tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40583639075225809422024-03-08T05:33:55.696-06:00Tela Magistrae(Latin for teacher's web)- I'm no spider but I can tat a web. I started learning tatting (shuttle) and Latin the same year - MCMLXXIX.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-57815922979415543122019-11-05T06:02:00.001-06:002019-11-05T06:03:44.226-06:00West Pine's idea - nuntium trecentesimum tricesimumThe craft show went very well although I found myself worrying because I was selling everything! (Strange but there is another show next month and I'm tatting less because of my hand.) Then I would get very excited because I was selling everything ($$)! Silly me!<br />
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I saw these <a href="http://westpinecreations.blogspot.com/2019/10/markers.html" target="_blank">bookmarks</a> on West Pine's <a href="http://westpinecreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> and thought they were wonderful. And I have a few Christmas-y type charms so I came up with these.<br />
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They are Lizbeth Cranberry Blush size 20. Some of these sold, the blue balls sold, all the white or blue ice snowflakes sold and over 20 of the MN flakes sold!<br />
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And in other projects, here's my sweet, silly, lovable, (not-so-bright) dog learning "come". We do this in the morning when there are fewer distractions (and the squirrels are still sleeping?).<br />
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And the right-side pumpkin with the smiling ghosts was mine. ; )</div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-54174121845366730422019-10-30T16:00:00.000-05:002019-10-30T16:00:03.009-05:00Craft show in four days! - nuntium trecentesimum undetricesimumI don't know why I never noticed this pattern before in Robin Perfetti's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/551356814/tatting-patterns-snowflake-variations" target="_blank">Snowflake Variations</a>. Isn't it lovely? It's called Traditional Clover.<br />
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<span id="goog_2046521138"></span><span id="goog_2046521139"></span>We just couldn't give up the carving of pumpkins even though the girls are out of the house. Guess which one is mine!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-1550226780314150332019-10-28T08:00:00.000-05:002019-10-28T08:00:07.224-05:0030 years! - nuntium trecentesimum duodetricesimumMany years ago, my mom gave me a bag full of satin Christmas ornaments and said, "You should tat around these and give them to me for Christmas." I'm still laughing.<br />
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I couldn't figure out how I could do that without tatting them ONTO the ornament and then closing around them. Then a few years ago I started seeing them with bare thread for sewing pieces together and that seemed so clever. I made a few from patterns, i.e. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/563999763/bubble-3d5-renulek-pdf-original-shuttle?ref=shop_home_active_10&crt=1" target="_blank">Renulek</a> (which, by the way, was gorgous) but for these little guys I just couldn't find what I wanted or the patterns were too big or some other "not quite right".<br />
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Last night I decided to look at my pinned items on Pinterest and then did a bit of modifying to come up with this. It's not terrifically different but it works for what I wanted. Not too involved, not too much bare thread and I just might finally get rid of these blue satin balls. (Mom's tree is very specific and gorgeous but no blue anywhere now.)<br />
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Cute enough. I might even put one on my tree.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-69856631206661376612019-10-26T14:43:00.000-05:002019-10-26T14:43:04.534-05:00Fall Break - nuntium trecesimum vicesimum septimumLast week we had Thursday and Friday off from school. We went to Lanesboro, Minnesota which is one of the top 20 most beautiful small towns of America. And it was! We stayed at the <a href="https://scanlanhouse.com/" target="_blank">Historic Scanlan</a> house. Lovely and we felt so pampered. Neither darling husband nor I are very good at sitting still, especially with days off so going away forced a bit of relaxation on us both. <br />
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We rented bikes (with an additional discount if you stay at the Scanlan) and rode along the beautiful Root River on a <a href="https://www.lanesboro.com/root-river-bike-trail" target="_blank">trail</a> created by the DNR along disused rail line. It was gorgeous with gorgeous weather and leaves turning. And I was able to ride a bike although my hand started to hurt near the end.<br />
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We ate one night at <a href="https://www.oldvillagehall.com/?utm_source=tripadvisor&utm_medium=referral" target="_blank">The Old Village Hall</a> and seriously it was amazing food. I've eaten at Michelin starred restaurants before and this was as good. With zero pretense. It's a long drive for use from here but I'm thinking about it. : )<br />
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And, I got to tat in the car while he drove. <br />
