Delivered
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I finished crocheting the necklace. Yesterday I delivered it to the gift
shop, along with the bracelets and a few necklaces from stock. The gift
shop ...
happy Endrucks 2
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Continuing from my previous post (
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/09/happy-endrucks-1.html), here
is the second batch of models all derived,...
Problems resolved
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As I’ve mentioned before I am making another pair of socks but this time I
decided to use a different pattern.
After the last post about this new sock (h...
Relapse
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It was shorter today, but shooter alert again. I am making progress on my
bun cover trial (my 1st doily, turned covering for my bun). I tatted the
origina...
Acorn Motif Pattern
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Happy Fall Everyone! The mighty Acorn is a traditional fall motif that
we all need to have in our pattern library. This pattern is a simple
interpret...
1907 - Row 5
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With the stitch count being the same for these rows, they might all be
blurred together for you. It certainly is for me! Row 5 is a continuation
just l...
Thread, thread and more thread
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Decades ago I used to do a lot of petit point, and I acquired hundreds of
different colours of floss, which I kept in a 36 drawer storage box and I'm
still...
There Really is No Place Like Home
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Today my copy of Martha Ess' new tatting book arrived! It is titled, *Whimsical
Tatting*, and it is a delightful compilation of characters from *The W...
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Just a few Cross stitches I have done lately. First up is "Onward Black
Kitty" the design is from "Hello Halloween" booklet that came out last
year. Th...
Mark Myers Pumpkin revisited
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Back in 2012, I posted this photo of Mark Myers' pumpkin pattern which I
had tatted. Unfortunately, the link didn't work anymore but a reader
kindly gav...
Zed the Zombie!
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Trying to get a jump on my Halloween crafting. I got the pattern for this
sweet little guy off of Ravelry. He is about 17 inches tall, which is
larger than...
"Adalia"
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This is the third try and final result of the project that I started
earlier. This is a one-pass design, i.e. the tatting was not in rounds but
instead do...
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...
Hurray!!!
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Last year was a special year for me, I realized my dream to publish a book
I had in the drawer for some years. I am very grateful to everyone who
encoura...
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...
More Hearts
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I tatted a few more hearts in different colors. The first two are done in
Lizbeth size 20 thread, color #628 (Salmon Medium) and color #671
(Christmas R...
Button Ornaments
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I have been tatting, I just have not been blogging. The latest Facebook
tatting craze is Button Ornaments. There is a Facebook group devoted to
them. H...
Just Stopping By: My Pattern Links
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Hi all! I know I haven't been here much. I've been mostly on Ravelry
lately, working on knitting and crochet projects. I'm also posting on
Instagram here.
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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 ...
The Classic Wheel
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Dear Friends,
It's been quite a while. I started this blog with high hopes, and then the
real world got a bit too overwhelming. I've always meant to come ...
WHERE TO BUY MY BOOKS
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Dear tatting friends, thank you all for your nice comments on the new book,
comments are always much appreciated. The new book "Fantasia 6" will be
availab...
Heel goed nieuws
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*Hallo Allemaal,*
Ik kreeg van Jane een mail doe je weer mee met de TIAS
Ik riep heel hard JAAAAAAA
hier is haar introductie:
Welkom bij het Tat It And See...
INFORMATION REQUIRED
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You may have noticed that some of the posts for the 25 Motif Challenge are
extremely long. That happens when I get busy with things like vacations and
reno...
Ice Drops are Little Wonders!
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Yup they sure are!
This is the second variation by Lace-Lovin' Librarian.
A pretty white snowflake with a clear Turquoise Glass Glob.
My Hand Dyed Threa...
How to empty a shuttle and fall onto a usable piece
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*Emptying my shuttle*
After a bigger project there is always some thread left on the shuttle.
This is how the flowers of the butterflies pile up in our box...
I HEARD that!!!!!
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Almost six months ago I received some shocking news related to my hearing
ability.
The prior post explains everything you need to know to get caught up....
Merry Christmas and Life
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Hi Everyone and a belated Merry Christmas.
I was going to post this yesterday but as usual life got in the way. In the
morning my partner had a bad fall and...
Looking at your design
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How are your designs coming along? Did you have difficulty coming up with a
second round to the little motif? Remember all of those little bits of
edgings ...
On Hiatus
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This is just a quick note to say that the blog will be on hiatus for a bit,
though I won't. My computer has decided to finally bite the dust. I'm
posting t...
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 begun,...
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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 ...