Session Start: Mon Aug 20 13:55:20 2007 *** Now talking in #tatchat *** Tatter486 is now known as RuthPerry hello hello all! HOW DO i PUT MY NAME INTO CHANGE NICK TO 12hi Ruth type your name in the bottom right corner where it says change nick to and hit enter how nice to see such an eager group 07hi 12Hi Georgia! 12Hi Georgia Hi AK! Hi, Georgia, 06Hello everyone this is so different fom my other craft groups *** Tatter344 has joined #tatchat Hi Ruth Kate I hope that yo uare all cool, dry and safe from harm today I can't get into the nick area. I am technologically challenged not needleart challenged Maria are you here yet? 12Well....dry and safe, at least. Still pretty hot here. :-) 627, click in the box with your mouse and then type you can type in the text box also /nick yourname 07its cool n wet here but i am dry how does this class woks please? *** Tatter627 is now known as Margaret Hi Georgia, Sylvia's here. Congratulations, Margaret! 12thanks Georgia 12thank you 12eliz 12I hit the enter when I suppose to hit the shift or ' 12I forgot to wind my shuttle...I'm "listening," but can't talk for a few minutes oh I should introduce myself I am Betty from England Hi Betty. Welcome/ 07hello! 12welcome Betty 12Hi Betty! thank you 06It's a warm 95 with 31% humidity here in TN glad you are here Syl ok 943 Betty welcome Hot and humid in Arkansas--normal. in the text bos where you are typing type /nick Betty *** Tatter620 has joined #tatchat Stephanie spell you rlast namt please *** Tatter620 is now known as Bob thank you Aktatter It's drizzly here on Canada. Thanks Georgia 12Wilson Hullo All! 07hi bob Hi Bob Steph how many reviews did you send in? do you know? hi ya Bob *** Tatter125 has joined #tatchat 12I have no clue. I kept finding more books.... HI Ruth *** Tatter125 is now known as DrTLT 12and decided if I wanted other people to review books I DIDN"T have, 12I should at least do the ones I DID have. I still need to send mine in. ok Tatter, Tatter 125, 344 and 943 to change your name type /nick yourname Hi Tammy! *** Tatter344 is now known as Kate 07i'll be right back can I change from 843 to my name please? Hi Eliz! 02Hi Tammy :-) 943 that should be HI Susanne! Long time, no chat. It's been a busy summer, but getting here today was a priority Nick Sylvia 12Hi, Tammy and to all the rest. Who else is in Canada like me? 12Oh, yeah, definitely - I've been looking forward to today's class since LAST month! 02I can never catch you in chat ok I have a list I know, Susanne. I spent part of the summer remodeling my house. Sylvia's from Canada 12I put away my model sttiching for now to join in. 12This class is so much FUN I second that! 12ditto 07ok back Bob K Connie Rainbow Esther Paris JUdith Connors Linda Davies Eliz. Birmingham Maggie??? 12Eliz - are you the person who did the ice cream cone? 02That is OK Tammy I think this may be the only time I can join you "live" as all my classes will be in session this time next week 12Margaret Pat Tinney Polly Womack Sue Hanson Stephanie Wilson Yes, the ice cream cone is mine. aka tatknot if you sent in a book review and you are not on the list please tell me now. 07i sent you my book georgia. well Doc we are glad you made it 12I have had SO much fun with that pattern! ALL the kids I know are getting one to put on a T-shirt or hat the open chat continues for 3 more minutes Georgia, this is Eliz Davis 12i emailed you, Georgia, but never sent in the whole book report 12And in the process, I discovered that both my brother AND my sister have the same favorite flavor as MINE! Thanks, Georgia, I have been looking forward to it. 12Georgia, my email includes maggie but I go by my full name, Margaret 12I went kinda nutty on the ice cream.... I'm thrilled that you are enjoying it Stephanie k Margaret last name?? 12Thanks for that pattern! It's still giving me lots of fun time! 12Margaret Isobel Boos Can someone explain about the book reviews? I saw Georgia's updated page, but was wondering who is allowed to submit, etc? eliz did you send in a book review? No, AK everyone is allolwed 12back in a minute - tea anyone? It's ready 12can we still email you direct on another page with a short review? not too late Eliz 12yes, I prefer chamomile we need more book reviews Tea would be lovely, thank you :) ia thee a Cd or video that I can buy? ans I have not done