Mm13131: Miriam Brwon Waterloo, IA Katelingo: Kate Huttar, Dallas area, TExas, katelingo#huttar.net cfgtat: G, I don't have RFL4Tatting 2Day on my list. Mm13131: Evening all! Katelingo: Hi! AKTATTER: RFL = Ruth Perry cfgtat: is her buddy name spelled out? AKTATTER: RFL4Tatting2Day AKTATTER: the lesson for today AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/bdilloncoin.html AKTATTER: The Tatted Coin bracelet by Bev Dillon AKTATTER: and AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/rperryboa.html AKTATTER: the Tatted Boa by Ruth Perry AKTATTER: Kate have you done split rings? Katelingo: yes cfgtat: I've added Ruth to my list but she still doesn't show up as being online. AKTATTER: ok I will have her im you cfgtat: great! AKTATTER: ok good them we are all ok on split rings AKTATTER: the colored verion of Bev Dillon's bracelet AKTATTER: is by Sue Behr cfgtat: got her! OnlineHost: RFL4Tatting2Day has entered the room. AKTATTER: The white versions are Bev's AKTATTER: alright!! AKTATTER: good to see you Ruth! cfgtat: hello Ruth. RFL4Tatting2Day: Hello everyone. AKTATTER: since Ruth is here AKTATTER: let's switch to her tatted boa instead OnTheGo731: Hi Ruth AKTATTER: RuthPerryboa http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/rperryboa.html AKTATTER: If you click on the link AKTATTER: you can see Lily Morales wearing hers. Katelingo: Hi Ruth! Katelingo: Thanks for sharing your boa pattern! AKTATTER: Ruth presented me with a lovely one too and I need to get a photo of it Mm13131: puter caps as well as thinking caps? AKTATTER: it is such a fun idea AKTATTER: THANKS MM RFL4Tatting2Day: This Boa is a neat, easy, fast gift to tat... great for a last minute mother's day present. AKTATTER: JUST WHAT I THOUGHT TOO AKTATTER: AND WOULD BE GREAT FOR RED HAT MEMBERS ALSO OnTheGo731: how long did it tak you to make one RFL4Tatting2Day: IT's SOOOOOO easy and it only takes me about a half hour to complete one. OnTheGo731: if I take that times 4 I might be able to do it you are such a fast tatter Katelingo: exactly what I was thinking! lol RFL4Tatting2Day: ME, fast? NO I never enter tatting contests. It's just easy to tat. AKTATTER: WELL TALK US THRU IT RUTH OnTheGo731: I watched Ruth Tat last year at Hector or was it the year before that RFL4Tatting2Day: OK LEts go. OnTheGo731: ready RFL4Tatting2Day: JUST START WITH A SHUTTLE FILLED WITH SIZE 10 TATTING THREAD. I USE AN AERO TYPE AKTATTER: cAROLYN PLEASE INVITE lillyslip RFL4Tatting2Day: FOR THE BALL THREAD USE ONE TO THREE STRANDS OF ANY KIND OF WILD YARN, FUN FUR, CHENILLE, OR WHAT HAVE YOU AKTATTER: TKS RFL4Tatting2Day: TAT A RING ABOUT 11 DS OnlineHost: lillyslip has entered the room. RFL4Tatting2Day: THEN TIE THE ENDS OF THE YARN AND TATTING THREAD TOGETHER LEAVING ENDS 4 - 6 INCHES RFL4Tatting2Day: HOW EASY IS THIS AKTATTER: WELCOME gINA lillyslip: Thanks! Hello everyone! RFL4Tatting2Day: ONE DS, VLP, ONE DS cfgtat: so you are using all the wild yarn at the same time! AKTATTER: OR DOES THE FANCY YARN HANG FREE? RFL4Tatting2Day: THEN 1/2 A REVERSE DS ( not flipped ) AKTATTER: RuthPerryboa http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/rperryboa.html OnTheGo731: VLP? Very Long Picot RFL4Tatting2Day: YEP ALL THE YARN AT ONE TIME. AKTATTER: gINA, rUTH IS TELLING US HOW TO DO THE BOA lillyslip: okay