AKTATTER: OCT. 16. 2006 Ess Block Cat http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/essblockcat.html SCampb1414: Sherri Campbell, (Scamp) Milwakie, Oregon, near Portland AKTATTER: THE LESSON TONIGHT IS PRESENTED BY MARTHA ESS AKTATTER: A LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE ONLINE TATTING CLASS OnTheGo731: Ak it is not working for Kpyen55 OnTheGo731: I can Im her but the link is not working for her AKTATTER: THIS PATTERN IS AN EXCERPT FROM AKTATTER: HER FIRST BOOK "nEW CRITTERS ON THE BLOCK" AKTATTER: OK THANKS jEANNE OnTheGo731: Carolyn could you try it cfgtat: ok, AKTATTER: WELL NOT EVERYONE WITH AIM CAN ACCESS THIS ROOM AKTATTER: I CAN'T EXPAIN AKTATTER: DOE EVERYONE HAVE THE LESSON PRINTED? AKTATTER: DID ANYONE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE DECORATIVE JOIN PAGE? AKTATTER: ANYONE THERE?? Lady Elhasa: yes but took the other link OnlineHost: kpyen55 has entered the room. cfgtat: Yes there were no links on it. AKTATTER: ME TOO THE LAST LINK WORKED FOR ME cfgtat: or no images on it. OnTheGo731: which page i sthat AKTATTER: kAREN WELCOME! kpyen55: ok, I'm here AKTATTER: SUPER THANKS ALL FOR HELPING KAREN GET HERE cfgtat: Hey! it worked for Karen! kpyen55: yes, thanks everyone OnTheGo731: welcome Karen SCampb1414: Yo, I am still here, AK AKTATTER: GREAT kpyen55: there was wording at the top to accept the message, and I clicked on that and got it kpyen55: here from pennsylvania AKTATTER: OK kAREN I WAS JUST ASKING IF EVERYONE AKTATTER: GOT THE PAGE WITH THE DECORATIVE JOIN OK OnTheGo731: I did not get it kpyen55: me either AKTATTER: THE NEW PAGE IS AKTATTER: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=271647&ck AKTATTER: TRY THAT ONE kpyen55: ok, I have it AKTATTER: OK GREAT! OnTheGo731: great and it is printing AKTATTER: LET'S LOOK AT THE CAT FIRST AKTATTER: THAT LITLE FACE IS PRECIOUS AKTATTER: MADE FROM A DIMPLED RING AKTATTER: THE WHISKERS STICK OUT EVERY WHICH WAY OnTheGo731: adorable AKTATTER: THAT RING LOOKS JUST LIKE A HEART TO ME OnTheGo731: true AKTATTER: THE LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ON THE PAGE IS VERY LONG AKTATTER: THE DJ IS OF COURSE THE DECORARTIVE JOIN SHOWN ON THE EXTRA PAGE AKTATTER: NOTE THE USE OF THE WORD TURN AKTATTER: Turning the work RW http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/turningwork.html AKTATTER: SEEE THAT PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS AKTATTER: AND NOTE VLP VS VSP AKTATTER: vsp actually AKTATTER: AND mARTHA ADVISES THE USE OF A PICOT GAUGE AKTATTER: NOTE THAT SHE SPECIFIES HOLDING THE GAUGE VERTICALLY AKTATTER: Picot Gauge exercise http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/shamrock.html AKTATTER: IN CASE USING GAUGES IS NEW TO YOU OnTheGo731: for such a tiny cat there are sure lots of abbreviations AKTATTER: YES IT SURELY IS! AKTATTER: PLEASE LOOK AT THE DIRECTIONS AKTATTER: NOTE THE TAIL AKTATTER: IT BEGINS WITH "DEAD END START" AKTATTER: THAT MEANS THE SHUTTLE ARE WOUND CTM AKTATTER: CTM http://members.aol.com/SLWelker/ctm.html AKTATTER: AFTER THE CHAIN 20 OnTheGo731: youare starting from the end of the tail and not at the body? AKTATTER: IT SAYS TO "TENSION TO CURVE" AKTATTER: THAT WAS IT ADVISES AKTATTER: TENSION TO CURVE MEANS TO AKTATTER: COMPRESS THE DS OF THE CHAIN AKTATTER: BACK TO THE STARTING POINT AKTATTER: WHICH FORCES AN EXTREME CURVE INTO THE CHAIN AKTATTER: OK SO FAR? OnTheGo731: got it Lady Elhasa: yes kpyen55: ok AKTATTER: OK OnlineHost: Quiltinbe has entered the room. AKTATTER: WELCOME! SCampb1414: I start with a paper clip attached to threadto