Tatted flowers

Happy Tatting Day to all my friends in TatLand! Made this little tatted bouquet today ( actually yesterday, put it together today!) The flower is simple rings, no joins, nothing. But the leaves are 'special', if I may call them that! Well, I tried making leaves, in one go, and thought of using Single Shuttle Split Rings. All three are done differently, going up then down, or going up and up, if you know what I mean. There must be, infact are, better ways to make leaves, but I thought of…

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…

3D tatted roses and a prototype

This is the Flower Bouquet Heart from Martha Ess’s book, Tat’s Amore: A Collection of Tatted Hearts I made a few modifications. I tatted the flowers first, then the heart. That way I could make ...

The African Violet I know I need a manicure, But isn't this a pretty one! Love this color because it is gently variegated I tried ...

I grow up reading Secret Seven, Famous Five, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys; almost read every single book then. You would have gathered I love detective stories and mysteries, well, you are spot on! Now, I love Sherlock Holmes stories, and borrowing from my boy his Tin Tin books too. I still enjoy any of these books if I can get hold of any. Last weekend, I was helping my boy find books from his school reading list in the public library when I came upon a book on Trixie Belden. Somehow I didn't…

If you have not read Sharon's post Are You a Shuttle Hoarder --- head on over!!! What a hoot. Sharon blogs at Sharon's Tatted lac...

The patterns are easy to follow with diagrams and written instructions.

Flower designed by Linda Davies. Available from her website: www.howiedee.plus.com/ Tatted by me.