Session Start: Mon Dec 11 13:58:52 2006 *** Now talking in #tatchat *** Dec. 11, 2006 the lesson links are ToniS Xmas bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisxmas.html ToniS Orchid bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisorchid.html ToniS Gardenpath http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html JP&TS TATT website http://www.twoaussietattingtwits.com/ and today was shared online Ben Fikkerts snowflake: Ben Fikkert snowflake1passsr http://members.chello.nl/a.fikkert7/Picotvlok.html *** Tatter has joined #tatchat welcome tatter very nice, all of them! and for those here today a special treat, be sure to get the link before you leave. *** Tatter has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) any one working on tatting today? I've been copying cds files ooh, a special treat and trying to upload some to the public domain the files are so huge they get corrupted so easily yep and the link disappears later tonight well shall we sign in and start? GEORGIA SEITZ AKTATTER@AOL.COM GREENUP ILLIOIS USA Jane - the good girl in the UK!!!!!!!!!!1 LOL IS THERE ANY PROOF OF THAT? TONI STORER IS SHARING HER NEW BOOKS WITH US TODAY. Well, no, quite the contrary!!   http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisxmas.html Oooh, the REAL Toni? ROFL WELL THAT IS HONEST YES ANS TONI WILL BE HERE LIVE TONIGHT TONI'S XMAS BOOK HAS LOTS OF GOODIE IN IT LOTS OF PATTERNS FOR ROUND ORNAMENTS AND SOME 3D ONES ALSO LIKE THIS HOLLY SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM Round?  Do I like round?!?!?! THE THREAD IS ATTACHED TO THE WIRE CENER STEM THROWING THE RINGS OFF Kate Huttar, Texas, USA YES SOME WONDERFUL IDEAS FOR DOING ONE PART AND MULTIPLE PART ROUND COVERINGS AFTER THE RING ARE DONE THEN THE CHAIN IS ADDED AROUND THE OUTSIDE THE POINTS OF THE CHAIN THAT CREATE THE HOLLY LOOK *** Tatter has joined #tatchat IS MADE WITH 1 DS I HS FLIPPED 1 HS UNFLIPPED WELCOME TATTER PLEASE SIGN I N BUT THE FLOWERS IN THE NEXT TWO BOOKS ARE WHAT INTRIGUED ME MOST *** Tatter is now known as bob75 http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html WELCOME BOB75 HAVE WE MET? THE 3-D FLOWERS ALSO COME WITH DIRECTIONS Hi Georgia.  I joined the class a long time ago and this is the first time I have made it to school :) *** JaneEb has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) ON HOW TO MAKE THEM INTO LONG STEMMED FLOWERS FOR A BOUQUET OR BUD VASE *** Tatter has joined #tatchat *** Tatter is now known as JaneEb SO GLA DYOU MADE IT THEN BOB WOUL DYOU PLEASE SIGN INWITH NAME AND HOMETOWN WB JANE My first name is Ria and I live on the Wirral in the UK Sorry, got booted out and I was behaving too OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN ON THE PAGE Hi Ria - I'm in the UK too. THE LONG PETALS ARE MADE BY WRAPPING DS ON BOTH SIDES OF DOUBLED WIRE I love her 3D flowers. Beautiful. You sent me bookmarks for Bootle, Jane ME TOO KATE A SECOND PASS IS MADE WITH SINGLE DS IN A LINE AND BEING SHUTTLE LOCK JOINED TOTHE SPACES ON THE FIRST ROW VERY CLEVERLY DONE! YOU CAN TELL FROM THE ROSE PHOTO THAT THERE ARE LOTS MORE GOOD IES IN THAT BOOK AND THEN COME THE ORCHID BOOK OH MY WHAT REALISTIC FLOWERS YOU COULD USE THEM IN BOUQUETS AND NVER KNOW THEY WEREN'T