You may have noticed my blog entries have been few and far between. Here is why--I've been busy with this new book. It's finished at last! You can go to my website to find out more:
Coffin Bookmark or I Told You I Was Sick!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
We're in the second week of October and the leaves are turning quickly.
There was warm weather all September and are just now gett...
Starting The Sleeves
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I delivered the socks and gloves on Saturday and was asked to make a hat
too. I'll have to spin and dye wool for it. I thought I'd work on the Kaffe
F...
A year’s already passed
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Luigia, there are so many things I’d like to tell you! But I can’t… Today I
can only tell my readers about you, your passions and the emotions you left
u...
Tetradill - a square motif
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I was travelling in Xi'an, China and saw designs of pavement tiles that I
like. This design was inspired by one of the tiles.The photo below shows
four sq...
The Forgotten Snowflake!
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Really, I had completely forgotten about Alwyn... the snowflake I designed
last year, which even got test-tatted by some helpful tatters but then I
ran o...
DAL patterns and design tips
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FINALLY! What many have been waiting for - the patterns of models that
were sent in by our designer participants - all compiled in this master doc
with ...
Thinking ahead!
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I want to start making my Christmas giveaways so decided to start early as
I’m easily distracted by other ‘things’!
I like this pattern that I made up for ...
Snowy Christmas Tree Earrings
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Just to let everyone know that I have updated my Christmas Tree Earrings to
Snowy Christmas Tree Earrings. I recently used my old pattern to make some
new ...
At Last!
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🙌 My name change request has been granted.🙌
As of July 1, 2026, I am officially *Karen Elizabeth Beary* once again.
(The legal document arrived yester...
New Snowflake Pattern
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I have a new snowflake pattern called Glacial, which is available as an ebook
on Amazon or as a PDF and printed "magazine" on MagCloud.
The pattern has ...
Amazon delivery at it's finest
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No. Not really.I ordered a shirt in January with an anticipated delivery
sometime in February or March. I wasn't bothered by a delay in receiving
the packa...
Just popped in to say 'Hello'
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There are many reasons I have not kept up this blog, one being that I have
to now recover the email that was originally used to set it up, so not
exactly...
I LOVE Karey Solomon's Hand-Painted Thread!
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I have had the pleasure of tatting with Karey Solomon's hand-painted
threads recently. When you see all her threads in one spot, the job of
picking...
Daffodils!
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They’re finally up – in the doily, anyway. In the garden, snowdrops are
blooming but the daffodil leaves are cautiously peeking above ground,
probab...
Coronavirus Doily - the grand finale!
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At last! It took a while but I hope you'll agree it's worth it!
I'd like to think this has some correspondence to this time when we're all
working on ...
September update
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What an exciting month September 2019 has been. Palmetto Tat Days, a new
grandson and a trip to Canada for Fringe Elements Tat Days. No more tatting
events...
Through the Roux
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The Lagniappe pattern is broken up into different sections. Rows 1-4 are
called The Roux. You should buy the pattern to see why this is, but
Beware! It ...
Playing Catchup
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I didn't mean to disappear again; it just kinda happened. I finished
tatting a magic square for my mom. I also worked on some crochet for my mom
as well. F...
Books Ineke
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Hello Tatters
Back from Canada what was so special, the whole trip and meeting Tatters
from all over the world, that I didn't see for several years, I can t...
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I haven't posted awhile but maybe just maybe I will get back to it. Anyhow
I am excited to be a teacher at Palmetto's Tat Days this year. I will be
teachin...
Ice Drops getting to be stunning!
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Lace- Lovin' Librarian
sent me a great selection of her designs for more complicated Ice Drops.
This was the first that I chose to make.
She gave them names...
Bauble pattern
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I posted some time ago a Christmas bauble and I promissed to share the
pattern.
It is not dificult to do... except you want to do it the way I did it: with ...
Where Has The Time Gone
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I cannot believe that more than 2 months have past since my last post. We
have become more involved with all the expat activities and in this area
there a...
Thinking about designing
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When I do this class online one part is lessons and one part is discussion.
It's very difficult to have a discussion as part of a blog, but the
discussion ...
More of Marilee's
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I needed a little break from the doily, so I made some more jewelry from Marilee
Rockley's book *Beaded Tatting Finery*.
The earrings are called "Melange"...
New Beginnings..
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Hi all! I know most of you might not remember me.. It's been almost two
years since I've last posted.. Well, things have been both rough and
strange at the...
Ups - et år har vist gått!
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Og ingen blogginnlegg fra meg! Det betyr ikke at jeg ikke har gjort
handarbeid - det har jeg. Jeg har bare ikke blogget om det. Så, for å komme
i gang igje...
I'm back - and I brought shuttles!
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First, there was one ... I had to save up for it, but it gave me time to
decide on the kind of wood I wanted. Randy Houtz directed me to a website
with pi...
Instagram 500 Follower Christmas Giveaway!
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So excited! I have 500 followers on Instagram after being there only a few
short months. To celebrate I'm having a giveaway - on Instagram that is! If
you'...
Fair, Glasses, HDT, and still settling in...
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So, with a title like that, I shouldn't have to say to much, right?
I entered Livi's Doily in the local fair. It won a blue 1st place ribbon!
The doily is ...
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Time to Tat!
A minor miracle here as I’m able to tat for an hour at a time before my
right hand gives out.
I decided to finish the biggest piece I’d begu...
The Single Stitch According to Riego
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*Tatting* by Mlle. Riego, 1850
In this first English book devoted entirely to tatting, the join as we know
it has not yet been invented, so Mlle Riego ove...
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I took a class today with the wonderful watercolorist Rena Brouwer!
Unfortunately, I didn't do it justice. She gave lots of great tips and
advice - I just ...
Wow!!! What a beautiful looking book and great title! Very tempting...
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! I'm tempted to break out my Dean Martin CD right now... music to tat by! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThe book looks lovely. I have very happy for you and hope you sell lots and lots. Maybe I can get my resident economist off of some money!
ReplyDeleteThis looks lovely, I am definately considering it!
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