any tatting for years now and more thumb print size book covers I became a full time college student this summer on top of my other "jobs" lots of things for sale 943 943 type just this: /nick yourname 07I sent my book to you georgia. where can I buy them? 12I am going to Ayr tat day. Anyone besides Georgia going to be there? http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reflistupdate.html email me 943 and I will fix you up with sources I wouldn't mind to do some reviews provided I can find time. I have about 200 tatting books so I will look to see what has already been reviewed. thank you 12ok, i'm back me me!! 02So many are present here today, great I'll check the website and see if I have any you still need. and Sylvia and Rita too 943 lots of free stuff online aslo 12yes Rita told me that I can stay in her class ALL DAY if i wish Rita's working right now Georgia . I'm on my own! Heather has a brand new book btw how can I change from a number to my name? 12It's ENglish Breakfast tea....nice and hot. I'm so jealous of you American tatters and all your tatting Days :( http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reflistupdate.html that is the list *** Tatter939 has joined #tatchat it is being broken down into serachable section as fast as I can go 12that's nice . wait till I get my Royal Albert cup any book even one with a review already may be reviews *** Tatter578 has joined #tatchat 05943, just type the name you want to use in the little box at the left that says "Change nick to" we particular want the know about the oldr books out of print books *** Tatter578 has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) and nonEnglish language books Hi Everyone 07hello hi 05Ok, I definitely have some of those (foreign and out of print) 12I'm sort of hoping an "English-only" speaker reviews some of teh foreign language books. 05Hi and if the book happens to be in the public domain we would welcome the opportunity to add it to the public domain archive 12I have a hard time deciding to get brave enough to buy something in a language I can't read. I still need to go through my books http://www.georgiaseitz.com/public/publicindex.html 05I have many foreign books, Stephanie, and I've had little trouble with any of them. Most are very straightforward *** Tatter939 is now known as SueKFuller truly Stephanie with the photos and numbererd diagrams the language no longer matters Hello Sue 12what about just patterns in small leaflets? I have lots of books that originally cost 10c to 25 c *** Susanne has quit IRC (Ping timeout) ok is there anyone else who just joined us who sent in a book review? Hi Sue 05I'm still trying to get around to scanning all my "leaflets Hi Georgia and all *** Tatter874 has joined #tatchat 07hi! yes and all the 10 cent ones too 05from Coats and Clark to send to Sheron Goldin *** Tatter874 is now known as Susanne Hi Susanne ok to change your name type just: /nick yourname 12Hi, SueKFuller, good to see you too let get signed in please August 20 2007 afternoon session GEorgia Seitz AKTATTER@aol.com Greenup Illinois usa 03sorry, I got kicked out 12yes Bob Kishen Wirral UK Eliz Davis, Arkansas USA Hi all 12Stephanie Wilson trompete@bellsouth.net Athens, Georgia, USA is this chat evey Monday? Sue Fuller Loveland Colorado rlskfuller@comcast.net 07Heather Johnston Hastings Pennsylvania USA 12Margaret Isobel Boos, London, Ontario, Canada 03Susanne aka Dantatter@gmail.com in Denmark Kate Huttar, Dallas area, Texas, USA when the class resumes in the fall every Monday afternoon and evening ans perhaps a fwe more special events 05Tammy L. Turner, Kentucky, USA glad to see you all here today! hope you are all well and happy tatting! 12Wow, we have a big group today! let's start the class with a drawing!! Betty Spinger signatue57@hotmail.com Steph you sent in the most reviews you go first 12umm...what do i do? you all remember there was a list a prizes I numbered them 12oh..where do I find them? choose a number between 1 and 27 12ok...umm...13 13 it is!!! you just won the Country Herb Birthday book congratualtions great job Stephanie 12cool! Thanks. you can keep track of all the tatters's birthdays! 12congrats, Stephanie Hooray for Stephanie 07congrats! 03Congratulations Well done Stephanie! 