REAL! http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisorchid.html *** Kate has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) ALL THE ORCHIDS ARE STRUCTURALLY CORRECT AND *** Tatter has joined #tatchat DIAGRAMS ARE GIVEN FOR ALL PARTS *** Tatter is now known as Kate ALTHOUGH THE ORCHID BOOKDOES NOT HAVE THE MANY LEAVES OF THE GARDEN PATH BOOK, IT IS A HIT WITH ME ARe they complicated? WB KATE YES AND NOW KATE THEY LOOK COMPLICATED Thanks. That's a first. BUT LOOK AT THE PINK ORCHID IN THEPHOTO it's very pretty LOOKS INTIMIDATING ACTUALLY BUT LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM Yes IT IS JUST RINGS AND CHAINS NOTHING FANCY RINGS SURROUNDED BY CHAINS TONI IS USING TEH BACH METHOD OF DESIGNING AND FILLS A "HOLE" WITH TATTING THAT THEN IMITATES A FLOWER PETAL What is the Bach method?  IT IS SIMPLE IN THE EXTREME BACH VS BEETHOVEN AS IN MUSIC I use the 'hit and miss' method IN DESIGN IT MEANS SOMETHING LIKE Sorry, don't know music stuff ROFL OH JANW WELL DRAW A CIRLCE ALL THE MUSIC OF BACH CONFORMS TO CERTAIN STANDARDS AND IN CONTAINED INSIDE THE CIRCLE ALL THE MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN ACKNOWLEDGES THESE STANDARDS BUT THE MUSIC USES THE CIRCLE AS A FOUNDATION AND SOARS OUTWARD SO IN TATTING IF WE HAVE THE HOLE THE CIRCLE LIKE BACH WE FILL IT WITH TATTING OR LIKE BEETHOVEN WE ALLOW THE NEGATIVE SPCAE TO BECOME PART OF THE DESIGN AND LAY THE TATTING AROUND THEHOLE GOT IT? Hmmmmm, don't think I could work that way - wish I could, though. ANY QUESTIONS ON TONI'S BOOK? Make life a lot easier. YOUR FISH EARRINGS ARE BACH STYLE yep, it makes sense, I just don't know where these designers get their inspiration MARY MccARTHY;S lONE sTAR DOILY IS BEETHOVEN STYLE OH, ARE they?  I don't understand how that is? THE TATTING FILLS A HOLE THAT IS THE OUTLINE OF A FISH I started and stopped with the Beatles I'm afraid!! LOL tee hee! FOR ORDERING INFO ON THE BOOKS BY TONI OR JULIE PLEAS VISIT THEIR WEBSITE JP&TS TATT website http://www.twoaussietattingtwits.com/ Now that's interesting as I don't and didn't start with the shape of the fish.  Like the giraffe etc I look at the whole animal and go from that Must think harder in future. :) OK NOW FORYOUR SPECIAL TREAT Rita 3dtree http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html RITA COCHRANE OF CANADA HAS PREPARED THIS LESSON FORUS. THE TREE ITSELF IS INSPIRED BY A TREE PATTERN BY DEAR MONA HAHN RITA HAS ADDED BEADS AND MADE IT 3-D Oooh, like that tree.  YOU START AT THE BOTTOM AMD WORK TO THE TOP wow! Thanks, Rita! Rita, Rita Meter Maid - thanks THEBEADS ARE ADDED A THE TIPS Not included? AFTER THE RING IS CLOSED PULL THE THREAD THRU THE BEAD ooh that's a cool tree! ATTACH AND CONTINUE TO CHAIN On a picot? 4 SETS MAKE A GOOD FREE STANDING TREE NO JUST PULL SOMEOF THE THREAD FROM THE BALL THRU AND THEN JOIN TO Session Start: Mon Dec 11 13:58:52 2006 *** Now talking in #tatchat *** Dec. 11, 2006 the lesson links are ToniS Xmas bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisxmas.html ToniS Orchid bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisorchid.html ToniS Gardenpath http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html JP&TS TATT website http://www.twoaussietattingtwits.com/ and today was shared online Ben Fikkerts snowflake: Ben Fikkert snowflake1passsr