Them And Us

Pattern: Faith, from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior.
Thread: Lizbeth size 20, col 692.
Technique: Shuttle tatted.

Eighteen down, seven more to go. This is very much like the previous pattern I made from the book.

18 of 25 Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 18th January, 2010

Tatting at work today I got quite a few comments. It went something like "What are you making?", "But what is it called?", "Why is it called tatting?", "They should call it something else because it doesn't make it sound delicate and pretty.".

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Pattern: Hope, from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior.
Thread: Lizbeth size 20, col 122.
Technique: Shuttle tatted.

I'm not particularly fond of this thread so used it up on this pattern which I didn't expect to like but I enjoyed making it after all.

I really need to sort out my lighting before taking pictures of my tatting as it's pretty uneven and not well done. Still it's better than using a pinhole camera so I'll shut up.

17 of 25 Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 17th January, 2010

I didn't realise but ❦TattingChic told me that Mary Konior passed away yesterday.

Don't Like The Stawasz, Loving Konior

Pattern: Masquerade, from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior.
Thread: Lizbeth size 20, col 613.
Technique: Shuttle tatted.

This was a pleasure to make and I like the colour. The background is one of the many squares of felt that I purchased online from Lupin Handmade.

16 of 25 Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 16th January, 2010

I previously tried tatting an item from the book Tatting Theory & Patterns by Jan Stawasz and it left me feeling less than positive. I didn't give up entirely and over the last few days I've been trying to complete a snowflake from the same book but to no avail. I hate this book. It's just bad. The photos of the items are okay but the diagrams are unhelpful and the text is long winded in the introduction with not enough information where you need it (in the pattern).

To make me feel better I've completed Masquerade from the very lovely book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. I enjoyed it so much I've started on another pattern from the same book. Her diagrams are easy to follow and clearly printed with just the right amount of info to get you started. I love this book.

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Pattern: Queen of Hearts from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior.
Thread: Lizbeth size 20, col 114.
Technique: Shuttle tatted.

I liked doing this pattern. I didn't even forget to do any of the joins.

7 of 25 Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 27th October, 2009

I may well make this heart again but in a different colour.

Two More Down

Pattern: Patchwork from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior.
Thread: Lizbeth size 20, col 601.
Technique: Shuttle tatted.

I quite enjoyed this one and haven't blocked it yet as I may do some more to make a runner.

I was very good and managed to make myself sew the ends in right away but I didn't enjoy it one bit. I did a test ring and tryed the "magic thread" method of finishing an end but found the stitches were tighter than I needed, which led to the ring opening up. I did another test with this method (pdf) and it worked very well so am going to see how it works on a finished piece.

6 of 25 Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 24th October, 2009

Pattern: Flower Fragment, from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior.
Thread: Lizbeth size 20, col 684 & col 142.
Technique: Shuttle tatted.

A bit of a rush job with some thread that was left over on my shuttles.

5 of 25 Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 24th October, 2009

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Pattern: Black Magic, from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior.
Thread: Lizbeth size 20, col 604.
Technique: Shuttle tatted.

I made a couple of false starts with this one but glad I persevered as I like how it came out. Using black is good because it hides small mistakes.

4 of 25 Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 16th October, 2009

I really enjoyed this pattern and will definitely be doing it again in another colour. I'm liking this Mary Konior book very much.

Took delivery of nine more balls of Lizbeth today. I got a few of the variegated colours this time just to see how they work up.

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Pattern: Curds and Whey, from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior.
Thread: Lizbeth size 20, col 663.
Technique: Shuttle tatted.

3 of 25 Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 13th October, 2009

I started towards the left hand side with small picots but wanted to see how it would look if I made them a bit larger. I only managed a few rings before I forgot to join and since I wasn't going to attempt unpicking I cut it off and called it done.

Shuttles Originally uploaded by michl_007 on 13th October, 2009

Three shuttle brands. Clover at the top, grey ones are Inox-Prym and random yellow one.

I like the Clover ones best other than the fact that they don't have a hook on the end so I sometimes find it difficult to get the thread through small picots. I quite like the Inox-Prym too. They yellow one is pretty crap to be honest, with a wobbly hook and a hard feel to it. I might file it in the bin.