Session Start: Mon Apr 02 14:02:42 2007 *** Now talking in #tatchat 06hi Georgia. hello, Georgia *** Tatter has joined #tatchat *** Tatter333 has joined #tatchat Hi everyone *** Tatter is now known as SusanK hello, SusanK hi Georgia *** Tatter333 is now known as Eliz You're here! Hooray! Hi, Eliz Hi, Zena 06Hi all new arrivals. *** Tatter has joined #tatchat hello all *** Tatter is now known as Bob Hello, Bob Hi georgia Hullo 06AK are you packed for Hector yet? hello Georgia Hi Linda and Bob, Kate, Katia, Susan. I'll be at Hector in 2008 but not this year :( going to Spokane though 06HI Eliza. trying to get a ticket today 06oh, me neither this year. Hi Eliz. Liked your easter egg(s) 06that sounds like fun as well. I must go check if anyone need help to get in Thanks, Kate brb 06yes, the eggs are very nice. Hi Bob and Susan The eggs are cute, I've never done any tatting for eggs Thanks,Linda. I love to use small projects like that to teach different techniques. I'm so glad so many of you like them. *** Zena has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) *** Solaan has joined #tatchat Hoping to try the pattern out today or tomorrow. Think I'll do the beaded one. Here I am back again, as Solaan. still Zena really momentary confusion there. 06what happened Zena? I disconnected and came back as someone else who is also me *** Tatter has joined #tatchat 06LoL :) I'll meet mysel coming back, soon tee hee *** Tatter is now known as JaneEb 06hi Jane. Am I late again??? What if I don't recognise me? Hi Jane! Hi Jane, no you're not late hello Jane 06Georgia will brb. Hi Jane That could be a problem, Zena. hello Jane :) Hiya all It might be an improvement Been admiring the butterflies in rings on your blog, jane. very nice indeed. 12Hi Jane!!! Thanks - they've come to a halt for now! Got other worries on my mind! 12Jane are you feeling better? Hi LadyShuttlemaker!!! anything a bottle of red won't cure? I'm not getting better and have to go for tests - not pleasant ones either!!! YIKES cameras up your butt and all that stuff!!!!! If they'd only take time and look for my brain first!!!! some people pay good money for that or so I'm told Heh, heh, they're welcome!!! 06if you have too. 12Eeew! Sorry to hear that. *** Tatter has joined #tatchat That doesn't sound like much fun. Hope it all goes well. :( sorry My husband told me they gave him an enema in hospital 06so do I... said some people pay he got it for nothing Is Christa Burr here? then, wistfully, it didn't do a damn thing for him.... Well if I hadn't gone to give blood (65th donation) I'd never have known - got to be a moral somewhere in that!!! Hope seems to go fast for you hi ya Jane *** Tatter is now known as Ruth Zena Susan and Bob too hey Ruth Hello everyone! Taking a bread from packing to have some fun with you all HI AKA!!! How are you? Did you pass all your tests? I'm reincarnated as Solaan, G, I'm Zenba in disguise 02Make that a breaK ok Zena! Lady Shuttle Maker how nice to see you for the first time in class Hello Ruth 12Thank you, it's nice to be here. got to go do another endoscopy on May 2 looking good so far tho ok let's get started please please sign in GEORGIA SEITZ AKTATTER@AOL.COM GREENUP ILLINOIS USA Oh, come and join me!!! I'm DREADING mine!!! APRIL 2, 2007 Bob Kishen Wirral, Uk 12You can all call me Sherry if my "nick" is too long to type.... Katia Vallée Sherbrooke QC Canada lady_elhasa@hotmail.com Eliz in Arkansas, USA JaneEb - somewhere in the UK!!!! zena herbert, solaan44@yahoo.co.uk England JANE IT IS NOT THAT BAD THIS WILL BE MY 5TH OR 6TH ONE TEH LESSONS FOR TODAY ARE