RFL4Tatting2Day: THE FANCY YARN - ALL OF IT - IS THE BALL THREAD TO TAT THE CHAIN THAT ENDS UP BEING THE BOA AKTATTER: AH THEN THAT IS WHY WE NEED THE SIZE 10 YARN? RFL4Tatting2Day: THE VLPs ARE THE FRINGE THAT MAKES THE BOA RFL4Tatting2Day: THE SIZE 10 THREAD IS ON THE SHUTTLE - YARN IS THE BALL THREAD OnTheGo731: how long did you make those VLP's cfgtat: OH!!! so with a needle, I'd use the 10 as the core thread and the fun yarn as the stitches? RFL4Tatting2Day: I USE MY HAND TO MEASURE THE VLPS - THE DISTANCE FROM THE PINCH TO THE LITTLE FINGER WHERE THE YARN IS WRAPPED AROUND IS THE SIZE OF THE PICOT AKTATTER: AND BOY THIS WOUL DBE EASIER TO TAT ONTHE NEEDLES I THINK! RFL4Tatting2Day: I DONT THINK IT WOULD BE ANY EASIER TO TAT WITH NEEDLES, BUT I'M NOT A NEEDLE TATTER AKTATTER: tHERE ARE LARGE YARN NEEDLES WHICH WOULD MAKE AKTATTER: WRAPPING THE MULTI- FIBERS A SNAP ON THE NEEDLE cfgtat: Yes! and I could use a size 3 or 5 cotton for the core. RFL4Tatting2Day: I'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WORD ON THE NEEDLE TATTING AKTATTER: OH THIS IS GREAT! cfgtat: I'll work one up and get a picture to G. AKTATTER: THINK WHAT GREAT HAT DECORATIONS WE COULD MAKE AKTATTER: SUPER CAROLYN RFL4Tatting2Day: I HAVE A PURPLE ONE AROUND THE BRIM OF MY RED HAT OnTheGo731: so it is just a ring to start then a long chain makes the Boa OnlineHost: Clunymimi has entered the room. AKTATTER: SEE! i KNEW IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR RED HAT MEMBERS RFL4Tatting2Day: IT COULD ALSO BE USED FOR AROUND COLLARS AND CUFFS, OR ON LAMPSHADES OR DRAPERIES AKTATTER: WELCOME MIMI RFL4Tatting2Day: ANYWHERE FRINGE WOULD WORK OnTheGo731: Hi Mimi Clunymimi: Hello Georgia and all Katelingo: Hi Mimi AKTATTER: WE JUST FINISHED DOING RUTH'S BOA Mm13131: ((Mimi)) AKTATTER: RuthPerryboa http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/rperryboa.html RFL4Tatting2Day: THERE IS A LINK TO THE PHOTO OF LILY MORALES WEARING ONE SHE MADE IN THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE LINK AKTATTER: AND THERE ARE RFL4Tatting2Day: HAVE FUN ALL, AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!! OnTheGo731: so start with a ring then just make a long chain for the boa AKTATTER: SO MANY WONDERFUL FIBERS OUT THERE THESE DAYS TOO Clunymimi: Thanks for the link. I had seen Lily smilingly wearing it, but didn't know how she had done it. RFL4Tatting2Day: THAT'S RIGHT AKTATTER: MANY THANKS RUTH FOR SHARING THIS WITH THE CLASS OnTheGo731: thanks OnTheGo731: got to try it Katelingo: Thank you! Katelingo: me, too! AKTATTER: OK LET'S LOOK AT BEV'S BRACELET RFL4Tatting2Day: I EXPECT TO SEE LOTS OF THEM AROUND NOW THAT THE SECRET IS OUT. WELL, NOT SUCH A SECRET. AKTATTER: BevDilloncoin http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/bdilloncoin.html RFL4Tatting2Day: I LOVE BEV'S BRACELET!!! I made one when I got home from shuttlebirds OnTheGo731: Thanks Ruth love all of your designs AKTATTER: iT IS CHARMING lillyslip: yes, thanks Ruth! AKTATTER: BUT SOMEONE MENTIONED EARLIER AKTATTER: HOW NEAT IT WOULD ALSO BE AKTATTER: WITH BUTTONS] AKTATTER: AND I REMEMBERED THIS SET AKTATTER: OF CAMEO BUTTONS i HAVE BEEON SAVING AKTATTER: WILL HAVE TO CUT THE SHANKS OFF AND GLUE TWO TOGETHERS lillyslip: And I was wondering about the flat glass stones used in vases