Monday, March 24, 2014

Jewelry

I have tatted my first pair of earrings.   I used Marilee Rockley's pattern, called Filigree Earrings.  This pattern and oodles of tatting information can be found on her blog, Yarnplayer's Tatting Blog.


I noticed she has a couple pair for sale in her etsy store - Yarnplayer.   For my earrings, I used Delica beads, from GF Beth, and Lizbeth Col. 117 - Size 20 fiber.    Should I ever attempt this again 
(and for me, was a challenge to keep everything even - and with a 'pair', keeping them alike) 
I probably would use  a variation of this pattern with jewelry findings in my stash.    

5 comments:

  1. Love the look of these earrings and have also found the need, especially when using varigated thread, to keep them as near as possible a like, but it is diffucult. And yes make another pair.

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  2. Tatting, doodads and beads all were meant for each other. You did a beautiful job enhancing this doodad shape with your own design using Marilee's pattern as inspiration! And you matched the two earrings perfectly!

    I also admire your previous motifs in green thread. It's interesting how many attractive combinations can be made with clovers. Your picots are so even!

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  3. Those earrings look wonderful!!! :)

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  4. Difficult, indeed, to keep two the same! I keep seeing all the beautiful earrings, but am a little hesitant for that reason. You did a beautiful job - they look great!

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