The great blog of Iris Niebach. This designer combines beading and tatting is marvelous ways. A MUST-SEE!

Excellent blog from a fellow tatter/sister.

Even with the migraines I managed to do this while on the Online Tatting Class.  The pattern is from Iris Niebach and you can find it here.  It was discused last night and I'll be discussing it in Spanish next Sunday.  I didn't have the big pearl to put in the middle of the ring so I used a bugle.  Also I goof a little with the interwoven picots and placed extra beads.  But I made the "mistake" in the other side also, so it looks nice.

Very lovely pattern!  Thanks Iris.

This is another of Jane's designs.  It's Snowflake 2004.  It's made in one round without cutting.  I made 2 SSSR (Single Shuttle Split Ring) to climb out and "hide" the 2nd color.  So the split ring is one color.
There are some mistakes also in this one.  I misplaced some beads.  I don't know what happen yesterday.  My tatting was full of mistakes, my concentration was poor; even at the online class last night I couldn't understand a very easy pattern!!! 

But I think today is better and I'm making the homework.  I'll post it when I finish.  Last night class was about 3 flowers patterns, all of them 3-D.

I just finished this snowflake.  The pattern is from Jane Eborall and you can find it here.  It uses Split Rings and Lock Chains (Ric Rac chains).  I used white and purple threads (I think both are El Beida) and purple seed beads.  This is really a lovely snowflake!  Took me around 3 hours to finish, having some mistakes to correct.  It has a little "oops" but it's not too noticeable and didn't affect the design. 

Thanks Jane for such a pretty design!

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I just finished this bracelet.  The pattern was discussed Monday on the Online Tatting Class.  The pattern is by Deborah Strickland and you can find the instructions for shuttle here. 

I used Olympus #40 in a jade color with different tones of green beads; size "E" and seed beads.  The pattern looks complicate but it's very simple.  It uses only one shuttle and no ball.  I won't use it as a bracelet cause I don't have the jewelry clasps.  But I'll use it as a bookmark.

Here is a detailed pic.

I have been trying to make a Tatbead for a long time, but I didn't have the beads or buttons to make them. So now here it is. Let me introduce you Gatty the Goth Tatbead!

The pattern is from Jane Eborall and you can find it here. I used some of the new perle #12 I got in Cairo last week. I miss placed the legs a little, but I think she looks like she's dancing.

Well, the only "interesting" movie on TV now is "Return to Oz" so I think I'll tat some more.

I took a rest from Facebook and Gaia and managed to finish this motif. I started it almost a week ago. So shameful! But I finish, that's the important thing. Right? LOL

Two friends are testing the pattern, so when they finish I'll post it here or use it for an Online class. The motif ruffled a little. I think that it needs to be done in a bigger thread if I'm using these beads. I used Miquita, which is a Peruvian thread similar to #30 and glass seed beads. May be in a #20 or even a #10 would look nicer. It's a big motif (a little less than 5") and will need heavy starching if I want to use it as an ornament. But if it's to be sew into something then it doesn't need to be starch, just sew it really good.

Hmm... What should I tat now... I'll play with some designs to see if I can come with some flowers. But I think I'll sleep now. Or at least read a little.

Here is the rest of the things we bought. Beads!!!

I got 50 grams this time cause I wanted to buy more variety. I got green and bright pink bugles, purple seed beads, a rope of mother-of-pearl teardrops and small circles; and some "coins" charms. Like the ones used in belly dancing costumes. Now I need to see how to use them. I just couldn't resist to get some. They have only a small hole at the top, so I can't tat around, unless I make another small hole. Hmm... I'll see if I CAN make the hole. I have a small idea how I'll use it.

But right now I'll be making my Lupie Angels and Butterflies.

Materials:
Elastic Band
Thread #10
Thread # 20 or #30
One packet of glass seed beads
Crochet hook 1.75 mm
Tatting shuttle

Abreviations:
R: ring
Cl: Close
RW: Reverse wrk
ds: double stitch
CH: Chain
P: Picot

Instructions:


First, cover the elastic band with single crochet (sc) using the thread #10. Try to do a number of sc's divisible by 3 (example: 60, 99, etc). Fasten off.


Insert the beads in the tatting thread. I inserted the whole package because I can't say exactly how many beads I'm going to use. The amount depend of how many chains will be in the first part of the tatted scrunchy. Wind the shuttle, keeping the beads near the ball. Using the CTM start the tatting:


First tatted row:


R: 10 ds, join to sc in the elastic band, 10 ds. Cl, RW.


*CH: 10 ds, P, 10 ds. RW.


R: 10 ds, skip 2 sc, join in 3rd sc, 10 ds. Cl, RW.*


Repeat from * to * around the elastic band. Until all the sc have been used. Remeber to join the last ring to the 1st one to close the design. This round can be a little ruffle. Fasten off.


For the next row remember to insert all the beads in the ball thread, if you already haven't do it.


Second tatted row:


R: 2 ds, 7 picot separated by 2ds, 2 ds. Cl, RW.


CH: 4 ds, P, 6 ds, make 3 beaded picots separated by 2 ds, 6 ds, P, 4 ds, join to the 4th picot of previous ring, 5ds. RW.


*R: 2 ds, 3 picots separated by 2 ds, 2 ds, join to the picot in the chain of the First tatted row in the elastic band, 2 ds, mad 3 picots, separated by 2 ds, 2 ds. CL. RW.


CH: 5 ds. RW.


R: 2 ds, 7 picot separated by 2ds, 2 ds. Cl, RW.


CH: 4 ds, join to the last picot of the previous chain, 6 ds, make 3 beaded picots separated by 2 ds, 6 ds, P, 4 ds, join to the 4th picot or previous ring, 5 ds. RW.*


Repeat from * to * around, until all the picot of the first tatted rown have been used. remember to carefully join the last ring to the 1st ring to close the design.