http://members.chello.nl/a.fikkert7/Picotvlok.html *** Tatter has joined #tatchat welcome tatter very nice, all of them! and for those here today a special treat, be sure to get the link before you leave. *** Tatter has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) any one working on tatting today? I've been copying cds files ooh, a special treat and trying to upload some to the public domain the files are so huge they get corrupted so easily yep and the link disappears later tonight well shall we sign in and start? GEORGIA SEITZ AKTATTER@AOL.COM GREENUP ILLIOIS USA Jane - the good girl in the UK!!!!!!!!!!1 LOL IS THERE ANY PROOF OF THAT? TONI STORER IS SHARING HER NEW BOOKS WITH US TODAY. Well, no, quite the contrary!!   http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisxmas.html Oooh, the REAL Toni? ROFL WELL THAT IS HONEST YES ANS TONI WILL BE HERE LIVE TONIGHT TONI'S XMAS BOOK HAS LOTS OF GOODIE IN IT LOTS OF PATTERNS FOR ROUND ORNAMENTS AND SOME 3D ONES ALSO LIKE THIS HOLLY SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM Round?  Do I like round?!?!?! THE THREAD IS ATTACHED TO THE WIRE CENER STEM THROWING THE RINGS OFF Kate Huttar, Texas, USA YES SOME WONDERFUL IDEAS FOR DOING ONE PART AND MULTIPLE PART ROUND COVERINGS AFTER THE RING ARE DONE THEN THE CHAIN IS ADDED AROUND THE OUTSIDE THE POINTS OF THE CHAIN THAT CREATE THE HOLLY LOOK *** Tatter has joined #tatchat IS MADE WITH 1 DS I HS FLIPPED 1 HS UNFLIPPED WELCOME TATTER PLEASE SIGN I N BUT THE FLOWERS IN THE NEXT TWO BOOKS ARE WHAT INTRIGUED ME MOST *** Tatter is now known as bob75 http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html WELCOME BOB75 HAVE WE MET? THE 3-D FLOWERS ALSO COME WITH DIRECTIONS Hi Georgia.  I joined the class a long time ago and this is the first time I have made it to school :) *** JaneEb has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) ON HOW TO MAKE THEM INTO LONG STEMMED FLOWERS FOR A BOUQUET OR BUD VASE *** Tatter has joined #tatchat *** Tatter is now known as JaneEb SO GLA DYOU MADE IT THEN BOB WOUL DYOU PLEASE SIGN INWITH NAME AND HOMETOWN WB JANE My first name is Ria and I live on the Wirral in the UK Sorry, got booted out and I was behaving too OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN ON THE PAGE Hi Ria - I'm in the UK too. THE LONG PETALS ARE MADE BY WRAPPING DS ON BOTH SIDES OF DOUBLED WIRE I love her 3D flowers. Beautiful. You sent me bookmarks for Bootle, Jane ME TOO KATE A SECOND PASS IS MADE WITH SINGLE DS IN A LINE AND BEING SHUTTLE LOCK JOINED TOTHE SPACES ON THE FIRST ROW VERY CLEVERLY DONE! YOU CAN TELL FROM THE ROSE PHOTO THAT THERE ARE LOTS MORE GOOD IES IN THAT BOOK AND THEN COME THE ORCHID BOOK OH MY WHAT REALISTIC FLOWERS YOU COULD USE THEM IN BOUQUETS AND NVER KNOW THEY WEREN'T REAL! http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisorchid.html *** Kate has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) ALL THE ORCHIDS ARE STRUCTURALLY CORRECT AND *** Tatter has joined #tatchat DIAGRAMS ARE GIVEN FOR ALL PARTS *** Tatter is now known as Kate ALTHOUGH THE ORCHID BOOKDOES NOT HAVE THE MANY LEAVES OF THE GARDEN PATH BOOK, IT IS A HIT WITH ME ARe they complicated? WB KATE YES AND NOW KATE THEY LOOK COMPLICATED Thanks. That's a first. BUT LOOK AT THE PINK ORCHID IN THEPHOTO it's very pretty LOOKS INTIMIDATING ACTUALLY BUT LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM Yes IT IS JUST RINGS AND CHAINS NOTHING FANCY RINGS SURROUNDED BY CHAINS TONI IS USING TEH BACH METHOD OF DESIGNING AND FILLS A "HOLE" WITH TATTING THAT THEN IMITATES A FLOWER PETAL What is the Bach method?  