AKTATTER: hello all cfgtat: hello there! Clunymimi: Good evening ladies OnTheGo731: Hello everyone OnlineHost: Lady Elhasa has entered the room. OnTheGo731: the cold weather finally got here only about 35 now it was 67 a few days ago at this time OnTheGo731: they are saying snow for tomorrow I really am not ready for that Lady Elhasa: hehe OnlineHost: LadyJudith has entered the room. AKTATTER: Well that big snow storm passed us by we were so lucky LadyJudith: hello all ... corie in ca here Lady Elhasa: we got our first snow yyesterday OnTheGo731: yes you were Clunymimi: We got our first snow last Sunday - 6" - and Monday Night Football in SEattle was pretty miserable (particularly the drive to leave, I understand) OnTheGo731: did nyou get much snow Lady Elhasa: we got only 1 cm of snow ... not really what we are use to with our 4 to 6 inch of it LadyJudith: Georgia, I couldn't print out the angel pattern for the IOLI favors, could you send the link again please? AKTATTER: HI corie! AKTATTER: sure OnTheGo731: how are they doing on wings for that LadyJudith: thanks AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ioli2007angel.html AKTATTER: I just wrote today for an update on the count and if more are needed AKTATTER: you know the IOLI convention can have several hundred attendees OnTheGo731: ok OnTheGo731: do they know ahead of time the count AKTATTER: I don't know but I supposed there is an average # to prepare for AKTATTER: I got the link for the flower favor for the 2008 convention today AKTATTER: it is a bobbin lace flower so I am thinking how to make a similar pattern in tatting OnTheGo731: really on the ball for that one OnTheGo731: I don't do bobbin lace LadyJudith: what is the link for the bobbin lace flower? AKTATTER: Mimi I have put off thehanging lcuny lesson until Jan. It is going to be a huge lesson AKTATTER: we have all the sudden got so many hanging cluny patterns, OnTheGo731: nice AKTATTER: but I may send out the little angel you did the model for Clunymimi: THat's great Georiga AKTATTER: as a Christmas card to the class, what do you think? Clunymimi: I was worried because Steve's department Christmas Dinner is Dec 10 Clunymimi: I think it would make a great Christmas Card for the classs (it already did for a friend of mine :)) OnTheGo731: so now you get to go Mimi AKTATTER: ok good AKTATTER: I will give it out next week then Clunymimi: Ruth has really gone crazy with Hanging Cluny hasn't she? So many intersting patterns AKTATTER: absolutely! Clunymimi: I love the birdies, but I'd dig o ut the threads to make them Toucan Sam LadyJudith: hanging cluny??? OnTheGo731: what was the bobbin lace link AKTATTER: oh it is not com,ing thru AKTATTER: http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ AKTATTER: ConvFlowerLLL.pdf AKTATTER: put those 2 together AKTATTER: ok let's get started please sign in OnTheGo731: Pretty AKTATTER: DEC. 3 2006 LadyJudith: corie in cold windy ca OnTheGo731: Jeanne Zukowski Lake Peekskill, NY AKTATTER: THIS IS THE PENULTIMATE MEETING IN THE MYRTLE AOL CLASSROOM cfgtat: Carolyn Groves, Frostburg, Md. mdtatter@yahoo.com