http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/ruthpbullionstitchx.pdf http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/cburreasteregg.pdf 12Boise IDaho 06Linda Barnes, Woodbridge, VA, USA 02Ruth Perry rjpoms@yahoo.com Hermitage TN later on this week movers will be here tomorrow Susan K Fuller, Loveland, Colorado, rlskfuller@comcast.net What- up yer butt like mine's gonna be?!?!?!? NO ONLY HAD ONE OF THOSE THANK GOOD NESS! Kate Huttar, katelingo @ huttar.net, Texas, USA BUT IWENT TO SLEEP ON THAT ONE SO NO GORY DETAILS TO SHARE BUT ITIS GOOD TO GET THESE TESTS DONE Hey, Ruth, good luck with the move - you guys in the USA sure move a LOOOONG way - we'd fall off the edge if we did that!!! IN PARTICULAR OUR MAMMOGRAMS how do mammograms fall off the edge? I JUST EMAILED CHRISTA A REMINDER 06Ruth, good luck in your move. BUT SHE IS IN SINGAPORE FOR THE YEAR I HOPE SHE REMEMBERS MEANWHILE I HAVE HOMEOWKR TO REPORT! http://www.georgiaseitz.com/homework/homeworkindex.html Ruth, you'll love the Southern Belles. Such a nice group I met at the Palmetto Tat days last year. I meant, Solaan that if we in the UK moved as far as Ruth's doing we'd fall off the edge of the island!!! HOPE GREEN JUST SENT IN A LOVELY GREEN AND PURPLE BUTTERFLY CROSS Ah so AND THE PATTERN IS BY OUR OWN RUTH PERRY! ZENA MAMMORGRAMS PUT ME ON EDGE! oh, I want to try that one, too. GOSH DO THEY PINCH SOMETIMES (not the mammogram!) 12the cross is pretty And me - it's the squashing THE MAMMOGRAM OR THE CROSS KATE? *** SusanK has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) LOL :) 06Hope is a nice job on Ruth's butterfly cross. *** Tatter has joined #tatchat I'm putting off the mammogram for a couple more years. YES IT IS LOVELY KATE BETTER NOW THAN TOO LATE :( Oops, fell off (the site not the edge) Kateling, don't *** Tatter is now known as SusanK SHERRY PLEASE TYPE YOUR WEBSITE LINK WB SK I'm not 40 yet. Isn't that the year to start? start now TALKING OF PRETTY THINGS YOU NEED TO SEE SHERRY'S CERAMIC TATTING SHUTTLES yes, ma'am. :) 12http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5071147 *** SusanK has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) IF THERE IS NO BREAST CANCER HISTORY IN THE FAMILY YOU CAN WAIT I SUPPOSE BUT IFTHERE IS GO NOW PLEASE FOR ALL OF US 12http://ladyshuttlemaker.blogspot.com/ My Blog POOR SK SOMEONE GIVE HER A SEATBLET NEXT TIME Got plenty of other stuff in the family, but not that, thankfully. it gives you a beter peace of mind to have ben sorry, been WELL I SURE WANT TO ADD ONE OF YOUR SHUTTLES TO MY COLLECTION SHERRY *** Tatter has joined #tatchat WB SK They are pretty, Sherry. back again *** Tatter is now known as Susank SHERRY I THINK IS GOING TO SHARE A PATTERN WITH US IN APRIL?? 12Georgia, I'll bring some to spokane... KATIA HO'WS THE BOYS 12Yes, I plan to share a pattern very soon! w OH GREAT SHERRY I WILL SEE THEM THERE the boys are great and still tatting :) 02Oh good then I will get to drool over them. BOB THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST VISIT IS IT? SUPER SAY HI TO THEM FOR ME KATIA i will 02I'll be bringing Lily's Peter Cua shuttles with me on this next trip OH NEAT I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE IN PERSON YET No. i''''ve been before, but was then without internet for 6 weeks... I'm looking out for some plain, unvarnished wooden ones, noit too big OK THEN BOB JOIN RIGHT IN ANYTIME 06are those the horn tatting shuttles? PETE ARE MADE FROM HORN AND SHELL TOO I'm a bit tangled so I'm typing with one hand. I've got plastic Aero shuttles - giggle, giggle, giggle!!! trying out the bullion stitch. MINE ARE MADE FROM WOOD, BAMBOO, OR LAMINATE 06celticdreamweaver had some at Hector last year, but not for sale. 02Horn, and bone, and mother of pearl and abalone ? 