It's Snowing!
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Sort of. I have tatted Harmony of Hearts snowflake from A Veritable Tatted
Blizzard. Due to not reading ahead, I ended up with 2 variations of the
same fl...
Triple
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I had a break from bag sewing yesterday morning because my little sewing
pupil was here. It's school holidays here now, so we had more time than
usual...
A new short term project
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I was given a brand new poncho some time ago and I just knew I’d never wear
it. The person who’d made it had given it to somebody else who then passed
it ...
the power of 15
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Technically, the power of a single motif extracted from Endrucks' pattern
#15 (E15). Over time several patterns from her book have created a vast
range ...
Christmas is coming..
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and here is a stitching I did many years ago. The pattern was from a very
old “Cross Stitch & Country Crafts” magazine. I don’t know the year..maybe
in ...
My Facebook Page
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Hello everyone.I have not been updating my blog for a while, posting more
on my Facebook page instead. I find it rather difficult to keep up with
writing...
While Travelling... Crochet Wrist Warmers
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I was away visiting my family for a couple of weeks. While there I saw in
a shop a nice (very expensive) sweater made in crochet (with knitted cuffs
and...
Tatting is a serious matter!
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Dear readers,
*I am deeply thankful to Karen Cabrera and Muskaan, who took the time to
respectively translate and proofread for the English edition of ...
Nov 2..DDLM
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Today is the last day of DDLM. Halloween is officially over. I thought I
would post a couple of pics from Halloween. Here is Rebel and Pixie on
Halloween.....
It's all Diane's fault
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My sweetie keeps ripping holes in his socks. Not his fault. The tack
strip holding the carpet down on the stairs occasionally pokes through to
the surfac...
Nathalie
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Conjunto de bautismo/Baptism sett
Gorro/Bonnet
Jan Stawasz - Tatting Theory and Patterns - page 56
rows IV - XI
Zapatitos/Booties
Mary Janes by Carte...
Quaker Pumpkin Edging
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Do you remember the Quaker Pumpkin pattern from last year? I also made an
edging for this pattern. There is a slight change in the pumpkin at the
top ...
1907 - Row 6
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No surprises here, row 6 looks a lot like row 5 did. The stitch count is
the same, and I don’t know about you, but I am really looking forward to
tatti...
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...
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...
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.
...
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 ...