I've had some people ask me to explain "Fancy Pants." It's quite simple really... I borrowed the term from Donna Edwards.
As you can see, it's the title of her book, which explains tatting very clearly. The step-by-step directions with accompanying photographs makes this a wonderful book for beginners. My favorite part of the whole book is...
Isn't it great?
On the third grade tatting front...
Paige practiced more picots, and she went shopping over the weekend to buy more shuttles and thread. She even bought a package of bobbins for an Aerlit shuttle. That makes three new shuttle and thread collectors (Paige, Dylan, and Peyton)! Paige asked to learn rings today, and I think she's going to do just fine.
Kate finished another length of chain and chose one of Denise's necklaces as her prize. Delaney did the same, and I thought I took her picture, but I can't find it. Sorry, Delaney!
Dylan finished five rings, and chose a tiny little butterfly. She's ready to move on to combining rings and chains.
I think this is Dylan's. Isn't it a great use of her tatting?
Over the weekend I played with some pink Flora, one of my favorite threads! The heart is a Handy Hands pattern. The piece on the right is "Hope" from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. The bottom piece is a fragment of "Hope."
Yesterday I tatted "Posy" from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. There's a fragment of this pattern also. The fragments were practice pieces before tatting the motif. I kind of like using the bits left on shuttles to try out a new pattern!
As you can see, it's the title of her book, which explains tatting very clearly. The step-by-step directions with accompanying photographs makes this a wonderful book for beginners. My favorite part of the whole book is...
Isn't it great?
On the third grade tatting front...
Paige practiced more picots, and she went shopping over the weekend to buy more shuttles and thread. She even bought a package of bobbins for an Aerlit shuttle. That makes three new shuttle and thread collectors (Paige, Dylan, and Peyton)! Paige asked to learn rings today, and I think she's going to do just fine.
Kate finished another length of chain and chose one of Denise's necklaces as her prize. Delaney did the same, and I thought I took her picture, but I can't find it. Sorry, Delaney!
Dylan finished five rings, and chose a tiny little butterfly. She's ready to move on to combining rings and chains.
I think this is Dylan's. Isn't it a great use of her tatting?
Over the weekend I played with some pink Flora, one of my favorite threads! The heart is a Handy Hands pattern. The piece on the right is "Hope" from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. The bottom piece is a fragment of "Hope."
Yesterday I tatted "Posy" from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. There's a fragment of this pattern also. The fragments were practice pieces before tatting the motif. I kind of like using the bits left on shuttles to try out a new pattern!
