Welcome to the 12th season of the online tatting class! The members of the class are international. The ongoing topic of study for this year will be beads, esp. bugle beads and sequins, block tatting and cluny leaves. All patterns, ideas, and suggestions are welcome. Guest tatters/teachers are invited to share their love of tatting with the class.
The regular online tatting class meets on Mondays 3PM ET (New York time) and 8:30PM ET. It is preceded by a beginners and needle tatting session at 2:30PM and 8PM ET. All tatters are welcome at all classes. The beginners tatting class meets on Thurs. 3 PM and 9 PM ET and it is led by Cynthia, Anne and many helpers. To join, please email AKTATTER@aol.com.
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Dec. 13, 2010
Last meeting of the regular
online tatting class for 2010
| Terry Nimmer presents the concept of Floating Chains.
Diagrams prepared by Jane Eborall.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/terrynimmerspiderfc.pdf
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/tnimmerjefloatingcterryhainsdiagrams.pdf | Please review: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/gssplitchain.html
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2003/ssch/ssch.html
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Lesson Log Posted
Dec. 13, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101213log.txt
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Homework:
Dagmar Pezutto
Dagmar Pezutto
Dagmar Pezutto
Claudia from Argentina
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Maria Alcantara
Kay Moore from Tok, Alaska
Kay Moore
Katie Verna
Spider by Anita Adamson
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Mary Harris
Margaret Boos
Omar Bentley
Susan Cuss
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This row AlizandiaThompson
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Dec. 06, 2010
| Jennifer Williams shares her blue square pattern with us and a very handy guide to using a picot gauge.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/jenniferwmsbluesquarepattern.pdf
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/jenniferwmspicotgauge.pdf
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Lesson Log Posted
Dec. 06, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101206log.txt
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Nov. 29, 2010 coming soon
| There is no time like the holiday season to show your love for family and friends. Anne Bruvold shares her pattern "Christmas Hearts." The heart has two versions and are the perfect size for decorating your holiday tree or slipping into a greeting card.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/anneb2xmashrts.pdf
| For review: GR-8 SCMR, self-closing mock rings how to
Jane Eborall's SCMR how to
How to use Picot Gauges
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Lesson Log Posted
Nov. 29, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101129log.txt
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Homework from Jean Weaverafter just 10days!:
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Nov. 22, 2010
| Barbara Grainger presents an exercise in tatting with one needle and two colors
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/sonsery1needle2colortathow2.pdf
Special treat! From the public domain archive of the University of Arizona a page from theModern Priscilla, ten tatting patterns by Gwen Keyes. Originally intended as jabots for milady's collar these lacy delicacies can be used a holiday decorations.
| Please review Roger's directions also on his Needle Tatting Forum. If you are not yet a member, please sign up. It is free, fun and educational.
http://needletatting.probaords.com/index.cgi
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Lesson Log Posted
Nov. 22, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101122log.txt
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Nov. 15, 2010
| Split rings, floating rings, winding chains and tightly joined trefoils are the techniques featured in Anne Bruvold's Two Color Snowflake.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/anneb2colorflake.pdf
and
http://nuperelle.net/motiver/TwoColourSnowflakeEng.pdf
Please review:
Split rings needle: http://www.hhtatting.com/splitring.htm
Split ring shuttle: http://www.e.n.e.btinternet.co.uk/SplitRings.pdf
Dead spider hand position: See the bottom of Jane's split ring how to.
Floating rings needle: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2/float/throw2.html
Floating rings shuttle: http://honeybeesbliss.blogspot.com/2008/06/floatingthrown-ring.html
turn, rotate, reverse work: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes/turningwork.html
| Home work from Sandy Mapptest tatter for the cluny bookmark
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Lesson Log Posted
Nov. 15 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101115log.txt
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Cluny bookmark tat tatters
Sunela Thomas
Stephanie Wilson
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Isabel
Jenny Griffen
Joyce Schermerhorn
Monica Mancenido
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Katie Verna
Marilyn Jones
Rose Rivera Rosales
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Nov. 8, 2010
| Basic info for Ruth Perry's Snowflake using a Cabone Ring
Ruth Perry's 5 Point Beaded Snowflake Pattern
How to cover a cabone ring with tatting by Jane Eborall
| For review:
Marie Smith Split Chain
Basic Split Chain instruction
Basic Beaded Tatting
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Lesson Log Posted
Nov. 08 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101108log.txt
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Homework by Dagmar Pezzzuto
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Nov. 1, 2010
| Join us today for an exploration of tatting resources on line.
| Mark Myers has also prepared anothe video for pearl tatting which is the way that I use most often: "a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3dNBbm8hrw&feature=player_embedded" target="blank"> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3dNBbm8hrw&feature=player_embedded
There are at least 3 methods of creating pearl tatting.
