Motifs, Snowflakes, TIAS, Pendant and Doily

Gwen found a shuttle with some mystery thread on it and used it to make Snowflake 1 from Festive: Snowflakes and Ornaments For Needle and Shuttle Tatters Edited by Barbara Foster.

Jane shows a collar of tatting mounted on net that she did from the Julia Saunders book (which is a reprint of an older Priscilla book and available on line ). If you can wade through the pattern there's some gorgeous things in those old books. She has done 2 more of Renulek's snowflakes in solid colours because she doesn't think this pattern would look good in a variegated thread.

Lelia has more motifs from Mini Tats done. This one in Lizbeth, size 20, Color 175 and another in Lizbeth, size 20, Color 122. She has also been working from Kaye Judt's book  Motifs for Marie.

Fox is loping along at a snail's pace on the Honey Napkin and the cap in size 10 thread and has only Day 4 of TIAS to show.

Marie has completed her turquoise piece and is offering it up. She received an exchange gift which incorporated a hand printed mayan design in chocolate with an Iris Niebach pattern.

Motifs, TIAS, Flowers, Doilies, Heart, Bonnet, Earrings

Jane was inspired by Frivole and Fox to tat this motif by Renulek. Day 4 of TIAS is taking on shape and giving her practice on Catherine wheel joins. The motif by Renulek was so much fun she had to do it again.

Lelia used Lizbeth size 20 Sea Island Citrus-161 for this motif and she thinks it's an awesome colourway. She used Lizbeth color 131 for the next motif and both patterns come from Patti Duff's Mini Tats.

Linda learned another new technique, namely the Catherine Wheel Join that Jane says makes a neater finish than using a lock join for the TIAS Day 4.

Cindy was DARED to try Jane's TIAS, so she HAD to do it. Day 1 was fine, but not reading the directions meant she had to fix a little glitch on day 2. Day 2 was sorted out and Day 3 completed. Here is Day 4 and a lot of people are asking "what it it?"

Diane has been doodling in size 20 thread. Mary Konior's Leaf Braid from Tatting with Visual Patterns in Lizbeth green #167, Jungle Greens. The pink motif on the left is #621, Dusty Rose Lt, the pink on the right is #628, Salmon Med. Lots of shuttle emptying happened along with her first attempt at creating a layered flower which turned out beautiful! TIAS Day 4 resulted in Diane learning how to do and undo a Catherine Wheel join. More work on layered flowers, another braided doodad on the left in Lizbeth 166 Pink Cocoa, size 20 Coats Raspberry Sorbet HDT from Tatskool is being used for yet another Spinning Wheel.

Fox has taken the scissors to the Honey Napkin again. Let's not talk about it. Here's the new project for the little one, a cap from the new Jan Stawasz book which she is doing in size 10 Cebelia.

IsDihara and needle tatter Sw4nkyL4c3r hosted a monthly Tat-Along at their LYS and had permission to use Vicki Clarke's Ruffled Heart. Some tatters finished their heart and a second shamrock pattern which was wonderful for a 2 hour session.

Jess tatted this little flower based on the flowers from Mary Maynard's Ring of Flowers in size 100 Rainbowlicious. She's working through Jane's TIAS and so far, her method of adding new thread each day has worked out well. This is size 80 white. She's working on some tatted flowers for a friend's baby's feet. She was so inspired by Marilee Rockley's Jubiloso doily that she's attempting to do a woven/ celtic add on to her starflower design. Here's a prototype of what the tatting on a baby foot looks like. This flower is in Lizbeth size 40 Dusty Rose Lt, and the pattern was modified from one of Dangela's in her book Occhi-Patchwork. The leaf is Frivole's leaf pattern, but  modified as well to make it a little bit longer.  The thread on that one is size 40, she dyed herself to a seafoam color.

Marie shows the steps she uses to re-purpose findings and add tatting. For this one she's using Lizbeth, size 40, Ocean Teal Dk; silver, glass seed beads, and part of the scroll design.

Orsi has a new earring design done and a sweet, one shuttle, heart design finished for the challenge.

