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![]() Dragonfly by Zena Herbert |
Many thanks to Zena Herbert for sharing this dragonlfy pattern with us. Tatting Techniques used:Continuous Thread Method (CTM) Split Ring with Dead Spider Grip by Jane Eborall Shuttle Lock Join Ball Thread Join Inverted Tat Basic Cluny Info by Mimi Dillman Hanging Cluny by Ruth Perry |
Sh.2. Ch of 1ds, vsp, 2ds, 6p sep by 2ds, each p being longer than the preceding one, 9ds. Catch the thread of Sh.2 in a loop through the last p made on this Ch, draw it through the p and thread Sh.2 through the loop from back to front. Pull the loop back just enough to match half the length of the picot. Do not pull it too close, but make the join secure. Make the next ds of the Ch, leaving enough thread to form the second half of this mock picot. (Be sure to make a complete ds, not just the second half as after an ordinary join.) Continue with 1ds, join to next p on Ch, repeat join, 2ds until all ps are joined across to the 'return' half of the Ch, working mock picots on each join. At the base of the Wing, join into the vsp and work 1 lock-stitch. Sp of 0.125".
The Head.:Using a separate length of thread for the Weaver, work a HCL.
After 6 full passes (back and to) weave from R to L and thread a bead onto the Weaver thread. Snug the bead close to the Leaf. Complete the pass. Thread one more bead onto the Weaver thread, snug close the the Leaf as before and work 2 passes more. (9 passes in all). Complete the Leaf as usual. Work 1 lock-stitch at the base of the Head. Sp. of 0.125"
That's it. You could use chain for the Body, with little Josephine-knot-feet, then work back down the chain after doing the second set of wings but I think split rings are clearer to start with. I started with CL for the body, but the SR look more balanced and give a better visual weight.
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