Clunymimi: Mimi Dillman, Snohomish, WA USA ntrop@ix.netcom.com AKTATTER: GEORGIA SEITZ GREENUP IL USA AKTATTER@AOL.COM AKTATTER: MANY THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TONIGHT AKTATTER: THE LESSON CONSISTS OF 3 PATTERNS cfgtat: so the Myrtle room will cease to exist after tonight? AKTATTER: SHARED BY JULIE PATTERSON OF AUSTRALIA AKTATTER: THEY EACH COME FROM ONE OF HER 3 NEW TATTING BOOKS Lady Elhasa: Katia Vallée Sherbrooke Québec Canada lady_elhasa@hotmail.com AKTATTER: NO, THE LAST LESSON IS DEC. 10 OnTheGo731: I'm really going to miss this room and the people that come here AKTATTER: ME, TOO THE THE ATTENDANCE HAS FALLEN OFF A LOT AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE INTERNATIONAL ROOM AKTATTER: IF WE GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT THE CLOSURE\ AKTATTER: I WILL REVISIT THE IDEA NEXT YEAR OnTheGo731: at least one will continue AKTATTER: OK THE FIRST PATTERN COMES FROM AKTATTER: RIGHT! AKTATTER: AND 2 LESSONS ON MON cfgtat: I'd love to see this room continue. Maybe once a mont? Clunymimi: I know we will get another student with the Int'l classroom in operation Sunday AKTATTER: ONE IN THE AFTERNOON AND ONE INTHE EVENING Clunymimi: will it or only Monday classes operating? AKTATTER: THAT IS GREAT T O HEAR AKTATTER: MIMI ARE YOU AND ANITA GAME TO CONTINUE IN THE NEW YEAR? Clunymimi: Yes we will. Clunymimi: I have not gotten agreement from her about a start date AKTATTER: WELL CAROLYN THAT MIGHT BE AN INDEA Clunymimi: Probably January 10 OnTheGo731: classes will be only on MOnday AKTATTER: ONCE A MONTH TO COVER EVERYTHING PRESENTED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH? AKTATTER: WELL I AM DELIGHTED TO KNOW THAT YOU TWO ARE HANGING IN THERE AKTATTER: IT HAS BEEN A REAL BLESSING TO HAVE YOU TWO COVERING THE VERY NEWEST TATTERS AKTATTER: OK THE PATTERN IS FROM AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/juliep/juliepbk1.html AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/juliep/jpbk1pg16crossfull.jpg AKTATTER: i HAD SEVERAL COMMENTS THAT IT WAS HARD TO PRINT THE CROSS PATTERN AKTATTER: ANY O FYOU HAVE TROUBLE? OnTheGo731: yes no ink cfgtat: I loaded it into paintshop pro. AKTATTER: LOL WELL THAT IS A PERSONABLE PROBLEM JEANNE OnTheGo731: right OnTheGo731: darn it AKTATTER: WELL I WILL SEND A NOTE AROUND TOO AKTATTER: THE BOOK ITSELF IS AVAILABLE ONLY FROM JULIE AKTATTER: AND IS WELL WORTH IT AKTATTER: YOU MAY REMEMBER HER OWRK FROM 2001 AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/julescross.html OnTheGo731: nice of her to share AKTATTER: HER DIAGRAMS IN THE BOOK ARE VERY GOOD AKTATTER: YES IT IS AKTATTER: LOTS OF VARIETY OF STYLE IN THEM AKTATTER: THIS ENTWINED ARMS CROSS INTRIGUED ME AKTATTER: TAKE A LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM AKTATTER: THERE IS AN ARROW TO INDICATE THE START OnTheGo731: I like that AKTATTER: I REALLY LIKE THE "CROSSING" OVER OF THE CHAINS AKTATTER: IT REMINDED ME OF THE OLD RING ONLY PATTERNS AKTATTER: WHERE THEY TATTED USING THE NEEDLE AS IF IT WERE A SHUTTLE AKTATTER: AND