OnlineHost: love2tat13 has entered the room. love2tat13: Hi ALL OnTheGo731: hello ThreadsCanada: In size 30 thread it's approximately 2 inches high Lady Elhasa: Hi AKTATTER: open chat continues 9 more minutes love2tat13: My siamese is joining with us tonight AKTATTER: give chai a hug for me :) love2tat13: will do OnlineHost: Dntats4u has entered the room. Von Evans: hi kitty cfgtat: My Miss Maddy says HI! love2tat13: he is full of purrs and won't touch chocolate love2tat13: who is threads canada??? AKTATTER: I'm checking to see if anyone needs help getting into class brb Lady Elhasa: your cat doesnt touch chocolat your lucky i need to hide mine when the cats are around love2tat13: really?? OnTheGo731: Rita is Threads Canada cfgtat: My cats have discovered whipped cream in a can. Lady Elhasa: yes that and my coffee love2tat13: HEY RITA.... BIG HUGS ThreadsCanada: Rita Cochrane is Threads Canada - I will be your guest teacher love2tat13: Hope here LadyJudith: hello and thanks, rita ThreadsCanada: You guys are all ahead of me OnTheGo731: dos that mean needle Rita ThreadsCanada: I don't handle chat rooms very well love2tat13: Rita wouldn't needle us OnTheGo731: I still have not practiced what you taught me in Canada meeting Lady Elhasa: needle is fun ThreadsCanada: Yes Jeannie it's me - Needle Rita love2tat13: well, this is a class room... forget chat room ThreadsCanada: Well Jeannie you will get another chance because I'm doing it in Hector love2tat13: how about Palmettos again??\ OnTheGo731: Palmettos and the group in Canada are at tabout the smae time next year right ThreadsCanada: I would love to go to Palmettos again, but the date change now makes it impossible love2tat13: bummer!! OnTheGo731: does anyone know why they changed Palmettoes to the fall love2tat13: I think the weather is better? ThreadsCanada: Palmettos is earlier than Canada, but we do a major car flee market on the same weekend as Palmettos and we have been doing that for 34 years. ThreadsCanada: DH would kill me if I didn't go. It become tradition love2tat13: my car does not have fleas OnTheGo731: what is a car flee market AKTATTER: 2 more minutes ThreadsCanada: A car flee market is a huge park like setting where people come to buy and trade parts for antique cars. DH's hobby AKTATTER: my cat doesnot have fleas either love2tat13: lol love2tat13: lucky Patch OnTheGo731: ok sounds like fun OnTheGo731: what old car is hubby restoring love2tat13: what kind of antique car does dh have?? ThreadsCanada: Canada Tat Day is September 29th in 2007 ThreadsCanada: We have a fleet of old cars!! love2tat13: what size is the garage?? AKTATTER: OK FOR THE LAST TIME INTHE AOL MYRTLE CLASSROOM AKTATTER: LET'S SIGN IN AKTATTER: GEORGIA SEITZ AKTATTER@AOL.COM GREENUP ILLINOIS USA OnTheGo731: Jeanne Zukowski Lk Peekskill, NY cfgtat: Carolyn Groves Frostburg, Md. mdtatter@yahoo.com AKTATTER: DEC. 10, 2006 love2tat13: love2tat13 Hope Green Miami Fl love2ttat@gmail.com Von Evans: Yvonne Evans vonmarie@mac.com Redford, Michigan AKTATTER: THE LAST MEETING IN THE ROOM COMES WITH A SURPRISE OR TWO Lady Elhasa: Katia Vallée Sherbrooke Québec Canada lady_elhasa@hotmail.com ThreadsCanada: RITA COCHRANE - PRINCETON, ONTARIO threads@execulink.com AKTATTER: WE HAVE 3 BOOKS REVIEWS AND PATTERN SAMPLES FROM TONI STORER LadyJudith: Corie Geller, Woodland Hills, CA AKTATTER: AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL HOLIDAY PATTERN FROM RIAT COCHRANE AKTATTER: ALSO KNOWN AS RITA COCHRANE love2tat13: :-) love2tat13: WELCOME RITA OnTheGo731: lol AKTATTER: ADN YOU ARE THE FIRST TO KNOW OnlineHost: EHurleync has entered the room. AKTATTER: ABOUT THE RARE ANTIQUE TATTING BOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE AKTATTER: WELCOME eLESA AKTATTER: AND GOOD NEWS AKTATTER: DEBBI FROM THE OK IOLI CONVENTION GROUP AKTATTER: SAYS THAT WINGS HAVE BEEN ARRIVING FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY love2tat13: :-) AKTATTER: SHE THINKS THERE ARE ABOUT 400 . THEY ARE DOING A COUNT AND WE WILL KNOW SOON IF MORE ARE NEEDED. OnTheGo731: great do they have enough wings AKTATTER: ON THEIR BEHALF I WANT TO PERSOANLLYTHANK AKTATTER: EVERY TATTER WHO HELPED WITH ANGEL WINGS! OnlineHost: EJCov has entered the room. AKTATTER: YOU REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR THAT GROUP! AKTATTER: WELCOME EJ AKTATTER: OK LET'S START WITH THE TREE RITA i'LL SEND THE LINK OnTheGo731: I thought the goal was 200 wings ThreadsCanada: There are still about 150 wings still coming from Canada Fringe Tatters love2tat13: they will be frosty for sure OnTheGo731: WOW RIta AKTATTER: WELL I THINK 600-700 IS AVERGE FOR IOLI CONVENTIONS OnlineHost: celticdreamweave has entered the room. celticdreamweave: Hello everybody love2tat13: hey Sherry celticdreamweave: So is Toni Here? ThreadsCanada: Hi Sherry celticdreamweave: Hey Rita...we need to talk sometime EJCov: How do you hold the shuttle? ThreadsCanada: I'll call you AKTATTER: TONI WILL BE HERE LIVE INPERSON MONDAY NIGHT AKTATTER: HI SHERRY celticdreamweave: oh I thought it was tonight EHurleync: Hi everyone! celticdreamweave: Hi AK celticdreamweave: I just got home from babysitting AKTATTER: EJC ARE YOU A BEGIINNER? AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html celticdreamweave: So this is the last night for AOL classroom EJCov: Yes!!!! AKTATTER: OK THIS LINK TO THE TREE DISAPPEARS AFTER CLASS AKTATTER: SO GO PRINT IT OFF NOW AKTATTER: OR SAVE IT TO YOUR COMPUTERS celticdreamweave: Oh I love the tree AKTATTER: WILL CHAT FROA COUPLE MINUTES AKTATTER: THAT IS GREAT EJC OnTheGo731: Love the tree RIta AKTATTER: YOU HOLD THE SHUTTLE BETWEEN THE THUMB AND THE FINGERS AKTATTER: ARE YOUR RIGHT HANDED? ThreadsCanada: It looks better in person AKTATTER: EJC HERE IS THE LINK TO THE BEGINNERS GROUP AKTATTER: YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN ThreadsCanada: It really looks great when you do it in fillament thread AKTATTER: TONIGHT WE WILL BE HAPPY TOGIVE YOU POINTERS OnTheGo731: sparkly huh AKTATTER: AS WE GO ALONG WITH THE REGULAR LESSON Von Evans: pretty tree AKTATTER: THIS IS A SENTIMENTAL MOMENT FOR US HERE EJCov: I'm Right handed AKTATTER: AS THIS ROOM IS CLOING AFTER 8 YEARS AKTATTER: ALL FUTURE LESSONS WILL BE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOM AKTATTER: EJC DID YOU SEE THE TREE YET? AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html AKTATTER: WHILE WE ARE WAITING HERE IS THE LINK TO THE CD WHICH IS FOR SALE love2tat13: how did you dream up the tree Rita?? AKTATTER: PLEASE FORGIVE MY COMMERCIAL AT THIS TIME OnTheGo731: I for one am really going to miss this room ThreadsCanada: I have a very convoluted mind. LOL AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/ebay/store/lv14bks.html AKTATTER: ME, TOO. love2tat13: 5 repeats?? AKTATTER: yOU KNOW