Motifs, Bookmarks, Ornaments, Bracelet, Necklace, Snowman, Ice Drops, Runner, Doilies, Box, Earrings, Bell, Snowflakes, Leaves and Wreath

Vera has posted some of the motifs she has been working on like these that can be used as bookmarks or ornaments. This one is something that she's been wanting to tat for a long time. For Christmas Vera has her stars all assembled and put into small bouquets.

Pop Maria's last tatting for the year is this simple ring and chain edging turned into this gorgeous elegant two tone bracelet.

Batty Tatter enjoyed this Tree Top Ornament from the book Tatting for Today by Marion T. Leyds, but her points didn't quite meet the ring. She added one more ring just below the clover on either side of the points so that it fits the ring better and she's thinking she might just keep this one.

Elsa tatted Robin Perfetti's Magic Square which was translated into French and selected DMC 80 special thread, colours 437 and 169, but the design seemed too airy to use as a bookmark. She added in some tiny inserts to fill the voids. then capped it all off with a tatted triangle and some chained arches to finish it. She found this lovely design for a brooch on a Russian site, but since that's not something she would wear she changed it to a necklace.

Melanie found that keeping track of very small picots used for joining tucked in among a plethora of beads very challenging until she used tiny little loops of contrasting thread.

Diane received an Birthday Ice Drop from Denise in her exchange package. After a marathon of tatting she managed to finish her sister's mantle runner in time for Christmas and of course her sister loved it.

Fox had to face up to it, the row of split rings was wonky, so she bit the bullet, cut it off and started again. she has now completed the first split row again. Sigh.

Margaret tatted another Cosmic Ice Drop in Lizbeth size 20, with green beads and green glass gem using the pattern by Nicola Bowersox.

Marie had to make a few more trinket boxes to replace the ones sold at her shows. She designed these earrings for her baby sister, who has gorgeous blue eyes. Her gift from the tatting exchange included a tatted bell.

Muskaan tatted Snowflake for the Christmas tree by Agnieszka Michalowska, and in size 40, it measures 2¼” across. Round 9 of Agnieszka’s Doily #10 “Pikotek” done in aqua blue without the excess of picots.

Nikki forgot to post her Thanksgiving motifs and it seems a little out of season to post them now, but she's calling this 15 out of her 25.

Sue had this idea for a Christmas wreath. it's done in size 40 Lizbeth Christmas Green with 3 different sized picots randomly tatted along, but it would have looked better with more seed beads in more colours. She found a small motif she tatted that she's not sure what it was for, but it would made a great back for an Ice Drop. After all the snow they got she wanted colourful flowers, not more white stuff, so she tatted Diane's Pink Fudge Ice Drop pattern in size 40 Lizbeth Wildflower Garden.

Dreamcatcher, Doilies, Heart, Ice Drops, Bell, Crosses and Snowflakes

Usha has created this beautiful Dreamcatcher flower motif that incorporates her dot picots and woven rows for a textured design, in which the middle is worked first. The second (outer) row uses the dot picots. The 3rd row is tatted over the middle row. Round 4 works in toward the centre of the motif joined over base of the rings of Round 1 using only single shuttle. Round 5 the centre of the motif is tatted over base of rings of Round 4 with only single shuttle.

Vera is working on Renulek's 2017 doily and each row is taking longer and longer to complete. The thread is Puppets Eldoradó 16 (the name sounds like it lost something in the translation).

Mistene is on to round 4 of Renulek's Spring 2017 doily which she's been tatting in Marilee's size 20 Sugar Maple HDT. The colour is gorgeous but she's wondering if she'll have enough to complete it. If not she may go with a contrasting colour for the outer rows. Round 6 is done but not blocked and looking lovely. Mary Konior's Queen of Hearts from Tatting with Visual Patterns is tatted in Lizbeth colour 140, County Grape Swirl, size 40 using front side/back side tatting.

Melanie attended a conference on weaving with neutrals which she enjoyed very much and her variation on Diane's Ice Drop was sold at auction although it didn't bring in as much as she hoped, but the comments she got on it were very encouraging.

Diane has been subbing and weaving, which hasn't allowed for a lot of tatting time, but she did tat one Ice Drop. She got another Ice Drop finished to add to her stash, in between bouts of weaving. Another 4 Ice Drops have been completed.

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Fox is on the 10th row of her lilac doily and she's enjoying using her new shuttle.

Marie tatted a beaded bell using Monica Hahn's pattern from Christmas Angels and Other Tatting Patterns. One of her favourite patterns by Lene Bjorn tatted in a thread that has a gold and iridescent filament. Another favourite cross pattern from Lene. Another one from "Tatted Bookmarks: Crosses."

Muskaan tatted Annette Snowflake adapted from Annette in Tatting Patterns and Designs by Blomqvist and Persson. She shares her tips for tatting this design in 2 colours with front side/back side tatting. Sally’s Bugle Snowflake by Jane Eborall lends itself to a plethora of colour combinations in threads and beads. Her notes and thoughts are included on her blog.

Nikki finished her 4th doily, Renulek's Wiosna 2015, tatted in Artiste thread in #10 Wild Berry and black and she's hoping that pressing the doily will help it to lay out flatter, as it has a tendency to bunch. She wanted a quick cross pattern to pop in a letter to her mother in law and selected a Mary Konior design and some thread already wound on her shuttles. In her haste she dropped 4 chain stitches and decided to go on to a different pattern. This tiny, but perfect cross isn't what she had in mind, but she's hoping it's the thought and not the size that will count.

Sue did another test tat for Elaine P. Gan of the Life Cross and although the pattern is fine, she's not happy with the way it turned out. Here it is again looking better. She loves this design by Elaine P. Gan called Easter Cross tatted in Lizbeth size 40, Elderberry Jam. It requires attention, but looks lovely. Elaine P. Gan's Primrose Cross is done in Lizbeth size 40 Elderberry Jam, but since she wasn't feeling very well, she had problems with the directional tatting. Heartfelt Cross is tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Lemon Yellow
to empty another shuttle, but again she's not feeling well and not satisfied with her tatting results.