IT IS SIMPLE IN THE EXTREME BACH VS BEETHOVEN AS IN MUSIC I use the 'hit and miss' method IN DESIGN IT MEANS SOMETHING LIKE Sorry, don't know music stuff ROFL OH JANW WELL DRAW A CIRLCE ALL THE MUSIC OF BACH CONFORMS TO CERTAIN STANDARDS AND IN CONTAINED INSIDE THE CIRCLE ALL THE MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN ACKNOWLEDGES THESE STANDARDS BUT THE MUSIC USES THE CIRCLE AS A FOUNDATION AND SOARS OUTWARD SO IN TATTING IF WE HAVE THE HOLE THE CIRCLE LIKE BACH WE FILL IT WITH TATTING OR LIKE BEETHOVEN WE ALLOW THE NEGATIVE SPCAE TO BECOME PART OF THE DESIGN AND LAY THE TATTING AROUND THEHOLE GOT IT? Hmmmmm, don't think I could work that way - wish I could, though. ANY QUESTIONS ON TONI'S BOOK? Make life a lot easier. YOUR FISH EARRINGS ARE BACH STYLE yep, it makes sense, I just don't know where these designers get their inspiration MARY MccARTHY;S lONE sTAR DOILY IS BEETHOVEN STYLE OH, ARE they?  I don't understand how that is? THE TATTING FILLS A HOLE THAT IS THE OUTLINE OF A FISH I started and stopped with the Beatles I'm afraid!! LOL tee hee! FOR ORDERING INFO ON THE BOOKS BY TONI OR JULIE PLEAS VISIT THEIR WEBSITE JP&TS TATT website http://www.twoaussietattingtwits.com/ Now that's interesting as I don't and didn't start with the shape of the fish.  Like the giraffe etc I look at the whole animal and go from that Must think harder in future. :) OK NOW FORYOUR SPECIAL TREAT Rita 3dtree http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html RITA COCHRANE OF CANADA HAS PREPARED THIS LESSON FORUS. THE TREE ITSELF IS INSPIRED BY A TREE PATTERN BY DEAR MONA HAHN RITA HAS ADDED BEADS AND MADE IT 3-D Oooh, like that tree.  YOU START AT THE BOTTOM AMD WORK TO THE TOP wow! Thanks, Rita! Rita, Rita Meter Maid - thanks THEBEADS ARE ADDED A THE TIPS Not included? AFTER THE RING IS CLOSED PULL THE THREAD THRU THE BEAD ooh that's a cool tree! ATTACH AND CONTINUE TO CHAIN On a picot? 4 SETS MAKE A GOOD FREE STANDING TREE NO JUST PULL SOMEOF THE THREAD FROM THE BALL THRU AND THEN JOIN TO THAT LOOP PULL OUT THE SLACK AND CONTINUE TO CHAIN Tat's a good idea oh RITA SUGGESTED LAVING LONE TAILS AT THE TOP THEN USING THEM TO FORM A HANGING LOOP USE ONE OR 2 TO WRAP A RING OR KNOT THEM AND TRIM AND QUESTIONS ON THE TREE?? OK THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOR TODAY ANY GENERAL QUESTIONS? Thanks, Georgia.  I'm off to have a good look at the tree and write to Rita, Rita. THIS LESSON REPEATS TONIGHT HERE AT 8:30pm et (NEW YORK TIME) Thanks, Georgia. Session Close: Mon Dec 11 14:29:31 2006 Session Start: Mon Dec 11 19:28:11 2006 *** Now talking in #tatchat Last few months were spent doing a knitting book we are waiting for my husband to have a more in depth Pancreas biopsy hey, why didn't anyone make one of my patterns for homework - I was really upset! *** Tatter has joined #tatchat it is going to be done on the 27th What's that, Sherry? Who has time with christmas stuff to be done so Christmas is going to be stressed