One of my desires from several years ago is to learn how to tat. It's amazing how things work out. I had been involved in social embroidery and appliqué classes at a local quilting shop in Marysville, WA last year and as we were in the process of moving back to Port Orchard, WA there came about a tatting class through the quilt shop with a guest teacher. Of course I jumped on the opportunity and learned to tat! Here are the first few little products I made with tatting.
Above: A small ring which was supposed to be a circle but I read the pattern wrong. I think it will work well for a doll halo, though. (I have some 18" doll models and a pattern for making 18" doll clothes. I'm excited!)
Above: This red and pink heart worked up nicely. It is about 4" at the widest point and would work well as a bookmark or a decoration.
Below: This red and pink 6" bookmark also worked up nicely. I am very pleased with how these came out.
Above: My first three products in tatting with the ends all weaved in. I sent the heart and the bookmark to my mom and sister for Valentine's Day.
Above: For the last class I learned how to incorporate beads into tatting and made a beaded Christmas wreath, it's about 2" across.
Below: As a variation on the beaded Christmas wreath I made this using shimmering gold thread without the beads.
Above: I liked the Christmas wreath pattern without the beads so much I made more of them and strung them together to make a bookmark measuring 6" in length. As of this writing, the Christmas wreath bookmark is available through my Facebook page in the "Available for Purchase" album.
Below: A coworker of my mom and sister sent me some tatting supplies and a book. One of the patterns in the book is a cute edging I think works well as a bookmark. So, I made a 6" bookmark from the supplies she gave me and sent it to her as a thank you gift which she appreciated very much.
Blessings!
Tabi
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