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Lesson Log Posted
Nov. 01 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101101log.txt
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Oct. 25, 2010
| Pearl Tatting with the Needle using Both Hands
Pearl tatted chains, study please samples #5 and #6 on the left.
Jane Eborall and Riet's Pearl Tatting Method
| Pearl Tatting Pattern by Mark Myers - Wintery Tree
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/nt/pearltat/pearltat2hands.html
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/setstitch.html
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Lesson Log Posted
Oct. 25, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/201010125log.txt
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Due to technical difficulties the class for Oct. 18, 2010 was canceled.
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Beginners pattern using Rings Only
| Helen Haydn collar: http://www.antiquepatterns.dreamhosters.com/HaydenRound.pdf
Throwing rings off a split ring. The Riego Maltese Diagram included.
Needle Tatting - throwing rings from a split ring.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2/float/throw2.html
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/classes2/thrownring.html
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Jane Eborall's Floating Rings
Jane Eborall's Floating Rings off split rings.
Oct.11, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101011log.txt
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Oct. 4, 2010
| This week is the Lincoln Log Cabin Fall Festival here in central Illinois. Elizabeth, Juanita, Agnes and Brenda from the Evansville IN area River City Tatting Guild joined me and Shanan from down the road a piece in demonstrating tatting for the festival goers. Our special guest was Mary Maynard, the author of two tatting pattern books. Mary is from Wyoming and is visiting here with me this week. She was doodling one day, as tatters are wont to do and delevoped this two tone edging. It has a lot of possibilities for variations and beading. Join us today as we study "Mary Maynard's Edgy Tatting.
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Basics of Beading
Placing Bead in Center Ring - Jane Eboralll
Another method to place beads in center of split ring - Jaquie Teal
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Lesson Log Posted
Oct.04, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20101004log.txt
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Sept. 27, 2010
Pattern for Beginning Needle Tatters
| A review of the picot: Picot Basics
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2004/picotbasics.html
Note the use of graduated picots as a design element.
Omar Bently's butterflies
| An antique pattern with lots of picots: Barbours Book 2 pgs 85 and 86, 1905, by Jennie Welch
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/books/barbours/barbours210pt.html
Gina B
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Patsy Goodman
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Melanie Cervi
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Lesson Log Posted
Sept. 27, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100927log.txt
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Jennifer Williams
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The new Clover shuttles in pastel colors will be arriving from Japan in November. Set/5 shuttles $13.00 plus postage. Pre-order and receive either $2 off or free shipping, your choice. AKTATTER@aol.com
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Where is YOUR homework?
Homework by Jenny Griffin
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Jenny Griffin
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Katie Verna
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Sept. 20, 2010
Pattern
| Please view the cluny tatting video by Elisedusud: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2w9sj_frivolite-le-point-d-esprit-premier_creation
Please view the Cluny info page by Mimi Dillman: http://home.netcom.com/~ntrop/mimi/cluny.html
Please view the Cluny needle tatting method by Wally Sosa: http://needledreams.tripod.com/clunnyleaves/index.html
First cluny homework in is by Anita Adamson.
20100909clunylog.txt
Discussion log from the special event on cluny tatting led by Mimi Dillman.
| Cluny loom directions: http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2003/patclunyloom.html
and: http://http://www.frontiernet.net/~TammyRodgers/loom-1.html
homework by Mimi Dillman.
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Lesson Log Posted
Sept. 20, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100920log.txt
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Homework:
Dagmar Pezzuto" Grandmother's Shuttle
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May 31, 2010
| Let's start the summer break with a Flotilla of Seahorses shared by Susan Cuss.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/susancussseahorse2.html
| Lesson Log Posted
May 31, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100531log.txt
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Homework by Sharon Davis:
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Homework by Anita Adamson
| Claudia tatted Lucette's Fan
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May 24, 2010
| Heather Johnston shares "Minnie's Love" with the class today.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/hjohnstonheart.html
| Lesson Log Posted
May 24, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100524log.txt
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Homework from Anita Adamson
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Maria's homework!
| Omar's homework
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May 17, 2010
| It's never too early for Christmas Tatting! Jenni Sherriff shares her nativity scene with the class this week.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/jennisnativityfull.pdf
| Lesson Log Posted
May 17, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100517log.txt
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May 10, 2010
| A Potpourri of Tatting Patterns
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/potpourri.html
| Lesson Log Posted
May 10, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100510log.txt
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Homework:
Maria has tatted one of the earlier butterflies designed by Marlene Lewis.
| Dagmar's bag with cluny tatting.