out this year around here *** Tatter is now known as soultatter Hope it comes out good Sherry hi all Gary's appointment for that test is going to be on the 27th of this month Okay - I'm chanting. . . I said I needed a flew of tatted angels to fly here and keep watch over us this year Good results, good results, good results, Hi Erin by the way you were right but she moved like you said *** Tatter has joined #tatchat and I don't have her address or email address or phone number but I do love that doily just the same Hey Jules do you know a Grace? it is pretty I think Hope can get it touch with her. grace? don't think so *** Tatter108 has joined #tatchat Hope do you know Katie that did the round robin doily that I have been writing about *** Tatter108 is now known as Hope *** Tatter is now known as Toni Hi Toni just asking TOni and she doens't either - is she an Aussie? welcome to our classroom Hi, Toni!  Hi, Hopie! from down under TOni's just trying to get in Georgia and I mean really down under Hi all aussiesrus2@gmail. Toni love, love, love your books I got. *** Tatter has joined #tatchat Hope do you have Kati's address or something hi georgia ok 3 more minutes I'll check for anyone else needing help hey claudia no I don't, sorry, georgia - Australia is a really big country, you know! Katie Verna? Yes *** Tatter is now known as Katia will e you later Yes - Katie Verna with the lovely doily from RR19. Okay she is such a talented lacer of all types I love that doily Just moved to North Carolina 04Hi everyone just having a little trouble with it at the moment I am dying to get that pattern from her Hay get her in touch with palmettos wellJules you know with email and the internet it all seems like one big neighborhood 04Thank you Tara   guess so Sheron, she was there in 2004 - that's where Sherry got the pic of the doily. but I was looking at my pictures the other day that I took at Palmettos and there was that doily it's a much smaller world now Georgia, it is one big neighborhood!  And fun, too! well tatters one and all Well if she's now in NC maybe she can come to meetings. let's get going your welcome Toni PLEASE SIGN IN GEORGIA SEITZ GREENUP ILLINOIS USA AKTATTER@AOL.COM Julie Patterson, Nowra, Australia DEC. 1, 2006 Katia Vallée Sherbrooke Québec Canada lady_elhasa@hotmail.com Tara Hamilton Zebulon NC erin holloway, tataconic@bellsouth.net, knoxville, tn us OUR LESSON FOR TONIGHT: sheron goldin, sherongb@yahoo.com, columbia, sc juliepatterson@aapt.net.au Sherry Townsend Canandaigua, New York USA celticdreamweave@yahoo.com Hope Green Miami Fl ToniS Xmas bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisxmas.html ToniS Orchid bk http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisorchid.html ToniS Gardenpath http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html JP&TS TATT website http://www.twoaussietattingtwits.com/ Hi Julie I haven't talked to you in a real long time either love your cross books AND EVERY ONE GETS A SPECIAL TREE FOR SHOWING UP ON THE LAST CLASS NIGHT OF 2006 they are on my wish list hi sherry thank you LET'S DO IT FIRST! PLEASE SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR PRINT OFF THE LINK EXPIRES IN A FEW HOURS 04Thank you Rita 3dtree http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html claudia meza., argentina, bs as I am right now making another one of those trees but 3D this time in white thread oh wow! ISN'T IT A LOVELY 3-D HOLIDAY TREE? Wow yes it certainly is RITA COCHRANCE SHARES THIS PATTERN WITH THE CLASS Jules and Toni - there's nothing "twittish" about any of your patterns.  