have something to hold onto AKTATTER: STEPHANIE WHITTINGTON IT IS A LONG TIME SINCE WE SAW YOUR SWCREEN AKTATTER: NAME IN CLASS AKTATTER: I AM SSO GLAD YOU COULD JOIN US Quiltinbe: Hi everyone, Thankfs for the warm welcome AKTATTER: THAT IS A GOOD TIP SCAMP AKTATTER: sTEPH THE LESSON IS AKTATTER: Ess Block Cat http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/essblockcat.html AKTATTER: IF THE DECORATIVE JOIN PAGE DOES NOT WORK OnlineHost: love2tat13 has entered the room. AKTATTER: THEN PLEASE USE AKTATTER: dj ESS CAThttp://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=271647&ck AKTATTER: WELCOME HOPE love2tat13: hi all AKTATTER: WE HAVE JUST DONE THE TAIL OF THE CAT AKTATTER: AND ARE ON TO THE PAWS love2tat13: don't step on it!! AKTATTER: LOL OnTheGo731: body first before the paw OnlineHost: Dntats4u has entered the room. AKTATTER: WELCOME DORCAS AKTATTER: THOSE 2 RINGS OF 10 AND 12 AT THE SIDES OF THE CAT AKTATTER: FORM THE LEGS Dntats4u: thank you; I just returned from the Harrison House at Vincennes, IN. The DAR had a quilt show and asked me to demo all day. I thought I would be too late for class. What are we doing? AKTATTER: THE TWO RINGS OF 6 ARE THE PAWS AKTATTER: Ess Block Cat http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/essblockcat.html AKTATTER: dj ESS CAThttp://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=271647&ck AKTATTER: ALL OF THIS AKTATTER: MAY BE A BIT FLOPPY AKTATTER: BUT AFTER THE 6TH ROW AKTATTER: THE BLCOK TATTING BEGINS OnTheGo731: ok AKTATTER: TEH BLOCK TATTING USES THE SHUTTLE LOCK JOIN TO JOIN THE ROWS TOGETHER AKTATTER: SHTLlock join http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/shtljoin.html AKTATTER: AND SWITCH SHUTTLE AKTATTER: after row 4 AKTATTER: then the fifth row stops to make the decorative join AKTATTER: what does that AKTATTER: DECORATIVE JOIN LOOK LIKE TO YOU? OnTheGo731: a long picoy OnTheGo731: picot AKTATTER: YEP AKTATTER: AND IT LOOKS LIKE HOW THE ONION RING JOIN IS AKTATTER: MADE AKTATTER: ONLY THE JOIN IS LEFT LONG AKTATTER: WITH THE THREAD SHOWING FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES AKTATTER: I THINK IT IS VERY CLVER OnTheGo731: ok OnTheGo731: do you not make the chains tight for the block tatting so the do not have a curve love2tat13: very!! thank you Martha... AKTATTER: FOR SUCH SHORT CHAINS AKTATTER: THEY SHOULD BE TIGHT AKTATTER: IF THEY FEEL TOO LOOSE REDO I THINK AKTATTER: IF TOO TIGHT, TOO MUCH CURVE OnTheGo731: ok my blocks just do not look very smooth but I guess practice will get them better AKTATTER: THEN RUN YOUR THUMB NAIL ACROSS THE TOPS OF THE DS AKTATTER: THAT WILL STRAIGHTEN IT OUT A BIT OnTheGo731: ok AKTATTER: THE WAY YOU MAKE THE BLOCK CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOO AKTATTER: THE BLOCK TATTING CONTINUES AKTATTER: THE DIMPLED RING FOR THE FACE AKTATTER: AND NOTE AKTATTER: THERE ARE 2 BEADS FOR THE EYES kpyen55: Its really cute AKTATTER: MARTHA'S WHOLE BOOK IS FULL OF CUTE CRITTERS love2tat13: I love the heart shape for the muzzle kpyen55: ahh, another book to buy, eh OnTheGo731: are the beads on the thread before we start? AKTATTER: AND THEN REMEMBER TO CLIP AND FLUFF THE WHISKERS AKTATTER: ON THE SHUTTLE THREAD AKTATTER: NEVER HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS KAREN AKTATTER: YEP HOPE IT IS VERY SWEET AKTATTER: OK ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DIRECTIONS? kpyen55: what size thread for this critter OnlineHost: Tjneudorf has entered the room. love2tat13: good photos! AKTATTER: i DID NOT SEE A RECOMMENDATION AKTATTER: WELCOME TINA