Stringing the Snowflakes.....

Split Rings Strings…. A new look to Christmas Decor

Kiran Thakur, a member of our Indian Happy Tatters Group, invited fellow tatters to contribute towards a Fund Raiser. Madhur...our group's most senior and passionate tatter, inspired everyone to tat Christmas Decor items for this Noble Cause. The proceeds from the sale of these tatted articles would be donated to the Welfare of the Animals in Goa, India. 

‘Snowflakes tatting’ theme captured the mind of every tatter in the group... a good opportunity to display tatting of snowflakes, crosses and medallions. Various tatting techniques were shared and learnt in the group.  Overflowing enthusiasm of each member is an inspiration to tat more and create new patterns. 

Sharing my snowflakes creations tatted with Anchor 20 ……..

My first attempt was using .Dot Picot Strings 

1) Dot Picot Snowflake…..measures 12x12cms.

2)  IcyCrystal Snowflake……measures 11cms in diameter

Snowflakes Patterns (From No. 3 to No.9)- 

Strings of tiny (3/3) Split Rings.....

 replacing the normal chains and Dot Picot Strings

3) Elegance in White - measures 5.5cms in diameter

4) Power of Elegance …..measures 13cms in diameter 

 Lark’s Head Join in all ring joins

5) Star Snowflake…...measures 11.5cms in diameter

6) Dainty Looks…..measures 7.5cms in diameter

Split Rings Strings used differently in Pattern 7 and 8

7) Chakra Snowflake1…….measures 8.5cms in diameter

8) Chakra Snowflake2 measures 9cms in diameter

Difference in shape because of interchanging colors of split rings.

9) Lacy Snowflake….measures 8cms in diameter

Split Rings Strings with one sided picots for lacy looks

 and many more variations can be tatted………

Hope you enjoy tatting this new effect of Split Rings Strings.

HAPPY TATTING

The Joining Effect!!!

I am happy to share Charming Frills, the stunning effect created out of the combination of Long Picot(LP) and Catherine Wheel Join(CWJ).

The idea of this pendant  came up after tatting the basic onion ring in two colors. 

My first version was…....

Georgia’s Reaction after seeing the pic was…...

“OH how intriguing! I see a vague resemblance to needle lace and frisaso de valladolid but I have not seen in tatting as far as I can remember.”

 She found some resemblance to needle lace because of the frilly look of the pendant.

Muskaan helped me to find references of the effects of long picots tatted by other tatters. I started writing the pattern for the pendant with her. We both had lots of discussions online for naming this frill effect. Finally I used the notation lp_cwj for the presentation purpose. Layered long picots with Contrasting thread colors added beauty to the tatted pendant. The long picots tatted in multiples in consecutive layers gave beautiful frilled edging. This combo of Long Picot and CWJ can be used as a filler, multi-tiered, or as a frill/fringe.

Other joins like

1)    Catherine Wheel Join in Round 2

2)     Alligator Join in Round 3

3)     Picot Join in Round 4  

have been used along with other techniques like Thrown Ring, Split Chain, Shoe Lace Trick and Switching Shuttles to tat in one pass.

Picot on the thrown ring can be used to add a jump ring, a pendant hook or an earring finding.

Working of this joining effect - lp_cwj is shown in the pic below.

This frilled pendant is tatted in five rounds. Rounds 1-3 are worked in clockwise direction; round 4 moves from left to right and Round 5 moves from right to left, when seen from the front.

The detailed PDF Pattern Link - Charming Frills with step by step pics.

Its important to note the working of round 5, where we have to make the joins through the orange bars seen on backside. Insert a crochet hook through the orange bar from behind, pull up a loop to proceed.

Loads of thanks to Muskaan for test tatting Charming Frills and the immense help in finalizing the pattern. Kindly check her blog  to see her version of Charming Frills.

