MousemicW: ouch ak MRust79224: Hi all--just got home and dinner is nearly ready, so I will be in and out tonight. GilmaBSB: do you want a glue, AK? MousemicW: <--- hands ak seatbelts and duct tape AKTATTER: velcro, gilma! TattingBina: My apologies Gilma MousemicW: hi gilma AKTATTER: anyone else needing into the room? TattingBina: I had you blocked not realizing you were a tatter GilmaBSB: Hi, Bina? GilmaBSB: don't worry TattingBina: Now that I know you can IM me again and its ok OnlineHost: Mm13131 has entered the room. AKTATTER: gilma is from brazil?? MousemicW: hi mm GilmaBSB: yes AKTATTER: hello miriam m a u s TATS: whatcha doing tonight? Mm13131: Evening my dear friends TattingBina: just found out if you block a person from IM'g it wont let you invite them to the room m a u s TATS: I have dinner in a few ;) m a u s TATS: always the wrong time OnTheGo731: Hi MM TattingBina: 'thats how I found out she was mistakely blocked MousemicW: its good to see you maus AKTATTER: well stay and come as you need always glad to see you TattingBina: HI Maus:) AKTATTER: maus we are doing your name tag chain tonight TattingBina: cute beaded chain pattern:) m a u s TATS: oh cool OnTheGo731: I like your chain Maus GilmaBSB: I liked too AKTATTER: let's get started AKTATTER: please sign in OnTheGo731: would look great in Christmas colors Mm13131: maus long time no see AKTATTER: GEORGIA SEITZ AKTATTER@AOL.COM GREENUP ILLINOIS USA TattingBina: Bina Madden Everett WA tattingbina@aol.com OnTheGo731: Jeanne Zukowski, Lake Peekskill, NY m a u s TATS: Maus, Colorado Springs, maus@pinkpig.com GilmaBSB: Gilma Elias, Brasilia-Brasil gilmae99@hotmail.com MousemicW: michele waite central ny mousemicw at yahoo dot com AfganMaker: Cher Robinson, Raleigh, NC Mm13131: Miriam Brown W;'loo IA OnlineHost: We're sorry, we are unable to send your message. Please remove the Web address and try again. AKTATTER: DEC. 5, 2004 OnlineHost: We're sorry, we are unable to send your message. Please remove the Web address and try again. MousemicW: Jeanne you and i need to get together and tat OnlineHost: We're sorry, we are unable to send your message. Please remove the Web address and try again. ginnylee435: Ginny Weathers Auburn NY MousemicW: hi ginny AKTATTER: OK I'M STUMPED ginnylee435: hi michelle OnlineHost: We're sorry, we are unable to send your message. Please remove the Web address and try again. MousemicW: stummped? MousemicW: why ak TattingBina: why g? AKTATTER: georgiaseitz.com/2004/mauscord.html MRust79224: Mary Rust, MRust79224@aol.com, Portland, OR AKTATTER: it won't let the full url go thru AKTATTER: anyway add the http AKTATTER: ://www AKTATTER: tothe above MousemicW: hmmm AKTATTER: that is our lesson for tonight OnTheGo731: we are so far apart but would love to ginnylee435: i got a message from the online host when i was trying to sign in MousemicW: www.georgiaseitz.com/2004/maucord.html MousemicW: there you go ak AKTATTER: weird welli hope it doesn't mess up the classroom tonight AKTATTER: oh thanks!! MousemicW: yw AKTATTER: but it is mauscord.html MousemicW: ooops m a u s TATS: I think I did this chain a bit awkwardly MousemicW: typos m a