And Rita's trees are gorgeous. IT IS INSPIRED BY THE FLAT CHRISTMAS IN Sherry are you beading it? wow your fast Sherry DEAR MONA HAHN'S CHRISTMAS BOOK *** Tatter has joined #tatchat I shared something too with AK last night using that same pattern 04Maybe not the patterns but we are IT IS A FAIRLY EASY PATTERN TO DO YES SHERRY YOUR HOMEWORK IS POSTED ALREADY TOO Yes I am beading it yes, we definitely are! god, Toni - do you recognise that tree?! http://www.georgiaseitz.com/homework/homeworkindex.html *** Tatter is now known as Sandriver WELCOME CARMEN 04I can't see it link above THE SPECIAL TREAT TONIGHT IS Rita 3dtree http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html Hello Georgia! there it is again THERE MAY BE A TRAFFIC JAM SO TRY AGAIN IN A MINUTE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE TREE ON SCREEN NOTE THE DIAGRAM START AT THE BOTTOM BRANCH AND WORK UP I have a little extra thing you can do with that tree I am going to try the six branches I think if anyone's interested THE BEAD IS ADDED one question AK...how can I get the log from last night's class? What is that Julie? what do you do Jules?? SHERRY THE LINK TOTHE LOG FOLLOWS THE LINK TO THE LESSONS ON THE INDEX PAGE I did a 3D tree just like that for the Aussie guild newsletter about two years ago, but mine started at the top, then worked down and up and down etc 2006 index http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/2006index.html then... when you finished, you split ringed out and instead of just making this a thread to hang you can make two split rings, SOUNDS LIKE A SENSIBLE ALTERNATIVE JULES one regular ring with shuttle one, one regular ring with shuttle two then another split ring and you have a cross on top of your tree OK IN THE TREE THE BEADS ARE ADDED AT THE TIP OF THE BRANCH and both threads are there to hang YOU CAN CLOSE THE RING oh I am adding beads throughout mine PULL UP A LOOP OF THREAD FROM THE BALL AND THRU THEBEAD THE THE SHUTTLE THROUGH THE LOOP REMOVE SLACK I'm having trouble accessing the tree. AND GO ON WITH THE NEXT CHAIN TRAFFIC JAM TARA TRY AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES OK LSAT NOTE 04me too Tara THE INNER CHAINS AS YOU CLIMB FROM BRANCH TO BRANCH NO RW THE CURVE INTO THE CENTER AXIS 04It will be worth it when we ca 04can I am wondering if I don't have the link to the index page AK 2006 index http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/2006index.html IT IS ALSO LINKED FROM THE MAIN CLASS PAGE CHERRY WWW.GEORGIASEITZ.COM *** Hope has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) ALL THE YEARS ARE NOTED AH HOPE COME ON BACK! ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TREE??? but that's just me as I LOVE crosses - you may have been able to tell that from last week That is such a pretty tree.  Rita was a peach to share! MANY THANKS TO RITA FOR THIS TREAT OK TONI LET'S LOOK AT YOUR NEW BOOKS http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisxmas.html 04which one 04the one I am working on? TEH 3-D CHRISTMAS BOOK IS A PEACH! That bell on the cover of the 3-D Christmas book is certainly stunning! 