IT IS 1998 WHEN i FIRST BEGAM GUESTING I NTHE OLD AOL CRAFT CHATS AKTATTER: THEN WE STARTED MEETING PRIVATELY love2tat13: craft chats?? AKTATTER: BUT ON JAN 3 1999 WE HAD OUR VERY FIRST REAL LESSON celticdreamweave: Is the CD the Surprise AK love2tat13: which was??? AKTATTER: DO YOU REMEMBER THE ORANGE DOILY JEANNE? love2tat13: what was the first lesson?? AKTATTER: THE TREE PATTERN IS THE SURPRISE SHERRY ThreadsCanada: WOW and I get to be part of the last one! Happy yet sad too AKTATTER: YES THAT IS HOW I FEEL RITA celticdreamweave: It is too bad it will be gone AK OnTheGo731: I was here shoortyly after you started here celticdreamweave: I know I have been here alot recently AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/ioli/2006/ncsinotes.pdf LadyJudith: I am a relative newcomer to the lessons, but I will miss you all on Sunday nites celticdreamweave: I am usually baby sitting on Sunday evenings AKTATTER: I AM STILL USING THAT DOILY IN TEACHING LESSONS AKTATTER: IT IS ON PAGE 3 OF THE PDF ABOVE OnlineHost: Dntats4u has entered the room. AKTATTER: ME TO OJUDITH love2tat13: got an error on that last one Georgia love2tat13: doilies are great for teaching love2tat13: and patience LadyJudith: it says the file is damaged and can OnTheGo731: says file is damaged and could not be repaired AKTATTER: WELL CHECK MY SPELLING celticdreamweave: Hmmm I am getting that the file is damaged and can't be repaired for that link AK LadyJudith: yes, that ... love2tat13: good- it is not just me lol cfgtat: I got the same error message. love2tat13: who has the coldest temp tonight?? AKTATTER: WELL THAT IS THE LINK AND i HAVE IT UP cfgtat: we're having a heat wave here. It's up to 36. celticdreamweave: we know it isn't you Hope AKTATTER: SORRY YOU CAN'T SEE IT PLEASE TRY LATER LadyJudith: 57 degrees in my area ThreadsCanada: It could have been us a couple of nights ago, but we are much milder today AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/theoldindex.html EJCov: I printed out the pattern AKTATTER: THIS IS THE INDEX TO THE OLDER LESSONS AKTATTER: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 AKTATTER: THE 2004, 5 AND 6 LINKS ARE ON THE MAIN PAGE AKTATTER: GREAT EJC AKTATTER: YOU MAY NOT BE READY TO TAT THAT TREE BUT I HOPE THAT IT INSPIRES YOU. celticdreamweave: Is that the same doily that is on the cover of one of your books AK? AKTATTER: NO SHERRY THAT WAS DESIGN BY ME AND JEANNE AND WHO ELSE ?? celticdreamweave: oh celticdreamweave: is the pattern there for it? AKTATTER: IT WAS SCPECIALLY MADE TO TEACH THE DIFFFERNCE BETWEEN THE ThreadsCanada: The link works for me AKTATTER: TATTED OVOID RING AND A ROUND CENTE RTING AKTATTER: AND TEH MOCK PICOT SPLIT RING AKTATTER: YES IT IS ON THE PDF PAGE AKTATTER: GREAT RITA AKTATTER: OK EVERYOJEN GOR THE TREE UP AND SHOWING OR PRINTED?? AKTATTER: RITA TELL US WHAT INSPIRED THIS TREE?? Lady Elhasa: yes OnTheGo731: yes EJCov: Maybe I need to look at the demo videos b4 joining you online ThreadsCanada: THIS PATTERN WAS INSPIRED BY ONE OF MONICA HAHNS CHRISTMAS TREE PATTERNS FOUND IN HER BOOK - CHRISTMAS ANGELS AND OTHER TATTING PATTERNS. AKTATTER: YOU CAN WORK ALONG AND USE THE VIDEOS FOR BACK UP EJC ThreadsCanada: IT IS A STANDARD COLLECTION OF PATTERNS THAT IN MY HUMBLE OPINION SHOULD BE IN EVERY TATTERS LIBRARY OF TATTING BOOKS. IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND IS VERY REASONABLY PRICED