Tatting snowflake

How to make tatting earrings with tatting shuttles. This earrings looks like snowflakes so it can be a nice Cristmas accessories for girl or woman.Here you c...

Well, it's not a very original name (it's been used for lots of crafted snowflakes), but I still wanted to call this one Dainty Snowflake because it's been designed to be tatted with small thread. I've been making these to put into Christmas cards and to give as gifts. The one on the left has been tatted with size 80 DMC Cordonnet Special, using 4mm Swarovski bicone crystals in the center. It measures 3.4 inches from point to point. The one on the right is tatted with size 50 DMC Cordonnet…

This is a free instructional pattern for those who want to practice different tatting techniques. You may use this pattern as a teaching resource (but do not sell the pattern) and may do anything you like with the finished tatting. Please let me know if you find any errors in the pattern. For a printable version of this pattern click HERE. For tatters who would like more detailed instructions and step by step photos, continue reading the blog post below. To make this snowflake you will need…

This item is a digital PDF pattern of a tatted snowflake, not the finished item. The instructions and diagram are suitable for both shuttle and needle tatting. The pattern can be used to make earrings, a brooch, a pendant, winter or Christmas decor. Note that you should know basic tatting techniques meaning how to make a double stitch, a picot, a ring and a chain. You should also know how to join elements. And how to read tatting diagrams. If you know these techniques, the pattern will be…

6-point overlapping star; I think I'd make the big one 1st & then tat the smaller star