Bookmark these daisies………

Tatters need to empty shuttles every time to take up new projects 

which may result in beautiful lace or motif patterns. 

My emptying shuttles resulted in…………………

First try with single variegated thread  

and another with two sold color threads.

My tatter friend Madhur reminded me that the motif which 

came up was exactly same as the first two rows of her Unending Doily. 

What a coincidence, she also tatted the doily to empty the shuttles. 

The first trial shows the bare thread over the center ring and shuttle 

join in each picot which are fairly visible.

In another attempt I used two solid colors where the pattern shows no 

bare thread nor any join. It was tricky to hide the bare thread 

and tat without joins.

Finally it ended up in Bloomrings Bookmark pattern 

Bloomrings Bookmark pattern - PDF 

This pattern is tatted with Hidden Picot method for rings and 

lock chain stitch method for joining the motifs.

Hidden Picot(HP) is a very very small picot, automatically made 

between the double stitches and hidden behind the thrown rings 

off the center ring.

From my Indian Happy Tatters Group, Magnus tried this pattern 

and came up with this attractive color combination.

This is not a test tatted pattern but hope you find it easy to tat.

Your valuable suggestions and comments are always welcome.

Wish you all……………..HAPPY TATTING.......... 

Nothing Trembles!!

I kept watching Ninetta’s new Treble Stitches technique and patterns for a long time. I gone through Muskaan’s detailed study of the technique, but still I did not dare to try out Treble Tatting. One fine day I picked up a filled shuttle, watched Treble Tatting video and came out with a lace … it was totally unplanned….

Yes, I tatted Dot Picot String in between the rings, replacing the bare thread and the result was fusion of two techniques. What a wonderful tatting technique by Ninetta!!!! I managed to learn it easily from her video without trembling and would love to tat other treble variations.

My next project - Sparkle Fusion-
  

Find Pattern here- Sparkle Fusion

Tip: Dot Picot String can be replaced by 

        1.Tiny beads or 

        2. Keeping bare thread or

        3. Tatting lock chain stitches by adding ball thread 

Muskaan accepted to test tat my fusion motif. She has already mastered the treble technique and tried out many variations which are posted in her blog.

Ninetta too suggested few important changes in the written pattern like the first treble stitch starts with vsp etc….

I thank Muskaan for being so helpful in test tatting and pattern corrections. I thank Ninetta for sharing her wonderful Treble Tatting technique through videos and her blog. Also for helping me finalize the Sparkle Fusion.

Two variations with different centers as explained in PDF pattern.

HAPPY TATTING ……...

Wear them on to your spects.....

Hi all

Back again and sharing my new lanyard patterns with you. Earlier I posted patterns with split rings and beads in My Lanyards. When it was discovered that the Dot Picots can be tatted on bare thread, I tatted  laces on a single shuttle. The same method of stringing Dot Picots is used for spectacle strings, all tatted in Anchor thread no.20. You can zoom in on my working pics for a closer view.

Lanyard No 1

A Combination of Split Rings, Dot Picot String and crystal bead is used in this lanyard. The cocktail colour crystal goes well with lighter shade of the thread. As seen in close up pic below, the crystal bead is strung and dot picot strings are tatted individually on each shuttle in between two split rings alternatively.

Lanyard 2

A dark purple thread with white crystal used in this lanyard. The crystal strung in middle of the Dot Picot Strings gives a different design pattern.

Lanyard No 3

Here the variation is in beads too.  Two tiny maroon beads on both sides of each golden bugle bead are arranged to avoid the latter from cutting through the thread. Small split rings of 2/2 ds tatted on either side of beads and Dot Picot strings.

Lanyard No 4

Yellow transparent big beads contrasting with thread color blue. Dot Picot Strings are followed by the bead and split ring.

Dot picots in tatting are very convenient to use anywhere and in any application. Why not try them now?

Happy Tatting........

The Transformation!!

Hi all,

Georgia Seitz shared patterns of various laces from NeedleArt Magazine, Vol 8#3 published in 1921, in The Tatting Newsletter. I thank Georgia for giving opportunity to bring out creative variations in antique lace patterns.

I have tatted two variations of the Original pattern on BellaOnline.

"Tatted Edges and Insertions for Underwear" Needleart 1921 Edging no 2

Both variations are single shuttle creations with special effect of Dot Picot Strings. Dot Picots give effect of beads when they are tatted uniformly in place of normal picots.

Watch video here- 1.How to Tat Dot Picots  
2.How to tat Dot Picot Strings

Variation 1-

In the above variation, I have tatted rings with normal picots after every stitch and the chains are replaced by Dot Picot Strings.

Variation 2-

In this variation, normal rings are replaced by Josephine Rings and chains are replaced by dot picot strings. I added dangling Dot Picot Strings with pearl at the end of each scallop.

Sharing another summer homework from The Tatting Newsletter

The Boutonniere from Antique Pattern Library

I was impressed by the frilly look of this button pattern. I replaced all normal picots by dot picots and it showed a totally different look.The Dot Picots look like beads if tatted uniformly.

Variation of The Boutonniere-

Two shuttles were loaded each with two threads simultaneously by CTM method.

I selected matching thread colors of the button for my above outfit.

It was real fun to work with two threads at a time.

Your comments, suggestions, ideas are welcome.

Wish to see you all tatting Dot Picots.......

-----------Happy Tatting-------------