AND AVAILABLE FROM MOST TATTING SUPPLIERS. AKTATTER: THE BEGINERS CLASS IS LEAD BY MIMI AND ANITA AND THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU celticdreamweave: I made her tree myself this past week AKTATTER: YES IT IS A CLASSIC BOOK AKTATTER: MONA IS A CLASSIC TOO celticdreamweave: I made it in metallic sewing maching thread with tiny size 15 beads on it love2tat13: :-) AKTATTER: SHE COULD TAT SO FINE YOU COULD PULL A SHAWL THROUGH A WEDDING RING ThreadsCanada: WOW THAT'S FINE love2tat13: sherry- send it in for homework please celticdreamweave: it is now on front of a bag that I was making for someone celticdreamweave: I have the bag almost finished now AKTATTER: GLAD TO POST IT sHERRY celticdreamweave: I will ThreadsCanada: SHERRY DID YOU DO IT FLAT AS THE PATTERN IN THE BOOK celticdreamweave: but it is for an exchange love2tat13: what kind of metalic thread?? AKTATTER: OK RITA WE START AT THE TOP OF THE THREE EJCov: Are they teaching tomorrow? celticdreamweave: so now you know someone is getting it celticdreamweave: LOL AKTATTER: I'M LOOKING A T THE DIAGRAM celticdreamweave: yes flat as in the book AKTATTER: THURS EJC AKTATTER: THIS IS A GOOD SITE FOR VIDEOS EJCov: Are they teaching tomorrow? AKTATTER: Sharon Briggs Tat Video http://www.tattedlace.com/ ThreadsCanada: YOU START AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TREE love2tat13: begin at bottom... right?? ThreadsCanada: I MARKED IT ON THE DIAGRAM AKTATTER: OH! I'M AT THE WRONG END love2tat13: lol AKTATTER: OK ThreadsCanada: LOL AKTATTER: GOT MY GLASSES NOW love2tat13: roflol:-) ThreadsCanada: THERE ARE NO DIFFICULT TECHNIQUES IN THIS ONE. AKTATTER: OK NOW TELL ME ABOUT THE BEAD AT THE END ThreadsCanada: STARTING AT THE BASE WITH A RING AND FOLLOWING WITH A CHAIN FOR A TOTAL OF 5 RINGS AND CHAINS. AKTATTER: EJC TWO WEEKS OF PRACTICING AND YOU'LL BE MAKING THIS ONE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS ThreadsCanada: THE BEAD IS ADDED AFTER YOU CLOSE THE LAST RING OF THE FIRST ROW. ATTACH THE BEAD WITH A SHUTTLE LOCK JOIN ThreadsCanada: AND CONTINUE BACK ON THE FIRST ROW WITH A CHAIN WHICH IS JOINED TO THE OPEN PICOT OF THE 5TH RING ONCE AGAIN WITH A LOCK JOIN. AKTATTER: AH A SHUTTLE LOCK JOIN AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/shtljoin.html AKTATTER: RGULAR JOINS? EJCov: class is Thurs in Intern'L classroom? ThreadsCanada: YES REGULAR JOINS AKTATTER: YES EJC IT IS IN THEINTERNATIONAL CLASSROOM 9PM ET EJCov: Thank you very much AKTATTER: WELL THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF JOINS AKTATTER: UP AND DOWN AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2004/joins/103joins.html AKTATTER: LOCK JOINS ONION RINGS JOINS LARKS HEAD PICOT JOINS AKTATTER: SO I WAS CHECKING UP :) AKTATTER: WHAT IS WRONG WITH DOING A RW AT THE END OF THE FIRST BRANCH OF THE TREE? ThreadsCanada: WHEN YOU ARE BACK TO THE LARGEST RING AND FINISHED IT REMEMBER NOT TO TURN YOUR WORK. AKTATTER: I READ THAT DO NOT TURN NOTE AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/turningwork.html celticdreamweave: Actually I was thinking when making that tree that the tree didn't need to be made really in two sections ThreadsCanada: MAKE THE CHAIN TO STEP UP TO THE NEXT BRANCH OF THE TREE AND AGAIN DO NOT TURN YOUR WORK FOR THE FIRST RING OF THE NEXT BRANCH. AKTATTER: OK GOT IT AKTATTER: WHAT JUST KEEP JOINING BACK TO THE CHAINS IN THE