Easter Egg, Christmas Tree, Cat, TIAS, Motifs, Butterflies, Doily, Edging, Necklace and Earrings

JB began working her way through the "Tatted Easter Eggs" book by Kirsten Wind Hansen and here is Egg #1 made in Lizbeth #127 Butterfly Breeze, size 20.

Mariya tatted Nancy Tracy's Tatted Christmas tree although when she made a mistake she was going to stop, but her husband persuaded her to continue. It still looks OK even if it isn't exactly what the pattern called for. Pretty Tatted Kitty is also in green and we'll just all assume that there was left over green thread on the shuttle and not something weird like Mariya was tatting cats for aliens. Her TIAS is progressing and maybe we'll have something with wings, or legs or will we? Here is Mariya's first pattern created when she was trying out some new thread. And here are all of her earlier attempts.

Lelia use Flora size 20 colour 11 to make this motif and Lizbeth size 40 Colour 644 from Patti Duff's Mini Tats for the next. The butterflies are from the back of the Starlit Tatting Shuttle package. The little doodles are fun and nice to use up left over thread on the shuttles.

Jess has finished Mary Konior's Spinning Wheel Glass Mat in her own Rainbow-licious HDT.

Heather's latest experiment is a set of blue and purple variegate earrings with beads using thread size 20 from Germany on a simple and cute pattern by Nancy Tracy.

Fox used Lizbeth #40 in Tatskool's Ginger and Clove HDT from her Spice collection to tat the Regency Doily designed by Karey Solomon with a modicum of beads. Also tatted was this egg motif from Tatted Easter Eggs by Kirsten Wind Hansen in the same thread.

Kelly is making progress of the table runner and an edging for a hanky for the exchange piece for the Fringe.

Sherry has day 7 of TIAS done and she's seeing some kitty qualities in the tatting.

Tattabugg has created an interesting necklace and earring set to enter in the fair. Here its shown as a set and a detailed shot of the necklace.

TIAS, Bracelet, Doily, Butterflies, Necklace, Earrings, Bookmarks, Hearts and Angel

JB has reversed 2 of the split rings in Jane's TIAS and she's hoping she doesn't regret it later.

Frivole has been playing with the edging from her previous post and would up with a bracelet. She might play with it come mare and make a wider cuff from it.

Jess tatted up Mary Konior's Spinning Wheel in some of her Rainbow-licious so Diane could see what it looked like.

Heather had a very good response to the Apprenticeship Fair after enticing the students with lots of interesting samples of things like Anne Bruvold's Minor Norwegian Dragon, earrings, hair clips and lots of little butterflies and mice as giveaways.

Marta has created a necklace and earring set of shimmering dew drops glistening on a spiderweb. Moon white stones set in jet black lace.

Cindy couldn't resist doing another bookmark using her favourite pattern in Lizbeth Island Breeze. Since the thread matched some felt she had, she added a tatted motif to a needlekeeper. The she did the Peacock Heart, in size 20 Lizbeth Tropical Punch for another one. Now she has lots of needlekeepers and maybe an early start on Christmas gifts.

Fox is home from the Big Apple and has Day 6 of TIAS done but it looks like jet lag or lack of sleep has her thinking of Sponge Bob.

Orsi has posted the instructions for assembling her angel pattern.

Sherry has day 5 of TIAS done but noticed that she missed a shot chain between the "legs".

StephanieGrace woke up early and couldn't get back to sleep so she thought she'd tat a cross like this one in LizBeth, Country Side, Size 20. So she tatted one with a shuttle and ball in LizBeth Carousel and the "matching" Antique Blue Med.

Doily, Bookmarks, Edging, Motifs, Necklaces, Earrings, Heart, TIAS and Dragon

Frances has some new tatting completed. The Merriment doily and the foldover bookmark, both designed by Jon Yusoff. Her first Milward shuttle and the little hook it came with are shown here with a hanky edging #6622 from Traditional Tatting Patterns done in Coats size 100. After learning how to tat she decided to make edgings for a christening robe and started on edging No. 52 on page 22 in 'Tatting Patterns' in size 100 Coats and it was done in time for the christening in 1991 of her sister's baby. There are detailed pictures on her blog.

Jess hand dyed thread in a combination called Rustic/Blue and used it for the cross from Tatting Patterns and Designs by Gun Blomqvist and Elwy Persson.

Garyo is finding that like most of us when we're tired, we wind shuttles, get to work, and then find mistakes. The only thing worse, is finding a mistake made waaaay back.

Jessica is tackling the large tea cloth in the Priscilla book also in the Tatting Patterns book edited by Julia Sanders. A number of people have tried this pattern and everyone I know of has had some issues with it.

Marta has a lovely new necklace and earring design ready in luscious honey colour.

Diane had to try Heart's Desire one more time and she joined the small free ring to the edge ring closest to it, which seemed to work for her.

Michelle has day 5 of the TIAS done ans she doesn't have a clue as to what it is, but she's enjoying tatting it. Kersti's bookmark was interesting and fun once she decided to follow the pattern instead of trying it her own way.

Wanda tatted Paprika the dragon with birds and butterflies and flowers to add to an insulated cup for her grandson. He likes it so much he hasn't used anything else since he got it. She's also had time to tat day 5 of TIAS and she's as mystified as everyone else as to what it could be.