'LOL WELL BE BETTER START WITH RUTH' BULLION STITCH oh great! Are they unvarnished? EVERYONE GOT THE PATTERN PRINTED? http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/ruthpbullionstitchx.pdf 06yep yes. i'm working on it too Excuse me, someone at the door MINE ZENA? OK RUTH YOU HAVE PRESENTED THIS BULLION STITCH USED IN A CROSS 02wHO HAS A QUESTION FOR ME ON THE CROSS PATTERN? VERY TIMELY FOR TODAY ME<<<<< HOW DO YOU DO IT? THE BULLION STITCH LOL 02OK AK ASK Why today? hOLY WEEK JANE Oh, just realised it's Easter soon, isn't it? OK VERY TIMELY ANYTIME :) YEP NEXT SUNDAY THE FIRST "LINE" IS TATTED TEH SECOND THIRD AND FOURTH LINES ARE THREAD LOOPED BACK AND FORTH OVER WHICH YOU PLACE 02I PROMISED TO SHARE IT ONLINE, SO HERE GOES WHAT LOOKS TO BE A SHUTTLE LOCK JOIN OK 02THE FIRST PART, A RING AND CHAIN ARE PRETTY SIMPLE 02ONCE YOU GET THE CHAIN JOINED TO THE PICOT ON THE RING AND TAT TH 5 - 1 IT GETS INTERESTING I''LL SAY IT IS MORE TANGLING THAN INTERESTING RIGHT NOW BUT I'M FOLLOWING YOU dARE i ASK if you do an up or down join? With you so far WILL IT MATTER IN THE BULLION STITCH? WHETHER THE SLJ IS MADE ON FRONT OR BACK? 02YOU JUST USE s2 AND PUT S2 THROUGH THE LOOP WHICH MAKES 3 THREADS BETWEEN THE RING AND THE ARM OF THE CROSS 02AROUND THESE THREE THREADS YOU REACH BACK LIKE AN UP JOIN AND GRAB A LOOP OF S1 THREAD WITH S1 AND PUT THE SHUTTLE THROUGH IT 02TIGHTEN IT DOWN AND HOLD THE THREAD IN PLACE WHILE YOU REPEAT THE UP JOIN AS MANY TIMES AS IT TAKES TO GET BACK OUT TO THE END OF THE ARM OF THE CROSS AGAIN I don't have enough hands!!LOL SO THE SH2 THREAD ACTS LIKE A "BAR" TO HOLD THE LOOP OUT A CERTAIN DISTANCE? 02EACH UP JOIN IS ABOUT THE SAME SPACE AS A DS, SO WITH A CHAIN OF 5 YOU DO 5 OF THE SHUTTLE BULLION STITCHES When tightening the join down are you pulling your shuttle to the right so that two threads lie on top of the work? well, I've got something that looks similar to the pic. :) 02SLJ? http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2001/shtljoin.html SHUTTLE LOCK JOIN *** LadyShuttleMaker has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) MINE LOOKS ALL LUMPY IS ANYONE ELSE LUMPY LOOKING? 02OH YEAH. YES. I USE MY RING FINGER TO HOLD THE THREAD TIGHT WHILE DOING THE NEXT ONE. yep *** Tatter has joined #tatchat Yes! mine's a bit messy. I've just returned and I'm definitely lump looking' *** Tatter is now known as LadyshuttleMaker THE RING FINGER IS "BRACING THE THREAD LOOP OUTWARDS? Sorry, got to go. Yes, G, your shuttles. WB SHERRY I can't tat and compute at the same time LOL speak with you later Good night, all 02THEY SHOULD BE KIND OF LUMPY, SINCE IT IS A WRAP AND JOIN. OK I GUESS I HAVE TO KEEP PRACTING TO MAKE THE SLJ NEATER LOOKING 02GOOD NIGHT SOLAAN NIGHTERS ZENA Bye Zena. *** Solaan has quit IRC (Quit: ) 02MY FIRST ONE IS THE ONE THAT I PUT THE PHOTO OUT THERE. IT LOOKS LUMPY TO ME, BUT WITH PRACTICE I DID BETTER I've left the three threads too long, which doesn't help. 02WHEN YOU GET THE FINGERS UNTANGLED AND THE JOINS ALL LIE NICELY IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE CROCHETED BULLION STITCH I could fit about 8 of those wraps on here!! YES INJ THE PHOTO YOU SURE CAN SEE THAT BULLION EFFECT 02I HAD A NOTE FROM SOMEONE ABOUT TATTED BULLION STITCH. THE 2005 ROT NEWSLETTER HAS SOMETHING ON ROLL TATTING BULLION STITCH 02I JUST COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOLD EVERYTHING AND WRAP AROUND WITH THE SHUTTLE When