CENTER AXIS? celticdreamweave: You could go across the top branch and then go down and connect to the first part of the tree ThreadsCanada: TO 3D IT YOU CAN MAKE IT WITH 4 SIDES, HOWEVER I THINK 6 SIDES GIVE IT A GREAT FULL LOOK love2tat13: do you starch it?? AKTATTER: THE MORE SIDES THE EASIER IT IS TO STNAD UP I BET OnTheGo731: do you start from the bottom for each section or work from the top down? ThreadsCanada: YES THAT'S RIGHT AK - AND MOST OF THE PATTERNS IN THAT BOOK CAN BE 3D BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE CENTER AXIX AKTATTER: THAT IS REALLY HANDY PRINCIPLE TO REMEMBER ThreadsCanada: NO I DIDN'T STARCH IT - IT STANDS ON IT'S OWN ThreadsCanada: I THINK PARTLY BECAUSE I HAVE THE METALLIC THREAD IN THERE AKTATTER: I'LL BET THOSE TINY BEADS THAT LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULBS WOULD REALY BE PRETTY ON THIS love2tat13: beam me up Scotty- I want to come see it!!! AKTATTER: YES THE STARCH WOULD DULL THE METALLIC LOOK ThreadsCanada: GREAT IDEA AK ThreadsCanada: RIGHT AGAIN AK. STARCH IS BAD FOR METALLIC THREAD AKTATTER: EVEN IF IT HAS BEADS YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OnTheGo731: how did you make the star for the top is that a bead AKTATTER: I ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME TO WIPE OFF EXCESS STARCH OR GLUE FORM THE BEADS ThreadsCanada: ALSO WHEN PRESSING METALLICS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE A DAMP PRESSING CLOTH AKTATTER: THIS TREE WOULD MAKE A GREAT ORNAMENT OR EVEN HANGER ON A PACKAGE TOO celticdreamweave: Rita...I am now going to send you a picture of my tree ThreadsCanada: REMEMBER YOU WILL BE THREADING ALL THE ENDS THROUGH THIS SAME BEAD (IF YOU DO SIX MOTIFS THERE WILL BE 12 THREADS IN TOTAL ThreadsCanada: ONCE YOU HAVE THREADED ALL THE ENDS THROUGH THE TOP YOU DIVIDE THE THREADS 6 EACH SIDE AND ENCAPSOLATE THE THREADS WITH A JOSEPHINE KNOT AND TIE THEM TOGETHER AKTATTER: THAT WOULD MAKE A GOOD HANGER THOUGH ThreadsCanada: AT THE TOP AND YOU HAVE YOUR HANGER FOR YOUR DECORATION. AKTATTER: JOSEPHINE KNOTS//RINGS http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2002/jk/jk.html AKTATTER: THIS IS A GREAT PATTERN FOR THE TIME OF YEAR RITA AKTATTER: ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR RITA? OnTheGo731: you cut and start over for each motif then ThreadsCanada: THANKS AK. AND IT DOESN'T REALLY TAKE THAT LONG TO MAKE OnTheGo731: How long did you leave the threads at the top ThreadsCanada: YES JEANNIE YOU CUT AND START OVER FOR EACH MOTIV ThreadsCanada: THAT WOULD BE MOTIF OnTheGo731: ok ThreadsCanada: YOU SHOULD LEAVE ABOUT 1 ½ TO 2 FOOT ENDS WHEN YOU REACH THE TOP OF THE TREE. THIS WILL BE THREADED THROUGH YOUR STAR OR WHATEVER YOU USE FOR THE TOP OF THE TREE. OnTheGo731: then leave about 12 inches just to give you something to work over at the top OnTheGo731: ok AKTATTER: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE PATTERN? ThreadsCanada: I REALLY RECOMMEND AT LEAST 18 INCHES OnTheGo731: ok OnlineHost: jlathemtx has entered the room. love2tat13: rita- you finish at the top and leave 18 to 24" of thread as a tail and then start the next panel?? AKTATTER: WELCOME JIM celticdreamweave: Ak....my question is ThreadsCanada: IF ANYONE NEEDS FURTHER HELP WITH THIS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME love2tat13: that is a LOT of thread... AKTATTER: YES SHERRY? celticdreamweave: will there be a record of this evening's class AKTATTER: YES THE LONG IS POSTED AFTER CLASS celticdreamweave: I might try and make this tree AKTATTER: LOG celticdreamweave: okay AKTATTER: GOOD! AKTATTER: THANKS RITA FOR SHARING THIS PATTERN WITH US ThreadsCanada: YES HOPE AKTATTER: FOR THE LATECOMERS: love2tat13: that is a lot of thread!! why so much?? celticdreamweave: I tried to send you my picture of my bag Rita AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html ThreadsCanada: IT IS A LOT OF THREAD, HOWEVER YOU WILL NEED IT FOR THE HANGER celticdreamweave: but I can't send it to you AKTATTER: PRINT OR SAVE THIS PATTERN TONIGHT BECAUSE IT DISAPPEARS TOMORROW LadyJudith: please explain the hanger again AKTATTER: GO AHEAD RITA EHurleync: Georgia, I have not been able to access the pattern. I am on AOL dial up which may be the problem. Any suggestions? ThreadsCanada: YOU SHOULD LEAVE ABOUT 1 ½ TO 2 FOOT ENDS WHEN YOU REACH THE TOP OF THE TREE. THIS WILL BE THREADED THROUGH YOUR STAR OR WHATEVER YOU USE FOR THE TOP OF THE TREE. AKTATTER: GOT THE PHOTO SHERRY WILL POST IT love2tat13: how tall is the tree?? ThreadsCanada: ONCE YOU HAVE THREADED ALL THE ENDS THROUGH THE TOP YOU DIVIDE THE THREADS 6 EACH SIDE AND ENCAPSOLATE THE THREADS WITH A JOSEPHINE KNOT celticdreamweave: so what do you think of my little bag AKTATTER: IT MIGHT JUST BE A TRAFFIC JAM ELESA celticdreamweave: I am still working on it AKTATTER: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html ThreadsCanada: AND TIE THEM TOGETHER AT THE TOP AND YOU HAVE YOUR HANGER FOR YOUR DECORATION. AKTATTER: SAVE THE LINK AND TRY AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES love2tat13: ok... tatting over them ThreadsCanada: YES THAT AKTATTER: LOVELY WORK SHERRY LadyJudith: encapsulating six threads with the other six? love2tat13: gotcha celticdreamweave: Somebody is going to get that bag ThreadsCanada: YES THAT'S RIGHT YOU TAT OVER THEM AKTATTER: OK RITA THANKS EVER SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR WORK WITH US OnTheGo731: Ehurleync I just eamiled oit to you love2tat13: thank you Rita... celticdreamweave: It is a neat way you did your tree Rita love2tat13: love you AKTATTER: LET'S TALE A LOOK AT THE BOOKS FROM TONI STORER! AKTATTER: ToniS Xmas bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisxmas.html ThreadsCanada: NO - ENCAPSULATE 5 THREADS AND TAT OVER WITH THE 6TH THREAD OnTheGo731: Thanks SO much Rita this is really cute AKTATTER: ToniS Orchid bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisorchid.html AKTATTER: ToniS Gardenpath http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html LadyJudith: oh, thank you rita! ThreadsCanada: DO THAT TWICE AND THEN TIE TOGETHER AT THE TOP celticdreamweave: I have been looking but am wondering what the exchage rate is between us and Au. AKTATTER: CHECK WITH tONI OR JULIE I THINK THEY TAKE PAYPAL Lady Elhasa: Really nice pattern Rita thanks for sharing OnTheGo731: Sherry the rate was very close to the same AKTATTER: LET'S LOOK AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOK BY TNOI EHurleync: Thank you! celticdreamweave: I know but I want to know how much it is before trying ot pay for it Lady Elhasa: cost less in US then AUS ThreadsCanada: MY PLEASURE TO SHARE WITH YOU GIRLS ANYTIME AKTATTER: HOLLY AND BELLS AND LOTS OF PATTERNS FOR ROUND HOLIDAY BALLS OnTheGo731: You got it ok EHurley