Sue is glad for snow because it gives her more tatting time to work on the doily project she has going.

Wanda did her version of Flower Heart from Kelly at Tatfully Yours to makes these earrings in size 20 Christmas Red #671 with silver beads for her and her daughters. TIAS 2013 in Lizbeth #131 Vineyard Harvest size 20 is keeping her guessing.

Bookmarks, Motifs, Butterflies, TIAS, Doilies, Earrings, Pendant and Hearts

Ninox finished Jon Yusoff's Folded Bookmark which was promptly claimed by one of her housemates. Then she tatted this button motif using a Lisa Trumble pattern in DMC  Size 30 Ecru Cebelia. She also finished this bookmark by TattyPatty which is called The simple bookmark done in Lizbeth thread in size 20, Wildflowers, with an accidental extra ring and chain at the end. Another TattyPatty pattern is this snowflake in two parts done in Lizbeth size 40, Charcoal and Blue River Glades. Again in size 40 Blue River Glades is the start of the 2013 TIAS. Followed by two patterns by Jennifer Williams. Frivole's Leaf pattern, made in Lizbeth size 40 Blue River Glades is next. Another of Frivole's patterns is her Small Rainbow Motif made in Lizbeth Size 40 Natural and Charcoal. The motif from Judith Connors Contemporary Tatting Book is one of the Capella earrings which she thought would make for a good lesson in adding beads.

Jane continues with her personal challenge of techniques working on onion rings. Day 2 of TIAS is done and she has enjoyed practicing her Catherine Wheel joins. She has revisited the onion rings using a larger thread for the outer rings which seems to have given the lace a neater look. Day 3 of TIAS went off without a hitch.

Lelia has tatted more motifs from Patti Duffs Mini Tats, the first in Lizbeth size 20, Color 170 and the second in Lizbeth size 20, Color 623. She has also made her first onion ring.

Linda is using size 20, variegated purples # 165 for TIAS and so far she has days 1, 2 and 3 done.

Ancolie has day 2 of TIAS done. Arches doily designed by Marilee Rockley is tatted in white Cordonnet DMC Nr. 40

Diane started Doily XVIII in Jan Stawasz's new book, Tatted Treasures and row one was fine, then row 2 had split rings with picots and something just wasn't working out quite right. Thankfully Mary Konior's Spinning Wheels Glass Mat doesn't have split rings. She finished Day 2 of Jane's TIAS using a split chain and a split ring! Here is the finished Spinning Wheels in all it's glory done in size 20 Hydrangea Dark from Yarnplayer. Day 3 of TIAS is reminding her of a flower pot.

Fox is working through Honey Napkin - slowly. She is using #20 Lizbeth, a gift from Denise, in bright red for another of Renulek’s patterns. TIAS day 2 is done. Here it is again without the mistake and with the next row added. Day 3 of TIAS is done.

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IsDihara is at day 2 of TIAS working 2 samples, one in Lizbeth® 20 #168 Latte Foam and one in Lizbeth® 20 # 125 Sea Scape.

Jess went to tat another flower using the first three rows of Marilee's Jubiloso doily and she had intended to use size 80, but thought that 20 would stand up better to being taken on and off the button. So she did the inner round in size 20 and added size 100 Rainbowlicious on the outer round. Then she did another flower with the Watercolor Sweetheart, but this one has beads. And another in Dark Rainbow, but it didn't look good with the leafy background, so she removed it. Then there is one tatted in Madder Tatter. The leafy pattern is actually taken from Jon Yusoff's Almas, from Elegant Tatting gems. And in her "spare time" she started Jane's TIAS.

Marie added Lizbeth, size 20, antique violet med. and clear beads to these findings to make a nice pair of earrings. Crochet thread, size 30 was used with these lotus flower findings. An old key, done in Lizbeth, size 20, Antique Violet Med makes a very nostalgic pendant. A broken necklace discovered at an antique show was repurposed into earrings with pearl cotton #12 and beads.

Wanda tatted all of these hearts that she has designed in Lizbeth size 20 #644 Boysenberry dk with a few tweaks here and there. It's amazing how small changes affect the shape of a heart pattern.