04Oh ok TOni is a slooooow typist! YES IT RANG MY CHIMES LOL How come everybody is so quiet here And the holly is adorable. 04thank you well I haven't shut up yet I have holly homework to share oh my gosh...you guys were talking without me...LOL LOTS OF GOODIDEAD FOR PREESNTATION 04it is all done in one go with split rings and chains AND GOOD WAYS TO DRESS ROUND HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS SUPER JULES EMAIL IT IN WILL POST IT ok BUT I LIKED THE STURCTURE OF THE HOLLY LEAF A LOT SO YOU COVERED THE WIRE WITH DS AND THEN THROW OFF THOSE RINGS, TONI? 04my holly is easy 04and fast to do ANY TIPS TO SHARE ABOUT IT? 04yes as you work on the wire 04I don't turn the wire over for each stitch Toni - caps please SORRY I FORGOT TO TELL TONI THAT WE TURN ON THE CAPS WHEN TEACHING 04OK IS THAT BETTER thanks SUPER IT MAKES IT EASIER TO PICK OUT THE LESSON INFO FROM THE CHAT WHEN READING THELOGS LATER OF COURSE YOU STILL HAVE TO TRANSLATE MY TYPOESE BUT THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER 04OH I SEE HEY SHERON DID YOU SEE MY PHOTO? OK AFTER WE GET THOSE RINGS DONE WE GO AROUND WITH CHAINS AND AT THE TIPOF THE LEAF Yes - glad you liked the "gift" YOU GET A GREAT POINT I WAS OVERCOME :) Who got the photo? HOW DID YOU MAKE THAT POINT TONI? 04START WITH A NORMAL RING 04AT THE TOP OK 04DON'T MAKE THE STITCHES ON THE WIRE TOO TIGHT AS WHEN JOINING BACK INTO IT MAKES IT TOO HARD OK LOOSELY WRAPPED DS ON THE WIRE 04NOT TOO LOOSE EITHER OK DS WRAPPED JUST RIGHT! 04THE NUMBER OF STITCHES WILL BE DETERMINED ON IF YOU PUSH THE STITCHES UP TO EACH OTHER OR NOW 04NOT WE TAT THE ROW OF RINGS BOTH SIDES RIGHT? Why am I hearing the voice of Joan Crawford's, "No more wire hangers!" now? LOL NOW ERIN BEHAVE WE HAVE GUESTS IN THEROOM AND YOU ATTACH THE THREAD AGAIN SEPARATELY TO BEGIN THE CHAINS?? 04THE ONLY TIME YOU WILL NEED TO RW YOUR WORK IS WHEN YOU ARE MAKING THE RINGS ON THE OPP SIDE UNLESS YOU CAN TAT WITH BOTH HAN OH SURE MOST OF US AND TAT WITH BOTH HANDS ANDA TONGUE 04HANDS SOMETIMES A TOE OR TOE IF NEEDED LOL 04SORRY THE VIRUS THINGY CAME ON TO SCAN Now who is being naugthy AK << 04ITS EASY THAT;S OK TONI 04:) THE REAL NOTE WE NEED TO MAKE IS ABOUT THE POINTS ON THE HOLLY LEAF THE OUTER ROW IS ALL CHAINS I know when Norton does its scanning on Friday evenings...it slows my computer right down AND THAT CRISP POINT IS MADE HOW?? 04TO MAKE THEM USE LOCKING STITCHES I USUALLY GIVE UP AND LET IT DO ITS THING NORTON IS SO PUSHY OK A LOCKED DS that is what I do too 04PUSH UP YOUR CHAINS FIRMLY ONE HS FLIPPED AND ONE HS NOT FLIPPED AND FIRMLY COMPRESSED CHAINS ENHANCE THE CURVE OF THE CHAIN TOO But it might be what Toni was talking about 04THEN DO THE SECOND HALF OF A DS LOCKED WEL THIS ISA PATTERN THAT I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY BUT REALLY RONI I GOT TO TELL YOU IT IS THE FLOWERS THAT ARE JUST TO DIE FOR LET'S LOOK   AT THE NEXT BOOK http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html RONI...LOL 04I OFTEN PUT A SMALL PICOT BETWEEN LOCKING STITCHES TO ENHANCE THE POINT That is the book I really want is the flower one DIDNT YANKEE DOODLE DANY STICK A FLOWER IN HIS HAT AND CALL IT MACA RONI? it is on my wish list 04THANKS DONW THE GARDEN PATH IS FULL OF LOVELIES Yes, Georgia.  