AKTATTER: CLICK THE WEBISTE LINK FOR JULIE AND TONI SHERRY IT HAS THE INFO YOU NEED celticdreamweave: I know I haven't been posting too much of my tatting on my blog lately Von Evans: the books are pretty celticdreamweave: but the problem is what all I have been working on is exchage stuff AKTATTER: IN THE HOLLY LEAF SHARED WITH US celticdreamweave: so look out after Christmas for I will share all my pictures of my stuff then AKTATTER: WIRE IS USED AT THE CENTRAL STEM OnTheGo731: so you will have lots to post once the exchange is done SHerry AKTATTER: GLAD YOU LIKE THEM TOO VON I THINK TONI IS DOING GOOD WORK celticdreamweave: Yup celticdreamweave: I have two amulet bags that I have made AKTATTER: TH E WIRE IS ENCAPSULATED Von Evans: I am not good at some tatting but those books are something to shoot for celticdreamweave: been painting and decorating shuttles celticdreamweave: and so on AKTATTER: Encap http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2003/encap/encap.html AKTATTER: BUT AS CHARMING AS THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS IT AKTATTER: IT IS THE 3-D FLOWERS WHICH HAVE ME DROOLING AKTATTER: LETS LOOK AT OnTheGo731: love the flowers AKTATTER: ToniS Gardenpath http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html celticdreamweave: I am interested in the flowers and the cross books OnlineHost: EJCov has entered the room. AKTATTER: THE ROSE IS THE MEREST SAMPLE EHurleync: Got the pattern - it is printing as we "speak". Thanks! AKTATTER: THE PETALS OF THE BLACK EYED SUSAN ARE AKTATTER: GIVEN I N THE DIAGRAM AKTATTER: IS IT PEARL TATTING AKTATTER: WIRE ENCAPSULATED WITH WRAPPED DS ON BOTH SIDES celticdreamweave: I tried to save the pattern...and even went and put it in Microsoft word...but when you make the pattern bigger it gets blurry AKTATTER: AND THEN AN EXTRA ROW IS WORKED ON BOTH SIDES AKTATTER: EMAIL ME FOR IT SHERRY celticdreamweave: okay love2tat13: extra row have wire too? AKTATTER: NO AKTATTER: AND THE ROW JOINS TO THE FIRST ROW WITH SHUTTLE LOCK JOINS AKTATTER: THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE OF TONI'S BOOK AKTATTER: IN MY EYES THO AKTATTER: ARE THE LEAVES celticdreamweave: I think it is kinda funny tat Rita was making the 3D tree and I was also tatting the same tree this week AKTATTER: SO OFTEN THE LEAF ARE NEGLECTED AKTATTER: BUT THESE ARE RIGHT ON celticdreamweave: That is SPOOKY!!!! LOL AKTATTER: IT IS THE TIME OF YEAR SHERRY :) OnTheGo731: how did she get the pointed leaves again OnTheGo731: on the holly AKTATTER: ON THE BLACK EYED SUSAN? AKTATTER: ON THE HOLLY AKTATTER: 000000000000000000000000000000000 ThreadsCanada: I really like that flower book AKTATTER: SORRY PATCH WAS STRETCHING AKTATTER: DON'T KNOW WHY HE INSISTS ON CLIMBING ON THE KEYBOARD DURING CLASS love2tat13: roflol... I wondered what you were drinking!!! Lady Elhasa: hehe ThreadsCanada: you need to put them to bed before starting these classes. OnTheGo731: I thought maybe you got excited about something ThreadsCanada: remember what happened with my DH last time AKTATTER: OK THEHOLLY LEAF AKTATTER: THE RINGS ARE DONE ON THE CENTRAL AXIS FIRST AKTATTER: THEN AT THE END OF THAT START THE CHAINS ThreadsCanada: Well tonight he went to bed when I came on line. OnTheGo731: Rita waht happened to your DH AKTATTER: WHICH CURVE INTO TOWARD THE CENTER Lady Elhasa: lol Rita so did mine :) AKTATTER: THE VERY TIP OF THE