I started the boulion I pulled up the sh 1 loop 02IF YOU LEFT TOO MUCH SPACE THE THREAD SHOULD SLIDE TO CLOSE THE GAP THEY ARE ALL CORE THREADS WITH THE STITCHES AROUND MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE A LOOM LIKE FOR THE CLUNY I pulled up the sh 1 to start the boulion AH SO WE CAN TIGHTEN IT UP PIECE AT A TIME THEN! When I started the boullion 02OH I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE SOME OF THE STITCHES SO THE LENGTH IS LOCKED first it looked like I had 4 threads then LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SHUTTLE BOULLION SOUP HERE Yep. Still, not bad for a first attempt. 02BEFORE YOU TAT THE STITCHES UP THE CORE THREADS IT IS EASY TO ADJUST, AFTER YOU DO ONE STITCH YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THAT OUT TO ADJUST THE LENGTH I pulledt o snug it down and it loked like I MY RIGHT FINGER WON'T BEND NOW was only working around 2 threads? THE RING FINGER I'LL START AGAIN 02GOODNESS! HOW WILL YOU EVER OPEN CQAT FOOD FOR PATCH? The second bullion chain looks better than the first. POOR PATCH HE'S EATING ALBACORE TUNA THIS WEEK AFRAID TO FEED HIM CAT FOOD OK KATE WAIT UP YOU'RE GETTING AHEAD OF ME! 02WELL IT'S KIND OF A NEAT TRICK AND I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR TATTING FLOWER PETALS AND LEAVES THAT NEED TO HAVE VEINS Had to start early. I'm slow! :) 02OH POOR PATCH HAVING TO SETTLE FOR TUNA YOU IT STRUCK ME AS A SUBSTITUE FOR A SCHARF LEAVE ALSO PATCH EATS BETTER THAN WE DO THAT RASCALLY CAT 02IT WORKS A LOT LIKE CROCHETED DOUBLE CROCHET PING THE LIGHT BULB JUST WENT OFF DUH 02DID THE LIGHT GO OFF OR ON? I think I've got it Ruth! My second "arm" looks much better than my first. I'M WORKING IN THE DARK HERE GOT TO TRY AGAIN 02ANYWAY, HAVE FUN WITH IT AND ENJOY 06that's what I thought of when I saw the pattern double crochet Help, to me it looks like sh1 is working around 2 of the 3 threads I HAVE GOT TO GET SOMETENSION IN THESE THREADS and the 3rd thread is to the left? 06thank you Ruth. 02YOU HAVE TO GO AROUND ALL THREE OF THE THREADS. IN MY CROSS THERE IS A PLACE WHERE I MISSED ONE OF THE THREADS FOR A COUPLE OF STITCHES I THINK THAT IS JUST IN THE PHOTO THE DIRECTIONS SAY ALL THREE THREADS 02CAN YOU SEE MY GOOF IT'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE thank you, Ruth Yes, thanks thank you Ruth I THINK THIS BULLION STITCH CREATES A LOT OF TEXTURE IN THE LOOK OF THE PIECE TOO 02I COULD HAVE DONE IT OVER AND MADE IT PERFECT, BUT THIS WAY YOU GET TO SEE WHAT YOU "SHOULDN'T DO" LOL WE ALL LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OK ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR RUTH? I just did that annoying thing where you try to pull the thread through a picot,only to find that you've pulled half the thread through, and separated the strands. I've made such a mess I'm going to ahve to start again. Rats! THAT IS WHY I DON'T USE THE AEROS THAT JANE LOVES SO WELL I KEPT SPLITTING THE STRANDS 02WELL, I HAVE A TATTING FRIEND HERE HELPING ME PACK, SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AFTER WE'RE DONE HERE PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I'LL ANSWER AS BEST I CAN AND POKING A HOLE IN MY HAND AS WELL I understand how to do it now, though. Thanks Ruth. OK RUTH MANY THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH US AND TAHNKS FOR KEEPIN GUP WITH THE CALENDAR OF TATTING PATTERNS TOO 13Good luck moving Ruth. 02YOU'RE ALL WELCOME! I THINK IT WOULD MAKE A NICE LITTLE PENDANT WITH BEADS ADDED Good Luck with the move! Thanks so much, Ruth! All the best for the move, Ruth. SHERRY I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE SEEN THIS ALREADY http://tat-calendar.blogspot.com 02THANKS ALL, SEE YOU SOON GEORGIA IN SPOKANE AND BOB DON'T MISS OUT ON IT OK RUTH SEE YOU THEN 02BYE 13Yes, the calendar is GREAT! 