u s TATS: only with one shuttle and two ball threads OnTheGo731: put the s on Maus for the link AKTATTER: well what tips do you have for us maus? MousemicW: www.georgiaseitz.com/2004/mauscord.html AKTATTER: yes there is more than one way to do it OnTheGo731: This would be like the pearl tatting right m a u s TATS: but in this case, I used VERY slippery thick rayon to do it, so that worked out well with two balls (not as much twisting) AKTATTER: pearl tatting yes indeed it is m a u s TATS: (never had a clue) lol AKTATTER: look at the last photo onthe page jeanne GilmaBSB: Maus, caps, please AKTATTER: that is the riego maltese diagram AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2/riegomaltese.jpg Mm13131: Thinking CAPS AKTATTER: THAT TECHNIQUE GOES BACK A LONG TIME AKTATTER: LOL GOOD ONE OMM AKTATTER: SO IF YOU HAS HAD DIFFERENT THREAD m a u s TATS: Georgia, is it always done with larks head knots? (reverse tatting) AKTATTER: YOU WOULD PROBABLY HAVE USED AKTATTER: NO MAUS IT CAN BE DOEN WITH TRUE TATTING AKTATTER: IN THAT CASE THE TECHNIQUE IS DIFFERENT AKTATTER: YOU TAT ONE SECTION m a u s TATS: THAT'S WHAT I DID, BUT I HAD TO FLIP FOR EACH COLOR CHANGE AKTATTER: THEN LITERALLY FLIP THE WORK OVER AKTATTER: TO USE THE OTHER THREAD AND TAT IT AKTATTER: THEN FLIP BACK m a u s TATS: EXACTLY AKTATTER: SO ALTERNATING EACH TIME m a u s TATS: THAT'S WHAT I DID GilmaBSB: flip here means reverse? m a u s TATS: YES GilmaBSB: tnkx AKTATTER: THERE YOU GO! AKTATTER: BUT AKTATTER: IT TRULY IS AKTATTER: FASTER AND EASIER OnTheGo731: why did you use a different bead count on each side AKTATTER: NOT IN THIS CASE EXACTLY GILMA AKTATTER: LET ME BE MORE PRECISE AKTATTER: YOU LITERALLY MOVE THE ONE SHUTTLE AKTATTER: FROM WORKING POSTION INTO RESTING POSITION AKTATTER: AND PHYSICALY TURN THE LACE IN PROGRESS AKTATTER: OVER SO THAT THE BACK SIDE BECOMES THE FRONT SIDE AKTATTER: USING A SECOND SHUTTLE TO TAT AKTATTER: THEN ALTERNATING AGAIN GilmaBSB: changing colors in this way? is that? AKTATTER: RIGHT GILMA GilmaBSB: ok m a u s TATS: I USED DIFFERENT BEAD COUNTS TO GET SOME CURVATURE TOWARDS THE CENTER (MORE BEADS OUTSIDE) OnTheGo731: thanks AKTATTER: HAS ANYONE TRY IT YET ON THE NEEDLES? MousemicW: no Mm13131: Jeanne, your ??? have always been a help OnTheGo731: not me AKTATTER: AFTER LOADING THE BEADS OnTheGo731: thanks MM AKTATTER: IT IS SUPER FAST TO WORKON THE NEEDLE m a u s TATS: not me, LOL< might as well try to eat with chopsticks ;) MousemicW: i'm looking for my needles as we speak AKTATTER: BUT IT REQUIREMENTS WRAPPING WITH BOTH HANDS AKTATTER: YOU CAN GET PRETTY FAST WITH IT MousemicW: i'm not that corrdinated GilmaBSB: I know how to with 2 needles;-) AKTATTER: I DO RECOMMEND USING THE SEPARATE CARRYING CORD FOR THIS THO AKTATTER: OH IT IS A HOOT.. GOT TO HOLD YOU RTONGUE JUST RIGHT MousemicW: lol AKTATTER: BUT JUST AS WITH THE SHUTTLES YOU ALTERNATE OnTheGo731: which side of the mouth does the toungue go on again AK AKTATTER: SIDES TO ALTERNATE THE COLODS AKTATTER: THE INSIDE JEANNE :) OnTheGo731: LOL AKTATTER: THE COLORS ONTHE BEADS AND THE SHPAE OF THE BEADS AKTATTER: CAN ADD A LOT TO THE PRESENT TATION TOO