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May 3, 2010
| Decorating a Crazy Quilt Block
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/quilt/cqadvice.html
Donna McDade shares instructional info on crazy quilt embellishment
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May 3, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100503log.txt
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April 26, 2010
| Susan Cuss shares a free form tree which she made in honor of International Tatting Day, April 1, 2010. This decoration could easily be made into a greeting card for Mother's Day or any celebration. Please see the cover of Lindsay Rogers' Tatting Collage for a little inspiration.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/susancusstree.html
| Lesson Log Posted
April 26, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100426log.txt
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April 19, 2010
| "Bienvenue!" Welcome to Lucette Evain-Lacan (blog) from France who shares her fan pattern with the class this week. Tat your own fan and learn the "language of the fan".
"Eventail" fan pattern from "La frivolité à l'aiguille pas à pas" pg. 27
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/lucetteelfan.html
Translation Guide for Tatting Terms in French
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2002/Frenchtat.htm
Homework by Maria A | Lesson Log Posted
April 19, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100419log.txt
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April 12, 2010
Omar Bentley tatted this sample of the edging.
| What's new is old. What's old is new. So true. Let's take a look at a pattern by Tina Frauberger from 1921 in which the self-closing mock ring and floating rings are used. And, here we thought those were "recent" innovations!Tina Frauberger 1921 Book 2 Page 85 Pattern 97
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/public/tinafrauberger/bk2/tinafraubergerbk2pg85fig97.html
| Lesson Log Posted
April 12, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100412log.txt
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April 5, 2010
| It's another bright and sunny Spring Day here on the farm in Illinois. I saw my first butterfly yesterday and immediately thought of the lovely butterflies we studied recently from Marlene Lewis. She's got more! So let's look at these two patterns today Bonnie's Butterfly 1
Bonnie's Butterfly 2
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/marlenelewisbflyfivev1.jpg
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/marlenelewisbflyfivev2.jpg
| Lesson Log Posted
April 5, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100405log.txt
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Maria Alcantara:
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International Tatting Day
April 1, 2010
| Come join the fun and celebrate International Tatting Day!
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/intltatday.html
| Lesson Log Posted
April 1, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100401log.txt
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Vinita's Heart
March 29, 2010
| Spring Doily by Vinita Sharma
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/vinitasharmaspringdoily.pdf
| Lesson Log Posted
March 29, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100329log.txt
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Omar's Butterfly
Dagmar Pezzuto
Dagmar Pezzuto
| Jenni Sherriff
Dagmar Pezzuto
Dagmar Pezzuto
| Maria from Mexico
Maria from Mexico
Dagmar Pezzuto
Dagmar Pezzuto
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Georgette's Butterfly
| Three Patterns by Marlene Lewis
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/marlenelewis3.html
Split rings, self-closing mock rings, drop picots, graduated picots and more!
Join us for a jam-packed hour of tatting fun!
| Lesson Log Posted
March 22, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100322log.txt
sorry about the Chinese version
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March 15, 2010
| Two corner edgings from Emmy Liebert's Schiffchen-Arbeiten II
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/emmyliebert2corners.html
| Lesson Log Posted
March 15, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100315log.txt
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Maria Alcantara
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Butterfly in Profile Pattern
Sherry Pence Books
NC Jan. 1921
March 8, 2010
| A review of three books Sherry Pence:
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/reviews/sherrypence3books.html
Gina Brummet Shares a Vintage Pattern using an inward facing picot.
detail
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/ginabrummetnc1921jands.jpg
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/ginabnc1921janinpicot.html
| Lesson Log Posted
March 8, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100301log.txt
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Maria Alcantara
Andrea Meche:
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Andrea Meche:
| Sue Critez Mignonette:
Maria Alcantara
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Mar. 1, 2010
| Judith Connors shares a mignonette pattern and instructions with the online tatting class. We have often mentioned that the use of a long tail can aid in climbing out of a mignonette pattern. Judith's diagram indicates the line of split rings made using the thread tail. http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/jconnorsmignonette.html
| Lesson Log Posted
March 1, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100301log.txt
The log contains a discussion of the concept of the drop picot vs the down picot vs the inward facing picot coordinated by Sue Fuller
Pattern for the Bonnet in photo.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/NeedlecraftMag1925Aprmignonettebonnetdir.jpg
Please print off Ben's how-to page.
