tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960248197149105589.post8588787782619959441..comments2023-05-14T08:20:07.245+01:00Comments on Blow Me: Unsure Of The StawaszMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13831541091438041806noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960248197149105589.post-56986719853134070822009-12-04T16:34:11.515+00:002009-12-04T16:34:11.515+00:00Thanks for all the responses, it's really very...Thanks for all the responses, it's really very reassuring to know that I'm not the only one who noticed the different way these patterns work. I still like how the finished items look and will possibly try again now that I have a couple of days off work.<br /><br />I've tried the front side tatting on a couple of pieces and I like how all the picots sit on the same side. I found it confusing when I started a pattern with rings made using both shuttle one and shuttle two. I was doing all my rings the regular way and all my chains with 2nd half/1st half.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831541091438041806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960248197149105589.post-10017652275993290302009-12-04T04:37:40.720+00:002009-12-04T04:37:40.720+00:00His method seems very cumbersome to me as well. I...His method seems very cumbersome to me as well. I just made all the little half stitches whole stitches, and it seems to work fine for me. What bugged me the most is all the bits and pieces he uses to make something. I much prefer Iris Niebach's method of making a whole doily without having to break the thread at all!Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660864900839865295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960248197149105589.post-10303764898910606402009-12-04T00:37:57.797+00:002009-12-04T00:37:57.797+00:00I love Jan's patterns, I have tatted quite a f...I love Jan's patterns, I have tatted quite a few of his designs. Follow the numbers in black. the red is for his technique. If you are wanting to learn front side tatting, I found Jan's method quite confusing. The simplest method is to remember when reversing your work start with the 2nd half of the ds instead of the 1st half. When you reverse your work back to the front you will notice you now have a front and back to your tatting.Icelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445256444771992189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960248197149105589.post-11620173437110025162009-12-03T05:54:20.603+00:002009-12-03T05:54:20.603+00:00I've done a few of his patterns but I only pay...I've done a few of his patterns but I only pay attention to the diagram. Luckily, I've been able to 'guesstamate' it.Imoshenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09298551758523722792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960248197149105589.post-60354863520480481812009-12-02T18:34:01.862+00:002009-12-02T18:34:01.862+00:00Yep, that's why I don't have any of his pa...Yep, that's why I don't have any of his patterns. His stuff is beautiful but they don't come with a translation into regular tatting. You're much more brave than me! Good luck!victats@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664287364096706053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960248197149105589.post-9065176770916897002009-12-02T13:48:42.294+00:002009-12-02T13:48:42.294+00:00Heehee! I was just talking to Sherry about that *...Heehee! I was just talking to Sherry about that *exact thing* last night. I made the center of one of his snowflakes ignoring the fact that the stitch counts aren't the same due to the little dots - I left out an entire stitch on those sections as a result of the omission. Hence, my poor snowflake bowls so much it would make a lovely tatted hat for Barbie. <br /><br />I feel your pain. ;-) Shall we both begin again?erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232186767376655922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960248197149105589.post-4539793513503913012009-12-02T13:18:37.042+00:002009-12-02T13:18:37.042+00:00Yes, you're not the first to discover that you...Yes, you're not the first to discover that you have to rewrite the pattern in terms you use yourself. Jan does directional tatting but if you don't (and I don't and have no need to) then it becomes cumbersome. He's got some beautiful patterns in there though so maybe do one of the snowflakes instead. You do just about HAVE to read his method just to know what to change.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127914310809216760noreply@blogger.com