OnTheGo731: that would be prety OnTheGo731: [retty AKTATTER: OR MAKE A PLAIN BUTTON BE ON THE REVERSE SIDE AKTATTER: OH THOSE WOULD BE GREAT OnTheGo731: great idea Katelingo: yeah AKTATTER: SO MANY COLORS AND SIZES AVAILABLE TOO AKTATTER: AND JUST REGULAR FANCY STONES OnTheGo731: since this can be made to fit almost anything round or oval AKTATTER: EVEN IN ODD SIZES Clunymimi: cabochons! AKTATTER: RIGHT! AKTATTER: OHH CABS! AKTATTER: OK THE WHITE VERSION IS BY BEV AKTATTER: AND THE COLORED VERSION AKTATTER: IS BY SUE BEHR cfgtat: I have some cool shell buttons and flats what would work! OnTheGo731: OK NOw there are giong to be Boa's and bracelets everywhere AKTATTER: RED THREAD AND PURPLE CABS AKTATTER: SO YOU CAN SEE BY BE'V DIAGRAM AKTATTER: THAT THERE ARE 2 STARTE RINGS AKTATTER: AND THEN EACH ENCLOSURE AKTATTER: IS MADE OF PSLIT RINGS AKTATTER: ALSO CALLED SPLIT RINGS AKTATTER: :) Clunymimi: :) AKTATTER: bEV USES THE TIED DS JOIN OnTheGo731: LOL AKTATTER: WHICH SHE SHARED WITH US LAST YEAR i BELIEVE AKTATTER: DARN THAT LINK IS NOT HANDY AKTATTER: BUT I WILL FIND IT AKTATTER: SO YOU HAVE THESE SETS OF RINGS ON BOTH SIDES AKTATTER: OF THE COIN OR BUTTON AKTATTER: IF YOU LOOK AT AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/suebehrstart.jpg AKTATTER: YOU CAN SEE THE START OF THE BRACELET AKTATTER: AND SEE AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/coinend1.jpg AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/coinend2.jpg AKTATTER: FOR THE ENDS AKTATTER: THAT SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE A "CLASP AKTATTER: BUT YOU CAN USE METAL FINDING IF YOU PREFER AKTATTER: NOW NOTE THE AREA BETWEEN THE RINGS OnTheGo731: I have not tried this yet but you are makeing one coin cover at atime then ending and starting over OnTheGo731: is there a way for no cut and tie AKTATTER: WELL AKTATTER: LET'S SEE OnTheGo731: maybe 4 shuttles is that the only way AKTATTER: YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE MORE SHUTTLES AKTATTER: OR YOU COULD TAT ONE SIDE OnTheGo731: making all the tops then coming back and doing all the bottoms AKTATTER: AND THEN COME ABCK THE OTHER AKTATTER: BUT AKTATTER: YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A LITTLE BOOGALOO AKTATTER: INBETWEEN EACH COIN Clunymimi: I can see 2-coin links joined together Clunymimi: with a beaded join OnTheGo731: maybe a bead or tow between AKTATTER: PERHPAS JUST A LOCK JOIN AND RESTART AKTATTER: SURE A BEAD INBETWEEN WOULD BE GREAT Clunymimi: or even leave a picot with 2 beads in it to join the next 2-set link to AKTATTER: YOU WOULD HAVE TO MEASURE THE WRIST A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY AKTATTER: AND YOU COULD USE THE SPACE BETWEEN COINS AKTATTER: TO ADJUST LENGTH AKTATTER: BUT DOING EACH SEPARATELY SURE ADDS A LOT OF COLOR TO THE BRACELET AKTATTER: ANY OTHER IDEAS? OnTheGo731: also creats a lot of ends AKTATTER: YES THAT IS TRUE AND i HATE ENDS! RFL4Tatting2Day: You can do two without cut and tie. I tried several variations, and even added a 4 corner celtic knot (sorry, it's an addiction) in the center of the ring of split rings. AKTATTER: WELL THAT IS A VERSION I HOP EYOU WILL SEND IN FOR THE HOMEOWKR FILES RFL4Tatting2Day: Bev just uses glue on the ends, and that's not hard to do. Katelingo: What is a dental threader? AKTATTER: A