THEN THEY INTERWINED THE BARE THREAD BETWEEN THE SHUTTLES AKTATTER: BUT jULIE IS DOING THAT IDEA AND WITH THE CHAINS AKTATTER: SINCE THE RINGS ARE UNJOINED AKTATTER: EXCEPT THE CENTER 8 RINGS AKTATTER: IT WILL BE A BIT FLOPPY UNTIL STARCHED AKTATTER: ANY QUESTIONS ON IT? Lady Elhasa: no cfgtat: not at this time. OnTheGo731: dioes it hold in place since it is mostly unattached AKTATTER: IT IS GOING TO FLOP BAD UNTIL STAR HED UP BUT AFTER THAT JEANNE SHOULD BE FINE AKTATTER: OK TEH NEXT PATTERN IS FROM JULIES SECOND BOOK AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/juliep/juliepbk2.html AKTATTER: THIS IS A FOLLOWUP TO THE FIRST ONE AKTATTER: KIND OF A CUTE TITLE AKTATTER: YOU KNOW HER WHOLE FAMILY GETS IN ON THE ACTION ON HER BOOKS AKTATTER: DH FOR TITLES, ONE OF THE KIDS FOR DESIGNS AKTATTER: QUALITY FAMILY FUN I WOULD SAY AND I ENVY THAT! AKTATTER: THE DIAGRAM IS AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/juliep/jpbk2pg26heartfull.jpg AKTATTER: THIS LITTLE CROSS IS SO VERY CUTE AND IT WOULD FIT PERFECTLY IN A GREETING CARD I THINK AKTATTER: IT IS THE DIMPLED RINGS THAT FASCINATED ME HERE OnTheGo731: little hearsts OnTheGo731: hearts AKTATTER: EXACTLY THEY ARE JUST PERFECT IN THIS DESIGN AKTATTER: IF YOU REFERE TO THE DIAGRAM AKTATTER: YOU CAN SEE THAT THE 3 UPPER DIMPLED HEARTS AKTATTER: ARE ACTUALLY THOWN OFF FROM A AKTATTER: SCMR AKTATTER: SCMR http://www.georgiaseitz.com/superbowl.html AKTATTER: TWO SPLIT RINGS FOR THE LONG LEG AND ONE MORE DR AT THE BOTTOM AKTATTER: I THINK THESE WOULD MAKE NICE GIVEAWAY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS TOO AKTATTER: ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PATTERN? OnTheGo731: She says 10 minutes bet she has made a few AKTATTER: I BET THAT IS RIGHT OnTheGo731: very cute AKTATTER: I SHOULD MENTION THAT THIS SECOND BOOK HAS A GREAT PAGE SHOWING THE METHOD OF BLOCK TATTING AKTATTER: TAT THEN WRAP THEN FOLD BACK JOIN TAT WRAP FOLD BACK JOIN AKTATTER: IT REALLY MAKES IT CLEAR WHAT THE BLCOK CONSTRUCTION IS ALL ABOUT AKTATTER: OK THIS THIRD BOOK CRACKED ME UP AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/juliep/juliepbk3.html AKTATTER: SHE SAYS HER DH TOUGHT UP THE TITLE BEFORE SHE HAD A BOOK EVEN! AKTATTER: THE PATERN IS AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/juliep/jpbk3mittenfull.jpg OnTheGo731: book mark cute AKTATTER: THIS LITTLE BOOKMARK TICKLES MY FANCY EVEN NOW AKTATTER: WHAT A SIMPLE CONCEPT AKTATTER: BUT SO WELL EXECUTED OnTheGo731: hair clip is that the kind from a hair place AKTATTER: EVENT HE SEWING LOOKS MANAGEABLE TO ME AKTATTER: WELL THE WALMART HAS ALL STYLES OF THEM AKTATTER: I WAS THINKING YOU COULD MAKE "EVENING" GLOVES, OR "BRIDAL" GLOVES AS WELL AS SNOW MITTENS OnTheGo731: cute idea AKTATTER: THE LACE PATTERN ITSELF IS A RING CHAIN REPEAT CREATING POINTS AKTATTER: RING CHAIN CLOVERLEAF CHAIN RING CHAIN ETC AKTATTER: ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT? OnTheGo731: a pair would look cute one on each side of the clip OnTheGo731: Well AK sounds like we are here all aone OnTheGo731: alone Lady Elhasa: no im here OnTheGo731: ok LadyJudith: i'm taking notes! AKTATTER: WELL IT IS LOT OF READ THREE REVIEWS AND 3 PATTERNS AKTATTER: JULIE PATTERSON WILL BE PRESENT IN THE CLASSROOM TOMORROW NIGHT AKTATTER: NEXT WEEK WE HAVE 3 PATTERNS FROM ANOTHER AUSSIE Clunymimi: that's great that she can come Lady Elhasa: espacially when i need to translate at the same time i read ;) AKTATTER: TONI STORER OnTheGo731: all of the patterns are cute but I think I like the idea of the second cross to put in cards etc AKTATTER: RIGHT KATIE Clunymimi: I'm looking forward to seeing more of Toni's work too AKTATTER: I LIKE THAT ONE TOO BUT THE LITTLE MITTEN REMAINS MY FAV OnTheGo731: Wow Lady I cannot imagine doing that Lady Elhasa: just something i learned to do with ,my parents AKTATTER: CORIE, THIS DISCUSSION IS POSTED ONLINE AFTER CLASS TOO OnTheGo731: As you can see I make lots of typos when I am typing AKTATTER: INCASE YOUMISS A LINK OR ANY INFO Lady Elhasa: dont worry so do i :) LadyJudith: thanks georgia AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/2006index.html AKTATTER: GO THE THE INDEX THEN LOOK FOR THE DATE AKTATTER: AFTER THE LESSON LINK IS THE AOL LOG FOLLOWED BY THE MON LOG LATER OnTheGo731: Great place to go back to for referrals too LadyJudith: i made a note of that ... lol OnlineHost: Katelingo has entered the room. OnTheGo731: AK do yu still have that list you put together of the sites for all of the diffent tatting how to's AKTATTER: WELCOME KATE AKTATTER: YES I HAVE THE LINKS Katelingo: Thanks. Sorry I'm late. Was in the wrong place. :b AKTATTER: BUMMER I HOPE THAT YOU CAN JONI US MONDYA AT 3 PM OR 8:30PM ET AKTATTER: WHEN THIS LESSON REPEATS Katelingo: Yes, I'll come back. :) OnTheGo731: COuld you post that on your site too I often times need a refresher on how to do something and have to hunt everywhere for it AKTATTER: OH SUER THING GLAD TO DO IT Lady Elhasa: make yourself a binder with the printed page and link of all the technique AKTATTER: ANY GENERAL QUESTIONS TONIGHT? Lady Elhasa: i have one AKTATTER: GOOD IDEA AKTATTER: YES? OnTheGo731: that is what I want to do AKTATTER: kATE DID YO UHAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PATTERNS? Lady Elhasa: im used to do clover with chaine no problem there but im trying a pattern from mintat that is clover and spare thyread AKTATTER: DO YOU HAVE THE PAGE #? Lady Elhasa: yes uts #40 patern Katelingo: No, but that's because I haven't had a chance to look at them yet. Been a crazy day! :) Katelingo: Will look at them and come back tomorrow. AKTATTER: OK kATE AKTATTER: OK i WILL GO LOOK Katelingo: (someone named Michelle is trying to find her way to the clasroom) Clunymimi: Kate, if you feel she should enter, use the top line menu People-Invite a Buddy to invite her in. Lady Elhasa: its on page 35 G. AKTATTER: GOT IT Lady Elhasa: my clover doent seam to close properly when i finish the last ring Katelingo: I'm on AIM and don't think I can invite. AKTATTER: WHAT IS HER AOLSCREEN NAME KATE? Clunymimi: Even us AIM users are able AKTATTER: YES THAT IS CALLED GAPSOSIS KATIE Lady Elhasa: how do you not have that ? OnTheGo731: OH NO not the dreaded Gaposis Lady Elhasa: lol AKTATTER: YES THE DREADED DISEASE! Katelingo: lol AKTATTER: IF YOU TAKE THE LAST RING AS IT IS NEARLY CLOSED Katelingo: What in the world? AKTATTER: FOLD IT OVER ONTO THE OTHER TWO RINGS Katelingo: I'm inviting them to come tomorrow. AKTATTER: REMOVE ALL THE SLACK AKTATTER: WITHOUT FORCING THE RING TO BE SMALLER THAN IT SHOULD AKTATTER: THEN PLACE THE BOTTOM ON THE FULL CLOVER NEXT TO A SLIT IN AKTATTER: A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AKTATTER: THAT IS MEASURED TO BE AKTATTER: THE EXACT DISTANCE YOU NEED FOR BARE SHUTTLE THREAD AKTATTER: BEFORE THE NEXT CLOVER STARTS AKTATTER: THEN LAY THE THREAD TOTHE EDGE OF THE CARDBOARD AKTATTER: PINCHING THE THREAD BETWEEN THE CARDBOARD AND YOUR THUMB AKTATTER: WRAP THE HAND FOR THE FIRST RING OF NEXT CLOVER AKTATTER: AND TAT THE RING AKTATTER: THAT IS THE TRICKY PART AKTATTER: IT IS OUR TENDENCY TO PULL ON THAT AKTATTER: BARE SHUTTLE THREAD AKTATTER: AS WE WRAP FOR THE NEXT RING AKTATTER: BUT IF WE PULL ON IT AKTATTER: IT PULLS THE THREAD AWAY FROM THE FIRST CLOVERLEAF AKTATTER: AND IT SKEWS THE LAST RING AKTATTER: AND THUS GAPSOSIS CREEPS INTO THE WORK AKTATTER: A LOT OF TROUBLE AKTATTER: GAPSOSIS IS EASY TO FIX WHEN YOU ARE TATTING RINGS AND CHAINS Lady Elhasa: hmmmmm AKTATTER: THAT IS A LOT TO ABSORB I KNOW AKTATTER: SHOULD I MAKE A PHOTO FOR YOU? Lady Elhasa: not really .... just that im still having that hole ...... yes please OnTheGo731: Lady you can get the log after class so you can reread and try it at the same time much slower LadyJudith: I have an easier time seeing a photo or diagram rather than reading words. AKTATTER: OK i WILL MAKE APHOTO AKTATTER: PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL SO i WILL HAVE YOUR ADDRESS HANDY TOMORROW AKTATTER: BTW AKTATTER: THIS BOOK BY PATTI DUFF IS GREAT AKTATTER: THOSE SMALL PATTERN SCAN BE USED IN SO MANY INSTANCES Lady Elhasa: it take me about 10 min of reading english and translate at the same time before its get natural Lady Elhasa: i i know someone asked me to do this little patern and do a center with that AKTATTER: OK ANY OTHER GENRAL QUESTIONS? LadyJudith: Patti Duff's book was the first one I bought when I started tatting! I love it. AKTATTER: KATE THANKS FOR EXPLAINING TO THE OTHERS ABOUT CLASS TOMORROW Katelingo: Sure. Hope they'll come back. AKTATTER: I LIKE THE LITTLE GINGERBREAD PEOPLE Katelingo: My DH is out of town :( Katelingo: But that means I'll be able to be here tomorrow evening. AKTATTER: SUPER KATE WE WILL LOOK FORWRAD TO IT AKTATTER: OK LAST CALL FOR QUESTIONS Katelingo: I'll read the log from tonight. :) OnTheGo731: Thanks AK Katelingo: thanks Lady Elhasa: ill send you a email Geogia AKTATTER: I WILL GO POST IT RIGHT NOW LadyJudith: None at the moment, thanks Georgia. AKTATTER: OK THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TO NIGHT Clunymimi: Thanks Georgia, and thank you to Julie too for sharing Lady Elhasa: thanks for the class it was fun AKTATTER: GOODNIGHT BON SOIR AND HAPPY TATTING! AKTATTER: :)