stone' but its not an idiom I like when birds are so cute. In this case I have made a killing in more than two ways. Read on ... There are always tons of inspiring allurements and distractions in Tat Land. But I do my best to avoid or choose only those I can weave into my own jam-packed life. This year, I came across two such almost non-structured games which I should be able to manage through the year.  And this is my submission to both games simultaneously - the E37 Flower Flake and Star derived and adapted from Frau Endrucks' pattern ..read more
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