National Lace Day

Per IOLI,

Oct. 1st is National Lace Day.  

Celebrate lacemaking by demonstrating 

and providing education to the public. 

Kanzashi flowers w/tatting

Lovely cotton fabric w/tatting and button.

Tatting is from Mini Tats book

Motif #11.

I used five different gold fabrics to create this lovely flower.

Added an easy tatted motif (pattern below) + secured w/button.

I like this lavender material so much - the photo doesn't do justice

to the lovely color and charming motifs.

Added an easy tatted motif  (pattern below)  + secure w/button.

Lovely off white fabric w/navy stars.

Added an easy tatted pattern (pattern below) and button.

This is a pattern sheet I created with some easy-to-tat motifs.

I like to make them and use them on the kanzashi flowers.   I tried to make

the lettering darker.   

I enjoy making Kanzashi flowers (w/templates by Clover) and adding

tatting to decorate.    I like to secure w/button or a fabric yo yo.

(middle flower has motif #8 from Mini Tats book).

Comments?   Questions?   e-mail me

Taking on a Dare ...

A daily treat for me is blog hopping.   One blog I frequent is Diane's blog, Lace-Lovin' Librarian.   She always has interesting posts (with lovely photos).   

So, one day, I saw Diane's post title:    Diane's Doodad Double Dare ... I just had to participate.   The little silver squares (or could be diamonds) will have some tatting surrounding them before the end of September.   What fun!    Some participants have already tatted their components.   For now, I'm just looking at the ones Diane sent to me.   They will have to wait until I finish ....    

I'm in the middle of creating some favors for the NANI workshop in September, and need to focus all my energies on getting them DONE in time.     And, it really is a fun thing to do --- I'm using metallic fibers on card stock, folding into a matchbook, and will insert felt for a needle holder.  (the matchbook on the left side of the photo)   The BEST part is that I'm creating the designs as I go along.    I've made a few mistake, the learning curve, so I can always stitch those again!

After a shopping trip to Hobby Lobby for felt pieces, I found the brass findings (in picture) - they may be a bit large for tatting, just not sure.   I thought they were so pretty (and 25% off).    

Before I put away my shuttles (for the NANI project), I did finish a motif

out of Patti Duff's Mini Tats book.

This is motif #11 in the book.    (I'm going thru the book for the 25-motif challenge).  I used a size 40 Lizbeth for the coral/pink color, with 5 repeats of the pattern.  I also used size 20 Lizbeth for the blue motif - which follows the real pattern.  What I really liked about this pattern, is the way the small rings join with the picot on the larger rings.   I've never done that before.

Do you think I'll make 25 out of the book

before the end of the year????  Oh my.

I'm really enjoying it tho - it is nice to go thru the book

one at a time + create the lovely motifs.

Both of these motifs will be used on Kanzashi flowers.   A friend + I are going to be in charge of a class for the L.A.C.E. members in September.    Hope the combination tatting class and flower class are successful!

Porter Co Fair ---

I have posts on my other blog with all of my fair entries .... then, I remember, I have
more tatting friends who follow only this blog ....

so, to repeat ....

I had 15 entries into the Porter Co Fair this Summer.   These are the ones with tatting:

Category 1:  Arts + Crafts
Section 109 - Wearable Art
c. Accessories

Kanzashi flower (given to my MIL)

embellished with tatting and buttons

Comment Card:

Section 101 - Special Occasion (any Holiday, Special Event)

b. Tree Ornament

Tatted Bell

designed by Merie Lettieri

Section 115 - Miscellaneous Crafts

back side

front 

Mixed Media Needlecase

Comment Card says:

"very nice design

very well done

tatting!

like the way it is decorated

handy idea to store needles"

Category V - Needlecraft

Section 507 - Miscellaneous Needlecraft

b. Other (smocking, tatting, latch hook, etc.)

Mom's Butterfly

comment card

(gave this to my MIL on Sunday afternoon)

The other entries can be seen

HERE -- other blog

Did you see them?

 

Did you happen to see the new Kanzashi - Clover templates?


Daisy flowers and Orchid flowers?


I ordered them already - cannot wait until they arrive.

Clover's Kanzashi Flower Maker(s)

The 6-petal flower is made with Clover's Kanzashi Flower Maker
round petal, small size

Each petal is made with the
plastic shape and strung along on the thread ...

... until you have enough petals.

The centers are to be embellished by a yo-yo or button.

I've been using a 100% Glace finish Cotton Quilting Thread
from Coats + Clark.

Once all the petals are on your thread, you can adjust the tension in between the petals.

They don't take long to make and instructions are great!

The 5-petal flower in the first photograph is
pointed petal, small size, my first attempt with flower maker.

This is what to look for in the store:

I found them at Erica's in South Bend.