LOOP WHICH YOU CAN USE RFL4Tatting2Day: Sure, I'll send a photo, when I dig out my camera. AKTATTER: TO HLEP PULL I N ENDS AKTATTER: GREAT RUTH AKTATTER: magicthreadtrick http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/fall2001/drakemt.html Clunymimi: Scroll down for photo of dental floss threaders AKTATTER: JUST LIKE THE THREAD LOOPS USED HERE IN THE mtt OnTheGo731: Kate it is actually a dental floss threader and works great for tatting ends Clunymimi: http://www.angelfire.com/planet/newtatters/lesson3.html Clunymimi: not just for hiding ends, it's a great beading needle too Clunymimi: easier to find when you drop it :) AKTATTER: GROAN OnTheGo731: greatfor that Mim AKTATTER: DON'T MENTION BEADS OnTheGo731: i cfgtat: I've got a whole package of them in my bead box. They are great. OnTheGo731: why are we not using the B word AK AKTATTER: i TOOK A BEADED TATTING CLASS FROM NINA LIBIN IN MONTANA Clunymimi: She does use a LOT of beads AKTATTER: AND I NEVER LOADED SO MANY BEADS IN MY LIFE!! AKTATTER: NINA' WORK IS SO GORGEOUS THO Clunymimi: I have 2 words for you AK Clunymimi: Bead Spinner AKTATTER: YES MIM? Clunymimi: :) cfgtat: I want one of those!!! AKTATTER: AH SUCH SWEET WORDS THEY ARE TOO Katelingo: I know! I'm supposed to take one at Palmetto and have hundreds of beads threaded! AKTATTER: ME TOO AKTATTER: I SAW NIN'A #10 BOOK TOO Clunymimi: There's instructions for a home made one somewhere AKTATTER: LibinIris http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/nlibingreeniris.html AKTATTER: YOU REMEMBER THIS IRIS WE DID? Katelingo: I tried one something like that, but it didn't seem to work for me. Maybe the wrong kind. AKTATTER: THIS BOOK IS FULL OF BEADED TREASURE LIKE THIS Clunymimi: so #10 is about her beaded block tatting? AKTATTER: YES AKTATTER: SEE AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/nlibin10coverback.jpg AKTATTER: i think that is the back cover of the new book Clunymimi: page cannot be found? too many hits maybe? AKTATTER: no lets see AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/nl10backcover.jpg AKTATTER: I just started writing the review Clunymimi: Still no luck :-( I'll wait for the review then Mm13131: :-( AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/nl10coverback.jpg AKTATTER: third times the charm? Mm13131: trey sends hugs Niters all cfgtat: yes! AKTATTER: night mm AKTATTER: hooray! AKTATTER: see all those lovely bead? AKTATTER: and the metallic threads AKTATTER: and the solid blocks? AKTATTER: hmmmmm AKTATTER: it is enough to get me loading beads again Clunymimi: Thank you Clunymimi: I recognized another piece from Spokane Clunymimi: but many are new OnTheGo731: I just don;t see the tatting in these beaded items AKTATTER: well on that inspiration note we'll end tonight AKTATTER: this class repeats May 8 int he international classroom AKTATTER: at 3 PM and 8:30PM ET OnTheGo731: Thanks for two great patterns and a great class as always AK Katelingo: Thanks, Georgia! Great patterns! cfgtat: Thanks so much G & Ruth. It's great to be back. AKTATTER: thanks to Bev and to Ruth for sharing their work with us AKTATTER: no class May 14/15 OnTheGo731: ok AKTATTER: teach your mom to tat :) AKTATTER: thanks so much for stopping by AKTATTER: good night and happy tatting Clunymimi: Thank you too Georgia, good night