05congratulations! ok let's have another! congrata Bob you're here you're next *** Tatter047 has joined #tatchat Me? Oohh. number 7 please. 7 it is you just won a copy of Needlecraft for today with loads of needle arts projects congrats! *** Tatter892 has joined #tatchat 07congrats 12congrats! Lovely, thank you! congratulations, bob 03Well done Bob 12congrats, bob ok Margaret you choose nex 05congrats, Bob well sone Bob 12number 21 you won a decorative neelcase with Mary Engbreit design 12thank you, thank you congrats! 07congrats! 12congrats!:-) Nice! Congratulations! well done Well done ok many thanks to all three of you for your help in making the book review project successful there are 24 more prizes but let;s get started congrats its a good magazine, wish it was still in print! it's a pleasure to help out. we have a first time guest teacher today so be gentle with her Sylvia! you have a great fundraiser project to share with us.tell us about it It was just a thought about breast cancer ribbons to raise money well that is something that is important to all of uys I have friends who have had this problem so I thought it was a good let;'s look at the pattern http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/sylviambreastcancerribbon. idea so far Hello, I'm Maria, Portugal has everyone printed off the pattern welcome Maria so glad you made it Maria type this /nick yourname 03Hello Maria 12how do I print off or even go there? Does anyone have a problem with this? there is a log posted after class Maria which you can print off 12my printer is now turned on 12I can't print - my computer and printer aren't speaking to each other. I've got it onscreen 12hello Maria will have to print the patten after the chat 12that is fine ok well we can just follow along with Syl then ok Syl how do we start? Hi... sorry, is the first time I'm doing this and I want to be with you, so what can I do? to change your name just type /nick yourname Hi, I'm Rochelle Maria first go look at the pattern http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/sylviambreastcancerribbon. 12welcome, Rochelle You need 4 yrds. of pearl cotton, cut into 2 1/2 ft. for your shuttle. or print it off and follow along with us Thank you Margaret welcome Rochelle glad you made it!!! http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/sylviambreastcancerribbon.pdf Rochelle we are doing this pattern http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/sylviambreastcancerribbon. Thanks AKTatter! I am just using this for the first time http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/sylviambreastcancerribbon.pdf and the rest, cut in half and place on 2 eze bobs or if you wish to Can i just ask what eze bobs are please? Georgia, the .pdf is missing from your url oh thanks! use your method of pearl tatting do so. I had trouble getting the page to come up http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/sylviambreastcancerribbon.pdf 12umm...could Sylvia change color or use all caps so we can "find" her on the page? http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/sylviambreastcancerribbon.pdfyes please syl me too BOB ANYHTING YOU CAN USE FOR A TEMP SHUTTLE\ *** Tatter047 has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) so, I have to tat that pattern, is it? the line need to be http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/sylviambreastcancerribbon.pdf ok. I wondered if they were something special. I'm with you now. *** Tatter244 has joined #tatchat OK SYL CUT THE 4YDS INTO 2.5 FEET AND THEN FOLD THE REST IN HALF AND WIND Don't know how to change colors on this site/ Advice? IS THAT CTM? GO CAPS SYLVIA YOU MAY TAT THE PATTERN 892 AND IF YOU TROUBLE EMAIL sYL OR ME 04OK GOT IT! GREAT sorry, I'm Maria my nickname could it be spuri? 12fantastic! Thanks! AFTER WINDING WE PULL THE ENDS THROUGH THE ONE BEAD i SEE 12choose a colour in the box at right and click on it YES mARIA ANY NAME YOU LIKE JUST TYPE /NICK SPURI And I have to tat that pattern, is it? spuri I SEE YOU RECOMMEND USING A CLAMP SYL? 12I am taking notes, is that OK? YE sPURI BUT IT IS ALL FOR FUN THERE ARE NO TESTS CERTAINLY mARGART can this chat be saved? 12good quesetion, 943 YES THE LOG OF THE CLASS WILL BE POSTED AFTER CLASS 04PULL THREADS THROUGH ABOUT 3 1/2 IN. AND TIE GOTIT SYL THANKS NEXT WE DO ENCAPSULATION YOU WROTE thank you DOES EVERYONE KNOW ENCAPSULATION??? ?? 