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Monthly Archives: September 2011
25 Motif Challenge: Part 3
This tiny tatted cross from Elizabeth’s Lace will make a perfect gift for a lady.
Starting with Two Threads and Hiding Ends Under Picots
This tutorial with video shows how to start tatting with two threads and hide ends in a way that creates less bulk. Also covers hiding ends under picots.
Question for Experienced Tatters
Here’s a question for experienced tatters: What does a beginning tatter need to learn to be successful? For beginning tatters: what do you struggle with, and what do you want to learn?
Tatting Tip: Putting Picots in their Place
Are you having trouble getting your picot to stay where you want it to? Is the first half of your picot knotting up? Here’s a tip to put that picot in its place.
Adding a Second Thread and Hiding Ends
This tutorial, with video, shows you how to add a second thread to your tatting project after you have begun tatting and how to hide the ends, including a pattern to try your new skill.
Easy as 1 – 2 – 3
My entry in City Crafter Challenge Blog’s challenge # 73. This week’s theme is Easy as 123: 1 ribbon, 2 or more words, 3 butterflies.
Tatting Tip: Is Your Shuttle Poking You?
Do you have a shuttle with a pointy end that pokes you? Or one with a hook that catches thread? Here’s a few tips on how to hold your shuttle to minimize frustration.