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| Tatted Heart! |
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| Ladybug wears a tatted heart edging as a tiara. |
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| Dragonfly wears a tatted edging as a choker. |
This is the most complex thing I have tatted so far! (Don't ask me how long it took :/) It is from the book
Tatting by Cathy Bryant. At Hobby Lobby in Longmont, Colorado, I found
Learn To Tat by Janette Baker. (And I had a 40% off coupon!) This book has some cute butterfly patterns that I want to make. They look fairly easy too :-) In Bryant's book, she teaches two different methods of tatting- mostly differences in how to hold the shuttle and move it in and out. Baker's book teaches "method two". I learned using "method one". But once you know how to make double stitches, the rest of Baker's instructions seem good for either method. It comes with a DVD too. Ladybug and Dragonfly (amigurumi patterns by Hattalahutta) are modeling some other things I have tatted. Those tatted edgings are also from
Tatting by Cathy Bryant.
The heart looks great! And Ladybug and Dragonfly are so cute with their tatted jewelry, I'm sure they are very happy :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what 'method one' in Bryant's book is. I've learned the method in Baker's book (method two). I think it's very practical, and possibly the fastest.
Thanks! The bugs feel extra pretty with their jewelry :-) Maybe I'll try "method 2" and see if it is any faster. Of course I'd have to get good at doing it before I could tell the difference.
ReplyDeleteI think Baker's book and DVD are excellent. I don't tat everything exactly as she does but the basics are there and there are so many places to go from the basics! If you haven't already, check my blog and the other nearly 200 tatters on it. Also, Georgia Seitz has a great site for beginners and seasoned tatters both.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.georgiaseitz.com/