07whats that? http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2003/encap/encap.html 04dROP THE SHUTTLE AND CLAMP ALL THREADS TOGETHER. THAT IS WHERE YOU WRAP THE DS TO COVER THREADS INSTEAD OF TATTING THEM SEE THE LESSONS FOR HINTS SPURI-so we tat the pattern and then we show to our friends, is it? 07ok thanks :) 12looking forward to meeting, you, Sylvia SURE SPURI YOU TAT IN ORDER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TATTING AND ADVANCE TECHINQUES TO MAKE PRESENTS AND FOR THE SHEER JOY OF TATTING :) 12and to advance in all needlearts -- one more under your belt 04WOULD LOVE TO MEET ALL OF YOU. I'M NOT A FAST TYPER ANYMORE. SORRY. NOW sYL YOUR NEXT DIRECTION IS TO WRAP DOING THE JOSEPHINE CHAIN NO PROBLEM sYL 12I'm having trouble with the bead - do I pull the 3 ends ALL the way through the bead and tie a knot, then pull them back the other way? 03No worries http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2002/jk/jk.html THAT JUST MEANS DOING JUST ONE HALF STITCH NOT A FULL DOUBLE STITCH 04RELEASE THE CLAMPAND SET IT ASIDE FOR LATER SPURI thank you so much I'm really happy to be with you, is just I what I want! 12glad to be finally here 12brb 04PICK UP THE #1 EZE BOB(OR SHUTTLE) AND TAT 3DS. AH OK WE ARE HIDING THE ENDS NOW 12ok, gonna have to get beads with a bigger hole. Won't go through. I'll just improvise for now. ;-) GOOD POINT TO REMEMBER ALWAYS CHECK TO SEE THE THREAD, DOUBLED IF NEEDED WILL FIT THRU THE BEADS 12I'm back AND NEXTG SYLVIA WE BEGIN PEARL TATTING? 04DROP #1 EZE BOB AND PICK UP 2ND ONE. WORK IS AUTOMATICLY REVERSED. NOTES ON PEARL TATTING http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/maltesesnowflake.html SYLVIA DID YOU USE A GAUGE FOR MAKING THE PICOTS? TO KEEP THEM ALL THE SAME SIZE? 04CONTINUE WORKING 2DS IN BETWEEN PICOTS. TRY TO KEEP PICOTS NOT TOO TIGHT 04YES OK HOW TO USE A PICOT GAUGE http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/shamrock.html 12This would be pretty with tiny pink beads on all those picots, I bet! 12do you sell gauges, too, Georgia? WHY YES mARGARET i DO BUT YO UCAN MAKE THEM OR OF ANYTHING CARDBOARD PLASTIC ETC PINKBEADS WOULD BE GREAT BTW FOR THE NEW TATTERS IN CLASS yeah, lots of beads would be lovely. MY TYPING IS AWFUL SORRY LOL 04AM USING A PICOT GAUGE ON MAGRET'S FLOWER. DON'T USUALLY USE ON THOUGH 03suggestions for Ayr tat day SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE RIBBON IS LONG ENOUGH SYL? 04I USE PINK BEADS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE COLOR OF THE THREAD. 04BREAST CANCER RIBBONS CAN BE LIGHT TO MED PINKS. 03one sees many items featuring the pink ribbon AND YOU CAN CHANGE THE COLOR TO MAKE SUPPORT RIBBONS FOR OTHER CAUSES TOO You could do other colours for other causes too. SO AT THE END SYL WE CUT LOOSE THE EZ BOBS great minds think alike! AND BRING THE ENDS THRU THE BEAD 03that's a great idea. What colour is mental health? 04YES YOU CAN USE THEM FOR OTHER CAUSES AS WELL AND WRAP THE DS AGAN BUT USING FINGER TATTING! http://groups.msn.com/NeedleTattingTwo/fingertattingpg1.msnw THEN 5 MORE JK HS AND TRIM 04WHEN YOU GET TO THE END, CCUT THREAD ABOUT 5-6 INS. LONG/ THAT IS A GREAT PATTERN AND SO VERSATILE SYLVIA! MANY THANKS FOR SHARING IT WITH THE CLASS ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR sYLVIA? 04KEEP THE MAIN SHUTTLE THREAD A BIT LONGER. OK WILL DO 03thank you Sylvia, where in Canada do you live? 07that is so pretty! 12If you made it longer, it would make a pretty choker necklace, too. THAT IS SUCH ANICE PATTERN. 04I LIVE IN KITCHENER NEAR TORONTO, APROX. 45 MIN. AWAY. THANKS A LOT SYLVIA AND GOOD JOB OF HOSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME 05If you wish to locate the colors for other causes, you can check this site: http://www.craftsnscraps.com/jewelry/ribbons.html NOW I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU 03Thanks Sylvia 03my sister lives in Kitchener. talk later. THANKS DOC Thank you, Sylvia. I hope to get several done before Race for the Cure That's a very nice pattern, Sylvia, thanks for sharing. 04YOU'RE WELCOME 05Yes, it's lovely Sylvia TODAY WE HAVE A FIRST TIME DESIGNER TELLING ABOUT HER VERY FIRST BOOK "tAT A MINI" cool! I have family in Hamilton and Toronto HEATHER jOHNSTON CONGRATULATIONS ON PUBLISHING YOUR FIRST BOOK IT HAS 20 MIMI DESIGNS