Tatting: some of my pieces

 Shoal of Fish 

Pattern by Alexandra Stillwell

I put this together

for the DuPage County Fair.

Lace making demonstrations continue

Sunday until 3pm.

Link Here - Fair

(previous post for more info)

L.A.C.E. Website Link:   https://sites.google.com/view/illacemakers/home?authuser=0

 

Going to the Fair?

 

Thursday - Sunday

July 25-28, 2024

12 noon - 5p.m. (7/25-27)

12 noon - 3p.m. (7/28)

The L.A.C.E. Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange Guild

will be at the DuPage County Fair, Home Ec Building

held at the fairgrounds in Wheaton, Illinois. USA

President, Malinda, says L.A.C.E. members will staff a booth in the Home Ec building (which is air conditioned)

Thursday through Sunday, July 25-28, 2024 from noon to 5 PM.

So stop by and see what is on their pillows

Thursday-Sunday - This week end.

DuPage Co Fairgrounds Link

2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187

The Mad Tatter

Marilee on the left, Marlene on the right.

In Oct 2012, Marlene, Cathy B + I met at the House of Stitches. She has a wonderful blog post about their visit to Hoosierville --- link HERE.   ok, back to tatting ..... at the time, Marlene brought some of her tatting with her -- and I was fascinated by the HWT (Hand Wound Technique).  We swapped - I showed her split ring and she showed me HWT.     Once home, I gave it a try --- use 2 fibers and tat them together.   

IMO - it is a thick tatted motif!   It creates an interesting colorway with a solid and a multi-color fiber tatted together.   Marlene had a butterfly with her -- a new to me idea!    (Pattern #21 Mini Tats)

(Below) Finer threads - two colors tatted together - final piece isn't 'thick'.  (#23 Mini Tats)

Cathy B gifted me one of the small tartlets and larger pincushions she made, using tatting by Marlene.   The little tartlet is usually in my tatting bag with pins to keep my tatting in place (Tatters, you know when you get up, and your small doodle vanishes?   Well, a little pincushion is perfect to have in your bag.   Once the little doodle is done, attach to your pincushion!).   I usually have a frogger there, too.  (used to rip out unwanted knots - or to untangle a mistake)

 I put them to immediate use.   The pincushion is great next to the sewing machine.   I use it all the time.   Cathy has a post on her blog about the tartlets --- Link HERE.   She also made some with butterfly tatting on the top --- link HERE.

I have a few other pieces of her tatting --- this heart with buttons is one of my favs.   I hang it on the knob of my shutters in the room w/sewing machine.   I have not tatted with buttons, one thing I've always thought to try and never have!!!!   Link here to (maybe the same) similar pattern.

The star on the top/white tatting is also from Marlene.   I had a Myra Piper book with a similar pattern.   I tatted it in blue as a gift for my MIL.   Having the tatted piece in hand was wonderful!!! made my tatting easier!!   A couple other tatted orns are in holiday storage.    

No. 47 Five-Point Star.  pg. 18

tatting + weaving

T a t t i n g

Myra Piper's design No. 10
Tatted with Lizbeth, size 20, Color 170.

From the book:

 c.1982

W e a v i n g

 A few more squares done ...

 Storage via 1/2 off Hello Kitty latch lid container.   Should help keep my 'pins' on the loom from bending.

From the cover ....

   This is motif #21.   I tatted this motif with Marilee Rockley's lovely HDT.   This color reminds me of Hello Kitty and hearts.    

It is from Myra Piper's book Tatting.   This is one of 2 motifs that are on the front cover of her book.   

My new book:

Went to Mitsuwa Marketplace earlier today - for the Summer Bon Dance Festival.   Had a delightful time.  Kinokuniya Books is in the marketplace - there were other tatting books; however, I really liked this one.  DS has a discount card - which was helpful!    I thought the linen pieces with edges so attractive.  

No. 13

Pattern from
Tatting 
by Myra Piper

After reading Diane's blog, Lace-Lovin' Librarian, I couldn't resist pulling out my book and selecting one of the motifs.   To see more designs, see her posts HERE and HERE.  Maybe even give her Tribute to Myra pattern a try - link HERE.

 This is motif No. 13 - tatted with Lizbeth size 20, Color 170.

I'm very fond of this pattern.   I've done a few motifs & initially found them quite a challenge!    It is unfortunate this book is so hard to find.

Honey Bunny - a new place to watch the world go by.

Tatting: Clover Leaf

I used size 20, Lizbeth Color 138, for these motifs.

No. 17

No. 18 Another Clover Leaf Design

Under the pattern, No. 18,  it says:

"From:  Woman's World Book of Plain and Fancy Needlework Magazine, 1920"

No. 16

Patterns in Myra Piper's book:  Tatting.

and a doodle - shuttle empty now ; )

Tatted Star

Tatted Star for my Mother-in-Law from

Myra Piper's book

Five Point Star

No. 47, pg. 18

Tollway Tatters (Part Two)

Aren't these stunning?????   Diane made them.

I may gift a couple - but, they are so pretty,

may be too hard to part with them.

Diane tatted this

Triangular Doodad Snow Crystal in size 10.

It is just beautiful!

She also brought along the button swap pieces

pieces from Bri (but I forgot to take a photo).

What fun to swap buttons and have them return, embellished!

Diane had a tin of beads/fibers and challenged 

us to be creative!   Not sure what we will come up with.

In addition to the challenge - there was a small

hook tool to help with the beads and charming

round discs that look like life savers.

Thx Diane!

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The white star ornament on the left

was tatted by CathyB's Mom, Marlene.

I found a similar pattern (or perhaps it is the same pattern)

in Myra Piper's book:   Tatting.

The pattern is typed out - no diagram, and I wasn't quite

sure how to manage .... but, I tried using size 40 Lizbeth

and think I've figured out the pattern.

By using size 40, I think it will be smaller + look nice

on my Mom's tree. No. 47 Five Point Star, pg. 18

I have been enjoying Marilee Rockley's tatting class.

I used some fiber samplers, size 3

for the flowers and butterflies -

to use on cards / scrapbooking.

I have more green fiber - and will make more

of the grass in green!

Now that I have some size 10 fiber, I'm ready

to continue with the next lessons

making earrings, bracelets, etc - with size 8 seed beads.