Feb. 22, 2010
| Our study of mignonette tatting continues with a lovely and delicate doily by gentleman tatter, Ben Fikkert, from the Netherlands. Olympia
Be sure to print off the how 2 page and the pattern page.
| Lesson Log Posted
Feb. 22, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/2010022log.txt
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Maria Alcántara's C&C doily A-1084
| Maria has truly mastered the one shuttle work and her regularity in picots and bare thread spaces is wonderful.
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Feb. 15. 2010
| Coat's & Clark has given permission for the online tatting class to work their doily in class. We have a completed doily tatted by Dianna Stevens (who got a championship ribbon for her fine one-shuttle work) and row by row diagrams by Jane Eborall. Coat's & Clark booklet #317 Tatted Doily A-1084
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/public/cca1084/cca1084doily.html
Please print the diagrams. The ds count will be given in class and you will need to write the numbers on your diagram.
| Lesson Log Posted
Feb. 15, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100215log.txt
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Susan Cuss redid the netted heart using a shorte bare thread space and found that it greatly improved the look of the center of the heart.
| | | Public Domain Tatting Books
Feb. 8, 2010
| Public Doman Archive
| Lesson Log Posted
Feb. 08, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100208log.txt
| Superbowl Sunday
Feb. 7, 2010 | Oh no! Where's the pattern???
Lesson Log Posted
Superbowl Sunday Special event. Feb. 07, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100207log.txt
| Homework from Melanie:
| Sandy Cofer
| Nina Richardson
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Feb. 1, 2010
| Welcome Jan Voskes who shares his pattern "Marja"
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/janvoskesMarjadoily.pdf
Please visit Jan's website, http://tatslife.voskes.eu/e/indextat.htm, for lots of beautiful patterns.
Just in from Jon! She has made a chart showing us how to tat round 2, 3 and 4 without cut and tie! Many thanks.
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/jonnocutJan's_Marja_Doily_w_Chart.jpg
The doily is a study in negative space. Please review these lessons:
Anna Meloni's Bow,
Study in Bach vs Beethoven Concept of designing. http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2002/meloni/ambow.html
Ruth Perry's Star of David
The open spaces, aka, negative spaces, are important to this overall design. http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2008/rperrystarofdavid2008.pdf
Bina Madden's Celtic Picot
This addition of negative space to a picot creates a intriguing celtic look to the work. http://www.paradisetreasures.com/okp.html
| Lesson Log Posted
Feb. 01, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100201log.txt
Butterfly Project Info
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/bflyproject.html
| Maria's first trial at the one ring work
| Maria's finished "Marja"
| Paula Wieber's use of the celtic picot
Maria's celtic picot
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Jan. 25, 2010
| It appears that many tatters have struggled with measuring the bare thread spaces in the mignonette tatting from Jan. 11 and the netted heart from Jan. 18. So let's work another one ring pattern. This was a study project from the Lace Museum pieces. It was shared at IOLI 2009 and with the LACE guild newsletter this month.
http:///www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/oneringedgingpattern.jpg
| Lesson Log Posted
Jan. 25, 2010 log
Lesson Log Posted
Jan. 26, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100126log.txt
| Samples by Hope Green
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Revised Netted Heart Pattern pg 1
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Revised Netted Heart Pattern pg 2
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Revised Netted Heart Pattern pg 3
| Homework: Sandy Cofer
Pattern from 1997 IOLI Bulletin
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Designed by Karey Solomon and Bev Dillon
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With directions to enlarge the pattern learned from Bev Dillon at Spokane Shuttlebirds Workshop 2009.
| Maria from Mexico decided the length of the bare thread space between the tiny rings is too large and she is reworking this heart.
| Gina is reworking the pattern
| Two samples by Gina
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| Katie Verna writes:
Here's my version of the netted heart. It is my first time for mignonette tatting. As you can see, the thread spaces vary in size. All in all, I enjoyed doing it and love your version doing it without T&C in the middle. Very clever!
The heart is tatted with Marilee's Pizzazz in size 20 and measures 4x4.5 inches. Should have used Jane E's method of adding the bead between rings, sliding the bead over the picot, instead of sliding it up during the making of the ring. Also, I twisted a couple of the mignonette rings during attachment to the border. Guess all this means I should do it again!!
| Nina Richardson encountered the same trouble with keeping the bar thread space regular.
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Jan. 18, 2010
| A Look at Netting with Gina Brummet's Heart.
Gina's Heart
| Lesson Log Posted
Jan. 18, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100118log.txt
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Jan. 11, 2010
| This week we will look at the principles of mignonette tatting.
Judi Banashek's Books and Mignonette Tatting
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/jbandmignonette.html
| Lesson Log Posted
Jan. 11, 2010 log
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2010/20100111log.txt
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