kpyen55: say maybe a 20 AKTATTER: WE HAVE JUST COMPLETE THE CAT LESSON REVIEW AKTATTER: Ess Block Cat http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/essblockcat.html AKTATTER: THAT WOULD BE A GOOD SIZE OnTheGo731: one of those things you can use any size and color of therd you want to kpyen55: ok AKTATTER: YES VARY FOR THE OCCASION AKTATTER: BLACK FOR HALLOWEEN AKTATTER: BRINDLE FOR HARVEST kpyen55: yeah I was thinking black!! OnTheGo731: with red bead eyes lol AKTATTER: OHH RED! AKTATTER: I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT TIGER'S EYE BEAD kpyen55: that'd be neat looking!! OnTheGo731: great idea AKTATTER: TINA YOU ARE INVISIBLE TO ME CAN YOU READ THE MESSAGES ? AKTATTER: DOES ANYONER SEE TINA NEUDORF ON THE LIST? OnTheGo731: what is her screen name Lady Elhasa: she left the room AKTATTER: ok AKTATTER: i sure recommend MARTHA'S BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES TO SMILE AKTATTER: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE CAT PATTERN? AKTATTER: MANY THANKS TO MARTHA FOR SHARING HER WORK WITH US love2tat13: or make recipients smile OnTheGo731: will have to try it AKTATTER: THAT TOO! SCampb1414: thanks, Martha-- AKTATTER: ANY GENERAL QUESTIONS TONIGHT? love2tat13: Can I siamese it??? what a challenge... kpyen55: LOL OnTheGo731: Did you find out how many Angel wings are needed AKTATTER: i HEARD FROM THE PALMETTOS GROUP TODAY AKTATTER: 25 OF THEM DEMONSTRATED AT THE sc STATE FAIR AKTATTER: AND GAVE AWAY OVER 4,000 BUTTERFLIES!!!!! kpyen55: wow OnTheGo731: great any new tatters there Lady Elhasa: wow AKTATTER: 200 MORE ANGEL WINGS ARE NEEDED AKTATTER: OH SURE YOU COULD HOPE Dntats4u: my group is going to have a work day to make angel wings AKTATTER: THE FOLKS WHO STOPPED TO TRY TO MAKE A RING SCampb1414: Nope, back to my 37 e-mails, thanks, AK--Tattingly, Scamp--I sent 3 angel wings and haloes toOK AKTATTER: GOT A GREAT SURPRISE love2tat13: wish I could be there Dorcas OnTheGo731: ok good I have 3 ready I will make a few more AKTATTER: ANYONE WHO SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED A RING love2tat13: yes??? AKTATTER: GOT A PALMETTOS THEME HAT, AS A PAIR OF EARRINGS! Dntats4u: you would be welcome; they are a fun group AKTATTER: NIGHT SCMAPP THANKS OnTheGo731: that sounds cute AK who made them for ou OnTheGo731: you AKTATTER: THE PALMETTOS GROUP MADE THEM AT THE TAT OFF AT TAT DAY 2006 AKTATTER: THEN MADE THEM INTO PAIRS OF EARRINGS AKTATTER: EVERY INVENTIVE AKTATTER: VERY OnTheGo731: pics when you get a chance AKTATTER: ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? AKTATTER: ANY TAT DAYS? OnTheGo731: why are Palmettoes changing to the fall for their eet OnTheGo731: meet AKTATTER: SHUTTLEBIRDS #11 TAT DAY IN aPRIL 20 21 AKTATTER: DON'T KNOW AKTATTER: IOLI CONVENTION IN JULY AUG 2007 TULSA OK AKTATTER: HECTOR TAT DAY APRIL 14TH? AKTATTER: OK IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS AKTATTER: THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOR TONIGHT love2tat13: hugs.. AKTATTER: THIS LESSON REPEATS ON MONDAY love2tat13: thank you OnTheGo731: Thanks so much AK another great class AKTATTER: 3 PM AND 8:30 PM ET Quiltinbe: Thank you kpyen55: thanks!!! AKTATTER: THIS WAS A FUN LESSON AKTATTER: THANKS FOR STOPPING BY Dntats4u: thank you AKTATTER: GOOD NIGHT AND HAPPY TATTING love2tat13: any samples of work sent in?? Lady Elhasa: thank you AKTATTER: NOT RECENTLY HOPE kpyen55: night all!! AKTATTER: BUT i WILL POST ANY THAT COME IT love2tat13: oh- we need a kitty cat choir AKTATTER: LOL AKTATTER: SEND ME THAT PHOTO OK HOPE? AKTATTER: NIGHTERS