Misc finds

 Yesterday, DH had a meeting & I had some shopping time .... I visited Downtown Emporium, an antique mall, in Huntingburg, IN.   I found two magazines with tatting patterns.

 Needlecraft for Today, Jan/Feb 1983 -- Tatted Collar & Tatted Butterfly patterns by Myrtle Hamilton.   Additional information re. Myrtle Hamilton, link HERE.

Needlecraft for Today, Jan/Feb 1984 - Tatted Heart pattern by Susan J. Allen

A couple stores down, Serendipity Fibers!   Friendly staff & lovely store.   I picked up some cotton/cozylon fiber to tat with.   It is going to be fun to try this.  And if it does not tat well, I'll knit some dishcloths with it!!!   

Found these little scissors at City Stitch    ...   a lot of fun things in the store.   Saw some tatting thread and shuttles, too .... bought the scissors and fob!

Small Tatted Heart

Small Tatted Heart

Designed by Betsy Evans, c.1998

I tatted with Lizbeth, Size 20, Color 632 -- and used Handy Hands Dreamlit Shuttle.

The free pattern link is:          http://web.archive.org/web/20010824052231/http:/www.fortunecity.com/victorian/vangogh/235/heartpattern.html

Blooms take wing - Summer Butterfly

Blooms Take Wing - Summer Butterfly

Pattern c2014 Karey Solomon

Tatting Times

August 2014

The pattern called for size 10 cordonnet - I used Lizbeth size 20.   I liked the pattern, tatted it in a different way than the pattern directions; however, I used the same number of DS, rings, chains and it came out okay.    I used Lizbeth, Size 20, Col. 646.

Harbinger Butterfly

Harbinger Butterfly

c. 2019 Karey Solomon

Tatting Times 

February 2019

I used Lizbeth Size 20, Col. 614.   This is my version of her pattern.   I was stuck on the butterfly 'head' part of the instructions.   After a couple tries, I just changed the SR, ring off SR to one simple SR, gave it a twist, and kept tatting.

Butterfly

Probably my favorite thing to tat .... simple butterfly.   Especially fun to use up bits of fiber left on the shuttles! 

Top left, blue thread ( upholstery thread sample from Diana aka Lace Lovin' Librarian) + blue delica beads. 
Top right - double wound two size 20 Lizbeth fibers  &  beads { shuttle emptying }.   
Lower left, double wound size 20 Lizbeth & blue upholstery thread sample. 
Lower right, Spooky Size 10, Yarnplayer's HDT & beads. 

What fun!   A small key chain w/tatting inserted.   Part of a gift from Diane.   She is generous, shared part of her stash!    If you check her blog, you'll see her tatted keys.   Now that she gifted a key, I'll need to give it a try ; )

I use my own pattern (in the side bar of this blog),  Carol's butterfly.   

If you are new to tatting, a step by step can be found here:  https://lafayettelacemakers.blogspot.com/p/carols-butterfly.html

Or, I tat simple floral doodles.   Tat up quickly and nice way to empty shuttles!