Pattern and video for a menorah in tatting
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by Marilee Rockley
1w ago
  This design was developed from the branched candlestick photo on page 79 of the book "Tatting Techniques" by Elgiva Nicholls. Although there wasn't much description about it, I could see that the technique was branching encapsulation, so I went on from there. It's a tricky project to explain, so I made a video. It's on YouTube at https://youtu.be/8mR94S5-GFk?si=0QxP-UdlDLNF1BSb The PDF pattern is a free instant download from https://www.keepandshare.com/doc/8291924/menorah-pdf-785k?da=y Please let me know if either of the links won't work! I made this pattern as sort of ..read more
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The Winner!
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by Marilee Rockley
3w ago
  The winner of the Spring Giveaway is Mary M. Congratulations, Mary! I'll be getting in contact with you to send you your prize! Thank you to everyone for your wonderful comments! It was so heartwarming to read them and to know that folks still read this blog which has been going since 2007 ..read more
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Spring Giveaway!
Yarnplayer's Tatting Blog
by Marilee Rockley
3w ago
  Giveaway! Open to residents of the USA only (because of shipping costs). To be entered in the giveaway, leave a comment on this blog post before Thursday, March 7, 2024. I'll choose one winner on Thursday, March 7 and contact the winner (so please leave some contact info in your comment). The prize is as shown, a box with a sampling of hand dyed threads in assorted sizes, picot gauge, some tiny crochet hooks, tatting shuttles, a small scissors, and the tatting book shown, which is written in Dutch (I think), with very clear diagrams of each pattern ..read more
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Leap day wishing for Peace
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by Marilee Rockley
1M ago
  Peace symbol in wire wrapping + tatting Wishing for peace everywhere to everyone. ☮  The wire frame before tatting is described on my previous post. For the center tatting I used 2 multicolored threads plus a green thread, in the encapsulation technique (unflipped double stitches over a multiple thread core). I have a short video on that here, but for this project I kept the flowers small, only 1 "petal" each. The tiny "flowers" are Josephine rings tatted using the same half stitch repeated, along with an occasional normal ring. I used only 2 threads, no ..read more
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Dragon and flower and towels and more
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by Marilee Rockley
1M ago
  It was fun making this dragon bookmark designed by GaliciaBee! Her bobbin lace patterns are beginner friendly and are an excellent way to learn basic bobbin lace techniques. Because I still need step-by-step guidance with bobbin lace, I also purchased GaliciaBee's Dragon 1 Video Course and followed her demonstration while making my dragon.  Wow, wow, wow!!! I love the tatted flower pattern "Broosh Karen" from FairyLace. I chose colors that remind me of springtime for my brooch. It's a challenging pattern for advanced tatters. This project certainly pr ..read more
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Inspired by visit to Sonoran desert
Yarnplayer's Tatting Blog
by Marilee Rockley
3M ago
  "Sonoran Stones" hand dyed thread A visit to the Sonoran desert in Arizona a few weeks ago inspired a new hand dyed thread batch! "Sonoran Stones" is my attempt to capture the colors that I saw while hiking along the nature trails near Phoenix, Arizona. The thread is listed at https://www.etsy.com/shop/yarnplayer A sampling of stones seen on the desert trails. Size 80 thread in "Sonoran Stones" colorway. While in Arizona I visited the Desert Botanical Garden near Phoenix which is amazingly beautiful! That's me in the Desert Botanical Garden ..read more
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Pattern for Victory necklace and more Snowflake
Yarnplayer's Tatting Blog
by Marilee Rockley
4M ago
  The story behind this necklace is that I saw a picture of a vintage tatted collar (I think it was from the 1940s) and decided to embellish it. I'm sure that I've seen other variations online based on the same collar pattern, but I think mine is different enough to call my own. Someone actually asked me to write up my version of the "Victory" pattern some time ago and I'm sure the message is somewhere in the vast array of messaging services we have these days but I couldn't find it. Anyway, the pattern is done! The pattern is listed in my Etsy shop so you can read all the specifics ..read more
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Scenic Stroll
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by Marilee Rockley
5M ago
  The autumn trees with hand dyed thread that they inspired. New batch of hand dyed thread, inspired by a stroll through the park in autumn. "Scenic Stroll" has been listed in my Etsy shop: yarnplayer. Hand dyed thread "Scenic Stroll". _________________________________________________________________ I'm continuing to have fun with bobbin lace. Bookmarks are a good size for practicing and I find that I'm even doing more reading of actual printed books since I got going with this!  My bookmark based on "Sampler 7" from the book "Torchon Lacemaking: A step-by ..read more
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Progressing on "Victory" pattern
Yarnplayer's Tatting Blog
by Marilee Rockley
6M ago
  An in-progress photo from my version of the "Victory" pattern.  Slowly, I've been making progress on writing up my necklace version of the "Victory" pattern, based on a vintage collar pattern of the same name. The vintage pattern can be found in "The Tatter's Treasure Chest" published by Dover. My pattern varies slightly from the original collar and has beads added. Quite a while ago someone asked me to write up my version, so I'm finally getting around to it! Probably several weeks before I have it finished. My necklace laid over the photo from "The Tatter's Treasu ..read more
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Larkspur and a lace bookmark
Yarnplayer's Tatting Blog
by Marilee Rockley
6M ago
  New hand dyed thread batch "Larkspur" is now listed in my Etsy shop.  The colors were inspired by a delphinium (aka larkspur) flower in my garden. Obviously not as vibrant as the beautiful, intensely saturated colors in that plant, but I did my best. I ordered new dye colors for this batch, choosing "Intense Blue" and "Blue Violet" from the Pro Chemical and Dye website. I always use fiber reactive dyes for my cotton threads. ______________________________ A bobbin lace project completed! The Caneground Bookmark pattern by Jenny Brandis. I really needed her clear, step-by-step ..read more
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