06by *** Ruth has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) I AM SORRY THAT CHRISTA BURR CAN'T BE WITH US TOADY BUT LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HER GUIDE TO DECORATING EASTER EGGS Oh yes, I've been visiting the calendar lots! I love the dancing flowers 06that's too bad. 06Bob, so do I. http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/cburreasteregg.pdf ME TOO, I LOVE ALL THE NEW STUFF WITH THE HANGING CLUNY TECHNIQUE yes, that was the class i turned up to. http://georgiaseitz.com/users/sherong/hangingcluny.pdf 13Oooh, very nice OK CHRISTA BURR IS WITH THE HEARTLAND LACE GUILD DOWN IN KENTUCKY SHE IS TEMPORARILY IN SINGAPORE FOR A YEAR WILL BE VISITNG GERMANY FOR 2 WEEKS SOON AND THEN DEMONSTRATINT DEMONSTRATING LACE AT THE LACE DAY IN PADUKAH DURING THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL QUILT SHOW 13I don't know how to do cluny yet, but hope to learn in spokane OH MIMI DILLMAN IS THE BEST CLUNY TATTER! SHE WILL SHOW YOU FOR CERTAIN ALTHOUGH SHE HAS USED REAL EGGS Thanks Bob and Linda. I'm glad you like the flowers. 06sorry I'll miss that one. YOU CAN USE ANY KIND OF EGG 06you're welcome, Eliz. CHRISTA HAS PREPARED THE LACE SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY REMOVED AND ADDED TO ANOTHER EGG IF THE ORIGINAL IS BROKEN THIS IS A GOOD IDEA FOR EASTER EGGS AND HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS AND HANKY EDGINGS THE LACE OUTLASTS EVERYTHING ELSE Much better than glueing them on! YEP! SO YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT DESGINS SIMPLR RING AND CHAIN REPEATS SOME DOUBLED LIKE INSERTIONS SPLIT RINGS TO MAKE A BAND OF "FLOWERS" AND THREADS RUN THRU THE PICOTS TO TOPS AND BOTTOMS TO SECURE THEM ON PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 ONE STYLE USES JUST A RING ANOTHER USES A SERIES OF OUTWARD FACING RINGS ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? 06not from me.... it's rather like doing Christmas baubles, isn't it? YES IT IS 13I can't wait to try these THE PATTERNS ARE SIMPLE BUT ONE THING CHRISTA DIDN'T MENTION WHICH CAN BE A GREAT PITFALL IS MEASURING YOU NEED TO MAKE ONE REPEAT OF THE DESIGN FOR EXAMPLE THAT CLOVERLEAF AND CHAIN MEASURE THE DISTANCE FROM THE FIRST PICOT TO THE END OF THE CHAIN MEASURE THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EGG DIVIDE BY THE TATTING MEASUREMENT TO SEE HOW MANY REPEAT ARE NEEDED 13Clever BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU COME OUT WITH A PARTIAL REPEAT? Hopefully you get a whole number. ANY SUGGESTIONS? RIGHT BOB Would reducing the stitch count help a bit? find a bigger egg :) IF YOU ARE LACKING A VERY SMALL DISTANCE LOL!! LOL KATE GOOD ONE CHANGING THINGS WILL HELP BOB FIRST THING TO CHECK IS IF YOU MAKE THE PICOT WHICH JOINS THE MOTIFS TOGETHER LONGER 06won't it stretch a bit? WILL THAT SPAN THE GAP? YES IT MAY STRETCH BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE STRAIN 06no, of course not... THE OTHER THING IS TO CHANGE THE DS COUNT ON THE JOINING ELEMENTS 06you don't want to break the egg before you even finish. I was thinking you could make more smaller repeats, but I see how longer picots would be better for small gaps. *** JaneEb has quit IRC (Connection reset by peer) *** Susank has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) IF YOU HAE A LOT OF SPCAE THEN TRY TO "CROWD" THE PATTERN TO GET IT TO FIT