AKTATTER: NOW LOOK AT THE PENULTIMATE PHOTO PLEASE m a u s TATS: QUESTION AKTATTER: THIS NEXT TO LAST PHOTO SHOWS AKTATTER: YES? m a u s TATS: IN YOUR DIAGRAM YOU SHOW ONLY TWO THREADS AKTATTER: THE LINEIN THE MIDDLE IS THE NEEDLE m a u s TATS: I USED A CORE THREAD WHICH IS BEIGE, THEN A WHITE BALL THREAD AND A RED BALL THREAD, THE CORE (SHUTTLE THREAD NEVER SHOWS) AKTATTER: I SHOULD PERHAPS HAVE DRAWN THE EYE?? WITH THE CORD THREAD? m a u s TATS: AH OK I C AKTATTER: YES YOU CAN USE CORE THREAD THAT IS LESS EXPENSIVE TOO OR STURDY FOR HEAVY USAGE AKTATTER: AS IT DOES NOT SHOW OnlineHost: popawho has entered the room. AKTATTER: OK THAT PHOTO SHOWS THE MODERN PEARL TATTING METHOD AKTATTER: NOT THE FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH ONE AKTATTER: IN THIS ONE m a u s TATS: TOLD YA, I'M CLUELESS... AKTATTER: TWO SHUTTLSE AND CARYYING CORD OnlineHost: CruzinJer has entered the room. popawho: Thanks Bina, I think I'm in. Wahoo!!!! AKTATTER: WELCOME POP AND CRUZ PLEAS SIGN IN AKTATTER: SO THE WHITE THREAD/SHUTTLE TATS CruzinJer: Linda Mitchell AKTATTER: AND THE BLACK THREAD SHUTTLE WRAPS Mm13131: ((L)) AKTATTER: THIS PEARL TATTING CONCEPT HAS LOTS OF SCOPE FOR VARIATIONS AKTATTER: YOU MIGHT REVIEW http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2003/bicolor/bicolor.html AKTATTER: AND THEN CONSIDER USING 4 THREADS.... AKTATTER: YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT THIS LESSON ON THE JK AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2002/JK/jk.html AKTATTER: AND HOW THE USE OF JUST ONE HALF STITCH MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LOOK OF THE CHAIN AKTATTER: SEEE ALSO AKTATTER: http://www.paradisetreasures.com/schainvszchain.html AKTATTER: FOR IDEAS ABOUT THE Z AND S TYPE CHAINS MousemicW: ak the one for jk.html can up as 404 not found AKTATTER: AND HERE MAUS USED BEADS ON BOTH SIDES m a u s TATS: that's interesting AKTATTER: MAKE IT ALLSMALL LETTERS SORRY AKTATTER: NOW BEADS ARE ON BOTH THREADS AKTATTER: ALL FOUR THREADS, I.E., MULTIPLE THREADS AKTATTER: ON THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE ONLY NOT BOTH AKTATTER: AND WHAT ABOUT DANGLY BEADS PERHAPS AKTATTER: FOR THE CHAIN CENTER m a u s TATS: AHA, I DO REMEMBER WHY I DIDN'T USE MORE THAN ONE SHUTTLE, THE BEADS ARE SIZE 8, SO I WOULD HAVE HAD TO USE A VERY LARGE SHUTTLE TO WIND THEM ON AKTATTER: OR MAYBE LEAVE THE BEADS OFF ALTOGETHER m a u s TATS: DANKGLY BEADS WOULD BE GREAT FOR A NECKLACE, BUT CAN'T CLIP ON NAMETAG THEN AKTATTER: ALSO A FLAT SHUTTLE HOLDS A LOT OF BEADS MORE EASLILY TOO MAUS m a u s TATS: TRUE OnTheGo731: use Christmas color threads and beads and put a snow flake at the center AKTATTER: IF THE BEADS ARE LEFT OFF AKTATTER: THEN YOU CAN PLAY WITH THE PICOTS AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/gaugevertical2.jpg AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/gaugehorizontal.jpg AKTATTER: IF YOU NEED TO REVIEW THE USE OF PICOT GAUGES AKTATTER: THINK ABOUT DOUBLE AND TRIPLE AND QUADRUPLE PICOTS AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/picots/doublepicot.html AKTATTER: AND THEN AKTATTER: YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT AKTATTER: TATTING A DOUBLE CHAIN AKTATTER: AND LETTING THE PICOTS JOIN ACROSS MousemicW: a double chain??? AKTATTER: THEN YOU CAN WEAVE THEM WHEN JOINING LIKE THAT BOOKMARK WE RECENTLY REVIEWED MousemicW: oh inverted tatting OnlineHost: ginnylee435 has left the room. AKTATTER: LIKE A GIANT BOOKMARK JOINED IN A CIRCLE INSTEAD OF JUST A STRIP AKTATTER: ONE OTHER THOUGHT I HAD WHEN SEEING THIS AKTATTER: WAS AS A GARLAND FOR THE CHSRITMAS TREE OnTheGo731: thtat would be pretty AKTATTER: I THINK EXTRA BEADS IN SWAGS ALL SPARKLY WOULD BE GREAT OnTheGo731: Did you see the one Diana Stevens did that turned intoa necklace with little Chritmas lights GilmaBSB: I thought the same! cute in xmas tree! AKTATTER: ANYWAY MAUS THAT PATTERN SURE GAVE ME A LOT TO THINK ABOUT m a u s TATS: great :) AKTATTER: YES THAT IS THE IDEA!! AKTATTER: I WAS ADMIRING THESE SMALL ORNAMENTS FOR MINIATURE SCENES m a u s TATS: I had no idea you were discussing this today, got to run now, dinner is served! AKTATTER: AND THOUGHT ABOUT USING THEM INSTEAD OF BEADS TOO OnTheGo731: Thanks Maus Mm13131: Think that been off your feet has gone to your Thinking Cap ;-) AKTATTER: NIGHT MAUS AND THANKS m a u s TATS: welcome ;) AKTATTER: BEING OFF MY FEET AND AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER WAS AWFUL OnlineHost: m a u s TATS has left the room. AKTATTER: DH EVEN TIMED THE MINUTES I WAS SEATED UPRIGHT AKTATTER: AND FORCED ME OFF THE COMPUTER MANY TIMES !! AKTATTER: JUST LOOKING OUT FOR ME HE SAID :) AKTATTER: OK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MAUS' PATTERN??? Mm13131: Tell him thanks for me! AKTATTER: :) OnTheGo731: me too AKTATTER: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GilmaBSB: me too! AKTATTER: I SEE LOTS OF HOMEWORK EMAILS IN THE FILE TONIGHT SO I WILL GET TO THOSE ASAP AfganMaker: in this pattern she put the beads on the red thread and the black thread right? AKTATTER: WELL AT LEAST MY STITCHES ARE OUT NOT THAT IS A GREAT IMPOROVMENT Mm13131: This is a good starting pattern for Yule Time AKTATTER: YES CHER THE BEADS ON HER CHAIN WERE ON RED AND THE WHITE THREADS AfganMaker: ok, thx AKTATTER: THE CARRYING CORD THREAD DOES NOT SHOW SO IT DOESN'TMATTE MousemicW: i'm kind of looking for a christmasy edging for a dish towel set AKTATTER: HMM DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN THE INDEX ALREADY?? MousemicW: i don't know AKTATTER: WHTA ABOUT THE GRAPEVINE PATTERN? MousemicW: wheres that one AKTATTER: IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS GREEN WITH SMALLER RINGS FOR RED HOLLY BERRIES INSTEAD OF GRAPES popawho: the index has just about anything you could be looing for popawho: Grapevine pattern is very applicable for a Christmas design OnTheGo731: look in classes for Noveber and Dec from the previous years there should be something' AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/essgrape.html AKTATTER: THERE IT IS MousemicW: ty AKTATTER: AND DO YOU REMEMBERE DOC'S BRIDAL EDGING? AKTATTER: IF YOU LOOK AT IT UPSIDE DOWN AKTATTER: IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS TRESS OnTheGo731: Where is DOc anyway AKTATTER: