4" woven squares

every now and again, I pull out my pin loom and get more squares woven.  no idea what they will become.   I think using the zoom loom is fun and some day I will have a lot of 4" squares to crochet together for something.    Maybe a small throw.   

Split Ring

originally posted 7/14/2014


Tatted Heart
designed by Georgia Seitz

Tatted with Yarnplayer's HDT fiber - such a yummy color!!!

Newsletter

 Did you get your Helping Hands Newsletter?   Nice gift enclosed, too -- I have not edged a hanky, yet.   I am trying to block tat, too - not much success.   May need to get a tutorial from my tatting friends!    OK - back to the newsletter, did you notice the IOLI convention information?   Look closely - it is going to be in Indianapolis this year.   LINK HERE.

 Still have snow, here.   Flurries today.   our forecast is for a warm up - should all melt soon.

TIAS: Day Four

Tat It And See ... the game continues.   See other ideas from 

participants ... link HERE.   

. . . . the handle to a beverage mug?

... perhaps our mystery "bug" will end up being something else?

Pink:

Lizbeth

Size 20

Col. 621

Green:

Lizbeth

Size 20

Col. 683

Day Three

Tat It and See --- Day Three.  

The tatting game continues.  

Pink:
Lizbeth
Size 20
Col. 621

Green:
Lizbeth
Size 20
Col. 683


Any guesses - what do you think it might be?     Check out the TIAS blog and see what the participants say ....   LINK HERE.    

The ceramic tatting shuttle is handmade porcelain from Sumiko's etsy store,   
link HERE.   

2016: Time to play ...

Tat It and See

Day One:

Lizbeth
Size 20
Col. 621

Lizbeth
Size 20
Col. 683

Link to the Game:    Tat It And See   

Day Two:

 Pink / Col. 621

Green / Col. 683

So far ... looks like a creepy crawly thing.

From Fringe Tatters e-mail ..... save the dates ....

Tatting events in 2016

Sunshine tatters - January 29 - 31 Tampa FLA 

(info at: tatting.wordpress.com)

Finger Lakes - Teddy Bear's Picnic April 8 - 10  Lodi NY 

(info mid-Jan at: www.fingerlakestatting.com)

Shuttle Birds: Tatting from the Heart April 15/16 Spokane WA 

(info at: www.shuttlebirds.com)

Palmetto: Tatting Out of this World Sept 9/10 Toccoa GA 

(info at: www.palmettotatters.org)

Fringe - Tatting is the Best Medicine - September 23/ 24

in Cambridge ON Canada (info at:  www.fringetatters.ca)

Another special event is a tatting retrospective at LACIS in Berkley CA Tatting Concept to Conceptual Art  June 3, 2016 - April 1, 2017 

(info at:lacismuseum.org)

fringe tatters

Bronze Bowl w/Lace / New tatting tools

Ursula von Rydingsvard

Bronze bowl with Lace

10/8-4/24/2016

Art Institute of Chicago

Bluhm Family Terrace

Special order gauge set + tatting shuttles

Etsy Store:  Tatting Shuttles / Veronica

New tatting tool - 

Sparkling Light Creation Studio

IOLI Convention ... July 17-23, 2016

Nice to see the Lace Contest information in the Fall IOLI Bulletin.   If interested, check it out - link for Lace Contest HERE.

Save the Dates!!!   Keep an eye on convention updates at the IOLI Website.   

Link HERE.  

IOLI Website:   http://www.internationalorganizationoflace.org/

IOLI Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/iolilace/

IOLI Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/iolilace/

It was time to empty some shuttles ....

Sending these doodles to The Tatting Corner ...

Tatting and Tools/Toys

Over-the-Moon with my new TSA shuttles.    The TSA group is on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/tattingshuttleaddicts/ - Tatting Shuttle Addicts.   I have learned a lot about different types of tatting shuttles.    NAG Studio [Needle Arts Goddess] has an Eddie shuttle design in Maple for sale thru her ETSY store.   These shuttles are to commemorate TSA's two years.   btw --Anybody can purchase the Eddie / maple shuttle and can opt for personalized engraving.   With or without hook. 

I noticed on FB, The Tatting Corner / Jennifer  posted:    " I have a special request for small tatted or laced butterflies. We are vending at Annie's Craft Festival October 30-November 1st and would like to include a small butterfly to each flier that we hand out to encourage more folks to keep this wonderful art form going. "    She would like them by 10/28 ... Started a few last night ---

Repeating ....  I really adore these Tulip Etimo lace hooks.   While I hesitated to purchase the set -- I am so glad I went ahead with the order.    The roll up is nice + closes with a magnet.   The hooks are nice sizes for lace.   I also added my favorite Carrickmacross  lace scissors, knitting pin, Susan Bates yarn needle, a couple double point knitting [sock?] needles, and LACIS crochet hook.   The cotton candy embroidery scissors have been my 'go to' recently!

Edited to add:    Scissors also known as Steeking Scissors at Knit Picks.  Thx Diane!!!

This is my re-tat of Leaping Lambies pattern by Karey Solomon.   You may remember my first attempt?   [in a previous post]

A few doodles for Lafayette Lacemakers - to be handed out at community events.    

National Lace Day

Per IOLI,

Oct. 1st is National Lace Day.  

Celebrate lacemaking by demonstrating 

and providing education to the public.