Using the same effect of lp_cwj, I tatted a medallion- Fringed Petals

I invite tatters to test tat this medallion.

kindly e-mail me - shuttlecreation@gmail.com

Feel free to post your comments , suggestions here.

HAPPY TATTING .......always.............

Welcome2018 with Tat along1

Dear tatters,

Wish you all a Very Happy New Year 2018

Coquille was selected to tat along by my Indian Tatting group under the leadership of most senior tatter Madhur who tatted number of doilies over the years.

Here is my version of Coquille doily by Jon Yusoff Jan2014.

This is her free pattern, where the rows can be tatted by climbing out with split rings, split chains and mock rings. I tried to tat Coquille in one pass and with front side tatting without reversing for chains. Hope you can make out the difference. The doily ruffled at the end of last row, later blocked the same.

The pics below are taken while work in progress.......

1.Started the doily with one variegated thread, front side tatting and climbing out in each row.

2.Added similar shade of variegated thread in later rounds

3. 7th and 8th round tatted together using mock ring technique.

4. At the end the doily ruffled. Blocking helped.

This is by Madhur.....

The doily was enthusiastically tatted by everyone.

Enjoy the Coquille by different tatters in different colors here.......

By Kavita from Banglore

By Dheeksha from Bangalore

By Meenal from Gurgaon

By Smitha from Coorg

By Thilothama from Bangalore

By Anuradha from Bharuch

By Amrith from Coorg

I thank Jon Yusoff for sharing her beautiful pattern!!

A BIG THANK YOU from group 'HAPPY TATTERS' toooooo.

Happy Tatting......................

Art of Overlaying......

Hi Friends

Recently found way of overlaying another color of thread while working on normal rings.

The yellow rings are encircled with overlaid clusters made of tiny Dot Picots and Dot Picot Strings. You can see the innermost part of the motif tatted with Dot Picot Strings at the base of yellow rings.

The members of my Indian Tatters Group viz. Aparna, Vrinda, Seema, Vandana enjoyed tatting this motif.

Diane confirmed my written pattern and tried Dot Picots.

Aparna responded quickly

Seema tatted with one extended petal with stunning combination.

Variation by Vrinda, another brilliant tatter in my group.

She restricted the motif to four petals, forming a perfect square.

Muskaan has helped me immensely in finalising the PDF with all her expertise in tatting knowledge and experience. Thank you so much Muskaan!!!

There are two separate pictorials in PDF. One for the steps for the blue cluster on yellow rings and the other for the overall working of the motif.

Hope you all will find it easy with the detailed PDF pattern.

PDF Pattern here -Encircled Charm

I learned from Georgia that overlaying effect is same as Muskaan explained in her blog as Ikuta Picots.

IKUTA PICOTS
                                       

Encircled Charm is a variation of this effect.

Many patterns popped up while tatting my tiny motif ‘Encircled Charm’.

These were tatted with normal picots leaving bare thread space between the rings.

Hope you all shall enjoy working with Dot Picots and overlaying too.

Kindly do write your comments, suggestions and/or queries.

HAPPY TATTING...........................

Exotic Dot Picots

Hi friends

The Dot Picots and the Dot Picot Strings are so fascinating that I have been trying to include them in different patterns.

Here is a star flower and a split ring braid.

Close up of Star Flower using Dot Picot String.

All chains in the outer round have a mock ring in center.

The mock ring is a string of four Dot picots close to each other.

Close up of Dot Picot Split Ring braid.

Amazing  appearance of dot picots as woven beads in this braid.

My single shuttle creations- application of Dot Picot Strings

Tiny Diamond Motif

Small rings with different picot lengths shaped like a flower are joined with dot picot string.

Dot Picot Trio motif-

Each trefoil petal is encircled with dot picot string. A mock ring of dot picot string is tatted at center of each petal.

Are you too getting crazy tatting Dot Picots????

Try few and share with us.

I welcome suggestions, comments and queries from all.

Happy Tatting………...