And it was made out of feathers. FROM THE COVER YOU CAN ALREADY SEE IT AND THAT ROSE IS CHARMING BUT THAT APRICOT COLORED DAFFODIL I can tell by looking at the review of the book that I would really love that book HAD ME WAXING POETICAL that's the book I got from Toni  it's a winner OH FEATHERS 04THE ROSE A BEGINNER CAN DO IT IS GORGEOUS AND THE DIAGRAMS AND HOW 2 TO CREATE THE WIRE STEMMED FLOWERS AND MAKE BOUQETS WAS MOST HELPFUL ;-) But people here don't believe in my tatting wish list 04I LIKE THE PRINCIPLE OF  KISS AND I THINK THAT THE LEAVES DESERVE A LOT OF ATTENTION TO so I will have to wait awhile before I can get it 04KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID WORDS TO LIVE BY NOW THE SAMPLEOF THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN LOL THEPHOTO IS GIVING MANY TROUBLE PRINTING i WILL REDO IS RIGHT AWAY BUT MEANWHILE THOSE PETALS ARE FORMED BE PEARL TATTING ON WIRE 04THE BLACK EYED SUSAN REQUIRES A BIT OF CONCENTRATION YOU USED A DOUBLE WIRE? THE WRAPPED WRAPPED NOT TATTED Did you try just tatting the stems? 04AND A GOOD EYE FOR SIZES DS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CENTER LINE No wire THEN YOU ADDED ANOTHER ROW 04YES THE DOUBLE WIRE SERVES FOR MANY PURPOSES *** Tatter has joined #tatchat ADN THOSE DS ARE JOINED WITH SHUTTLE LOCK JOINS?? WELCOME TATER 04MAKE YOUR DS OVER THE WIRE LEAVING PICOTS THAT SLOWLY GET BIGGER THAN SMALLER *** Tatter is now known as alphaprimavera YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR NAME BY TYPING /NICK YOURNAME WELCOME PAULE! Is that TATER TOTS as in potatoes AK Allo everyone! Sorry to be late... LOL That'll be easy for me, Toni.  Mine do that as long as I try to make them the same size. 04WELCOME OH FOR THOSE YOU CAME LATE THE SURPRISE TREAT LINK IS Rita 3dtree http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html 04so, what says in the diagram ... ball 1 and 2, are double wire? *** AnitaR has joined #tatchat ONE SHUTTLE NO BALL ON EACH SIDE THE DS ARE WRAPPED NOT TATTED WELCOME ANITA!   Hello every one!!!  glad to finally get here;)  IT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF ENCAPSULATION CLAUDIA http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2003/encap/encap.html 04DOUBLE WIR IS FOR STRENGTH AND SO YOU DON'T HAVE A SHARP POINT OF WIRE AT THE TOP AND STITCHES DON'T FALL OFF ANITA THE SPECIAL TREAT LINK IS http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2006/ritac3dtree.html I wonder if I sent a airmail letter to Santa at the North Pole if he would put Toni's flower book in my stocking...what do you think guys? Thank you!!! RIGHT NOW WE ARE DISCUSSIN THE BLACK-EYED SUSANIN THE GARDEN PATH BOOK AND TONI IS GIVING US TIPS 04YES A BALL AND SHUTTLE FOR EACH SIDE http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/tonis/tonisgpath.html Wait until you see the orchids put plastic over the keyboard LOL TOO LATE I THINK IT IS WORTH AN AIRMAIL STAMP SHERRY Nobody buys me tatting stuff here for Christmas 04i WOULD SUGGEST THAT WHEN YOU DO THIS ONE DO IT IN A QUIET PLACE WITH NO KIDS but maybe Santa will read and take pity on me 12thats right!:) 04lol I know we could get on each others list :) lol