Black Butterfly Pendant

Black Butterfly kit

c.2020 by Gretchen L. Miller

Metallic / Lizbeth 20

Tattered Armadillo

 Trio of Pendants

tatting . . .

Butterfly tatted edging pendant (kit),

c. 2020 by Gretchen L. Miller.

Tattered Armadillo

 This butterfly is edged with metallic fiber - and some delica beads.   Will see how it turns out.

These copper/enamel pieces are a delight to tat -- 

I used Marilee Rockley's HDT 

& some delica blue beads.

 

Enameled Copper

 I think it is prettier in hand, than in the photograph. (Spring Leaf kit).

 I ordered the little tatting shuttle (enameled-tiny-tatting-shuttle-pendant) for the necklace I use w/2 tatting hooks.   It looks so nice!

The leaf that has the holes for tatting is larger - 

 More information on Tattered Armadillo Design - ETSY store.

I was going to tat today - and the snow clearing became priority.   Round one of the snow, about 8 " -- round 2 of the snow, about 10 ".  Never mind the drifting.   Later this week will all melt.

 

Look who is having a SALE.

 10% off and FREE shipping .....  Tattered Armadillo

 I may need a couple new kits --- 

Butterfly Pendant

I used Marilee's HDT & a few Dk. Coral Rainbow Delica Beads on this enameled copper butterfly piece.

Butterfly Tatted Edging Pendant

Kit + instructions

c.2020 Gretchen L. Miller, Tattered Armadillo.

 

Next

From the Netherlands, Fish shape tatting shuttle..

ETSY store:   https://www.etsy.com/shop/Banyek.

The enameled copper butterfly piece, 

from Tattered Armadillo, ETSY,

is Butterfly Tatted Edging Pendant.

Up next on my table.   The instructions in the kit, 

c.2020 Gretchen L. Miller,

encourages tatters to "personalize your butterfly as you tat".  Suggested adding seed beads - create bead picots for sparkle, change picot lengths.    So, I'm trying to be creative,

searching thru my beads - and I find this elegant HDT by Marilee, (Blog:  https://yarnplayertats.blogspot.com/) HDT fiber: Link to Marilee's new on line store.

https://goimagine.com/marileestatting/.   Thinking I may use

Marilee's HDT and see how it comes out.    

The little motif, in photo, from Motifs for Marie.

Motif #23.   Lizbeth size 20, Col. 185.

This charming book (copyright Kaye B. Judt 2009) has 

many small motifs.   As far as I am aware, can 

still be purchased thru tatting stores/vendors.

 

The Evening Star Quilt Guild of Anderson IN decided to use tatted motifs for flower centers in their quilt.

The "Marie" is Marie Webster - home in Marion, IN.  I

have not been there. https://quiltershalloffame.net/.

 I've been doing

well emptying shuttles of fiber left overs on the tatting shuttles.

Still have a few to go .... 

 I turn them into the Indiana Lace Chapter, https://lafayettelacemakers.blogspot.com/, Lafayette Lacemakers ... The lace samples are attached to chapter business cards and distributed at public events.

 

Tatty Turtle Pendant

Tatty Turtle Pendant kit

c.2020 Gretchen L. Miller

Tattered Armadillo ETSY link.

 Wonderful instructions.  A fun tatting kit to put together.