Recently, there have been discussions in the Facebook Tatting Group asking how to join long picots to each other . I remembered I had done this years ago with the bookmark pictured above.
I used Ball Thread Joins to attach to picots tip to tip so they wouldn't overlap. Pretty cool, huh? In fact, I did this so long ago, that I thought I had invented the ball thread join, silly me.
I thought I had given this pattern to Georgia for the Online Class at the time, but maybe I never got around to it since I can't find it in the old lesson index.
I've added the pattern to the Free Pattern Page of this blog, see the link at the top of the page. (Note to self, the new website is way behind schedule, get back to work.)
The butterflies are based on a pattern from Butterick's Tatting and Netting from 1896. Free downloads are available from Georgia's Archive of Tatting Books in the Public Domain (scroll down about halfway), and from the Antique Pattern Library's Tatting list (scroll almost to the bottom of the page). I think it was also reprinted by Lacis under a different title, but I can't verify that right now.
Update: I originally did not have the pattern file properly set to share publicly, sorry. It should work now.
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Oh wow, great lesson and beautiful butterflies too! Thank you for the information and beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteCarrolyn has said it!
ReplyDeleteDas ist ein wunderschönes Lesezeichen!
ReplyDeleteLieben Gruß Cornelia
I can get the PDFs for the other patterns, but for the Butterflies Bookmard, a Keep and Share page comes up and wants me to log in.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know there was a problem. It should work now.
DeleteThat is a truly fabulous butterfly bookmark!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely butterfly bookmark. Love the pattern
ReplyDeleteMargaret
This is an excellent update to an old pattern, and brings it to life in these vibrant colors. And wonderful research into making neat joins with the long picots. I wasn't aware of 'ball thread joins'. Thanks so much for providing the pattern. I notice you have Keep and Share. Is anyone aware that Gina's Keep and Share Patterns are no longer accessible?
ReplyDeleteHow sad to hear that Gina's patterns are gone. Since she had more than 20 listed, I suspect she must have had a paid account with Keep and Share, and maybe no one knew to make payments. I thought I had downloaded them all, but I've only got a handful.
DeleteThanks for explaining. Not knowing how Keep and Share works, I thought it was a free service, although I realized that the owner has the option to allow access to the public. I always worry that these accounts can be shut down for whatever reason. I'm glad I printed her Gingerbread Boy pattern.
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