ADD SOME BEADS FOR ORNAMENTS AKTATTER: MOVED TO CA NOT ABLE TO BE ONLINE LIKE HE WAS OnTheGo731: that's too bad he was a great one for class too MousemicW: no i don't ak AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2002/bridal/docbridal.html AKTATTER: I THINK THAT IS THE ONE MousemicW: yep it is AKTATTER: OH AND MAYBE YOU COULD WORK SOME OF THE ANGELS IN A ROW OnTheGo731: Very pretty AKTATTER: INSTEAD OF SEPARATELY AKTATTER: AngelbyGroves AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2/diannaangel.html AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/flatangel.html AKTATTER: THIS ONE IS GOOD FOR MAILING Mm13131: Where does one BUY time to do these lovely things? AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/katieangel.html AKTATTER: i WISH i KNEW MM OnTheGo731: when you find out MM let me know AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2/ess.html MousemicW: i'm doing it on a christmas present for my secret sister at church Mm13131: Haven't we had fum aat least learning, Jeanne? MousemicW: the towels have snowmen on them OnTheGo731: yes we have AKTATTER: WELL THAT'S ALL I RECALL EASILY ANYWAY AKTATTER: SNOWMEN??? HMMMM AKTATTER: i SEE 3 SCMR MousemicW: lol i know you'd say that AKTATTER: LARGE SCMR TOPPED BY MEDIUM SIZE ONE AKTATTER: TOPPED BY SMALL SCRM Mm13131: Keep the snow for Barbara, I do not need any! AKTATTER: NEED ICE CRYSTAL BEADS MousemicW: i don't have any yet AKTATTER: SOME BLACK ONES FOR HAT AKTATTER: EYES COULD BE INWARD FACING PICOTS MousemicW: i have black beads AfganMaker: no snow for me, please AKTATTER: ME NEITHER AKTATTER: I LOVE THIS GREEN CHRISTMAS MousemicW: lol Mm13131: But Barbara loves snow AKTATTER: OK LAST CALL FOR QUESTIONS?? AfganMaker: I can't wait to get to FLA in March MousemicW: nope no questions AKTATTER: THE LESSON REPEATS mONDAY AT 3PM AND 8:30pm et (NEW yORK TIME) Mm13131: Trey sends hugs Mm13131: Niters all! AKTATTER: MOM ASLEEP MM BUT I KNOW SHE SAYS HI OnlineHost: Mm13131 has left the room. OnTheGo731: Thanks AK for all thegreat links MousemicW: nite mm popawho: what is next week's lesson? AKTATTER: WELLIT IS SURPRISING JUST HOW MUCH WE HAVE POSTED MousemicW: nite Jeanne AKTATTER: A CANDY CANE OnTheGo731: nite MOuse AKTATTER: AND PERHAPS SOME OTHER STUFF TOO :) AKTATTER: THANKS TO ALL FOR STOPPING BY MousemicW: :-D popawho: What is the site for this candy cane? AKTATTER: GOOD NIGHT AND HAPPY TATTING AKTATTER: 1 OnlineHost: MousemicW has left the room. AKTATTER: IT WILL BE POSTED DURING THE WEEK AKTATTER: YOU CAN ALWAYS CHECK IN AT AfganMaker: Nite G Have a great week OnTheGo731: AK have you had a chance to look at your email today OnlineHost: AfganMaker has left the room. AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2004/2004index.html AKTATTER: not yet jeanne MRust79224: Thanks!! nite all OnTheGo731: ok popawho: ok thanks AKTATTER: anything urgent?? OnlineHost: MRust79224 has left the room. OnTheGo731: no not atall OnTheGo731: just wondering OnTheGo731: sent you something to look at AKTATTER: alright then i will check it out popawho: Thanks again TattingBina for inviting me in to the class. AKTATTER: good night all