HOLLY IS THE END OF A CHAIN SEGMENT AKTATTER: AND THRERE YOU DO ONE LOCK STITHC AKTATTER: LOCK STITCH = ONE HS FLIPPED, 1 HS NOT FLIPPED AKTATTER: THAT MAKES THE KINK ThreadsCanada: He kept interupting me when I was trying to give a lesson. He just thought I was on email and didn't realize I was live OnTheGo731: ok and that is how to get them pointed AKTATTER: OK AKTATTER: NOW THE THIRD BOOK IS ALL ON ORCHIDS AKTATTER: ToniS Orchid bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisorchid.html AKTATTER: AND TRULY THEY LOOK LIKE ORCHIDS OnTheGo731: yes tehy do Lady Elhasa: those are beautiful and realistic AKTATTER: THEY ARE ALL STRUCTURALLY CORRECT AKTATTER: AND EVEN THE PARTS ARE LABELED CORRECTLY AKTATTER: THERE ARE STEP BY STEP HOW 2 'S TO EARP AKTATTER: ER AKTATTER: WRAP AKTATTER: THE FINISHED BLOSSOMS AND MAKE THEM INTO LONG STEMS OnTheGo731: nice AKTATTER: TEH CATTLEYA WAS JUST LIKE WHAT WAS I NMY WEDDING BOUQUET ThreadsCanada: These 2 flower books are Officially on my Christmas list Lady Elhasa: only one thing Georgia what about the leaf ? OnTheGo731: I was thinking that would be pretty in white with prple edges AKTATTER: TONI STORER WIL BE JOINING US TOMMORROW NIGHT 8:30PM ET AKTATTER: LIVE AND IN PERSON AKTATTER: WHICH LEAF ELH? Lady Elhasa: for the orchid ThreadsCanada: Drat - I will be at work :-( AKTATTER: MOST ORCHIDS DON'T HAVE PETALS OnTheGo731: Sick day RIta AKTATTER: FOR PETALS CHECK THE GRADEN PATH BOOK Lady Elhasa: im trying to put a orchid plant togehter and im trying to figue out how to make the leaves at the base ThreadsCanada: It's way too busy to pull that off AKTATTER: THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 VARIETIE THERE AKTATTER: OK THEN I SUGGEST TAKING YOUR QUESTION DIRECT TO TONI AKTATTER: I'LL BET SHE CAN RECOMMEND WHICH LEAF TYPE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE OnTheGo731: long lunch hour OnTheGo731: dinner hour AKTATTER: TONI = tatters.rule@gmail.com Lady Elhasa: trying to make DH happy since i killed 3 orchid plant .... and hwen he saw that book he told me i would nt be able to kill them AKTATTER: ROFL ThreadsCanada: company policy - can't use that computer and the drive is 45 minutes one way AKTATTER: OK ANY QUESTIONS O NTHE THE BOOKS? Von Evans: hehehe you cant kill tatted flowers Von Evans: I like that ThreadsCanada: Do we contact Toni to buy them? Lady Elhasa: yes Rita AKTATTER: WELL THEN THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THIS LAST NIGHT IN THE AOL MYRTLE ROOM WITH ME AKTATTER: YSE CONTACT TONI DIRECT celticdreamweave: This is sad AKTATTER: GO TO THE WEBSITE THERE IS A LINK ON TH4 PAGE love2tat13: we love you Georgia!! thank you for having us... :-) OnTheGo731: Thanks you for putting up with me for the past several years and all I have learned from you is wonderful Lady Elhasa: Snif snif ... this will complicated since i teach on monday night :( celticdreamweave: where is my tatted edge hankie anyways?? AKTATTER: TEH LESSONS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAYS AT 3PM AND 8:30PM ET NEW YORK TIME ThreadsCanada: It's been great fun. Thanks for letting me in. See you all soon I hope. AKTATTER: GLAD YOU CAME Dntats4u: Thank you OnTheGo731: me too I will miss you Von Evans: good night everyone AKTATTER: THANKS FOR EVERYTHING celticdreamweave: night AKTATTER: GOOD NIGHT AND HAPPY TATTING celticdreamweave: night AK AKTATTER: HAPPY HOLIDAYS