Ice Drop tutorial

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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Color explosion!


Island Breeze is quickly becoming one of my favorite colors!


Although it's been in my stash for a while, I think this is the first time I've used it. I can see so many possibilities for accent colors!


Adding sequins and a different colored ribbon give the thread a totally different look.


No I need to find a way to add the sequins so that they don't flop all over the place! Have any of you tatted with sequins?
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18 comments:

  1. gracieJanuary 5, 2017 at 7:30 PM

    Love the colors and no, I have not tatted with sequins.

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  2. FoxJanuary 5, 2017 at 7:53 PM

    I think you've definitely lost your marbles - Oh! I take it back! Next you will be tatting with them too!😂😂😂😂😂😂

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  3. FoxJanuary 5, 2017 at 7:53 PM

    p.s. These are so darned pretty!

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  4. muskaanJanuary 5, 2017 at 7:55 PM

    Lovely burst of colour !!!
    okay, I'm letting out the mystery - one of the snowflakes I've tatted has sequins ;-P One sequin per ring and it does not flop.
    Trick is to add the sequin later by pulling the picot loop through the sequin hole & snugging as neatly as possible, yet not too very tight. It stays in place. I did it to cover the ring, but I'm sure it will work with the position you have chosen.

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    1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJanuary 5, 2017 at 7:59 PM

      Ha! That's exactly what I just tried! I think it's going to work!

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  5. God's KidJanuary 5, 2017 at 8:12 PM

    Those look awesome!!!! :)

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  6. Madtatter80January 5, 2017 at 9:37 PM

    Wonderful the colors dance with sequins 🌹💟🌹

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  7. CreateologyJanuary 5, 2017 at 10:56 PM

    WOW! Gorgeous color in that thread and the possibilities are endless for color explosions. I LOVE your Ice Drops!!!

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    1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJanuary 6, 2017 at 5:02 AM

      Thank you! I wish I could tat fast enough to keep up with my ideas!

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  8. BerniceJanuary 6, 2017 at 12:56 AM

    I have tatted with sequins (unicorn) and I add them like Muskaan explains; putting a picot through the hole and snuggle back into the core thread. I do like the floppy effect too as it gives it more sparkle.

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    1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJanuary 6, 2017 at 5:03 AM

      Thanks, Bernice! By the time I read Muskaan's comment, I had already tried the idea and liked it. I'm so grateful for tatting friends who chime in when they know what to do! Now I feel like I made the right choice! Floppy is okay, just not what I was going for.

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  9. Margarets designer cardsJanuary 6, 2017 at 3:10 AM

    Very pretty ice drops, I have not tatted with sequins, something on the list to try one day.

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    1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJanuary 6, 2017 at 5:04 AM

      I never thought I would try sequins, Margaret. I love the glitter and glitz they add, but I've always thought them too fiddly to work with. Of course, I've felt the same way about beads, and I've started using them!

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  10. MichelleJanuary 6, 2017 at 5:50 AM

    Beads, sequins, marbles... oh the possibilities! You have certainly inspired many of us!

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