Here are some old friends and new:<br />
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There's Festive Tatting, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/723027510/calixa-tatting-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_5&crt=1" target="_blank">Calixa</a>, a few from Patti Duff's Mini-Tats. a snowflake from Decoromana which I've made probably 40 times and Elizabeth Zipay's Tiny Snowflake.<br />
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My school recently made me switch my Apple ID from my school email to a private one. It makes sense of course but when I started doing email/Apple ID, we used these things so differently. One HUGE hassle though is that patterns I had stored on my ipad are now gone and I was alarmed to find that digital downloads are NOT always available. After a certain number of years, you cannot re-download them! This is very frustrating and even though I contacted all the vendors from these older patterns, only ONE has contacted me with the patterns. Fortunately I can read a picture and recreate (although it's a lot slower) and since I've paid for them once, I feel no guilt. But ETSY, come on! Figure this out, they should be available to the buyer forever.<br />
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Well, where did that rant come from? : )Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-51214203155784472632019-10-24T16:33:00.001-05:002019-10-24T16:34:17.614-05:00Thank you! - - nuntium trecesimum vicesimum sextumWell, well- that was a pleasant surprise! Thank you all who took the time to write and tell me your thoughts about blog vs. Instagram vs. Facebook. I really appreciate your input and shall continue my meager blogging. (and the instagram too). I have a FB account and am a member of several groups but honestly I don't look much because I find FB to be such a rabbit hole. I go to see tatting patterns and next thing I know it's an hour later and I'm watching videos about Kate Middleton's shoes. I mean really, who has time for that!<br />
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Here a snowflake that I've never tried despite owning the book Festive Tatting for 20+ years. It's never appealed to me from the book but <a href="https://lacelovinlibrarian.blogspot.com/2019/10/festive-tatting.html" target="_blank">Diane's</a> looked so nice, I thought I'd give it a whirl. Sadly mine is about as inspiring as the one in the book.<br />
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Maybe I should have blocked it instead of the quick iron method. I'll be interested to see if anyone buys it at the first craft fair.<br />
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Again thank you for taking the time to write! I appreciate each one of you and think of you as friends. The first 25 years of tatting was such a lonely thing, now I feel I have encouragers and inspiration everywhere!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-12914379928847787182019-10-23T20:39:00.000-05:002019-10-23T20:39:04.844-05:00Calixa - - nuntium trecesimum vicesimum quintumThank you all for your kind encouragement! I have been tatting. Less than usual but I still am. By the end of the day with all the typing I do, I can't quite tat for as long as I would like.<br />
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But I have managed to make 2 3/4 <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/723027510/calixa-tatting-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_5&crt=1" target="_blank">Calixa</a> snowflakes which are Frivole's 2019 snowflake. <br />
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3/4 or 5/6 I suppose. So close but a total screw up in round one. Grr.<br />
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I'm wondering about blogging anymore. Do people read blogs? I do -but I wonder. I have started instagram (for tatting and rarely a few other things). If you'd like to follow me, here's my thing @mamagistra It's a private account but if you're a tatter, I'll "approve" you. </div>
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Doesn’t look like much, does it? But to me, it’s huge. Six weeks ago I was walking, fell down and broke three bones in my hand. I won’t show you any pictures because it was absolutely awful but thanks to the miracles of modern science, I can tat again. Five weeks to the day and almost the hour I was able to wrap thread around my hand, hold my shuttle and tat.<br />
I’ve been absolutely dedicated to the physical therapy and when I did all the exercises (most days), it was over five hours of PT a day. I’m not complaining, I can use my hand and I can even tat! My stitches are not perfect or even but I figure that it will be sort of like a visual record of my progress. I can’t believe how lucky I feel to be able to do this again.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-73350560679831389142019-01-03T17:13:00.001-06:002019-01-03T17:13:26.990-06:00New project - nuntium trecesimum vicesimum tertiumHere's the next project:<br />
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Or at least part of it....Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-14604683993424946872018-12-19T18:00:00.000-06:002018-12-19T18:00:01.626-06:00First! - - nuntium trecesimum vicesimum secundumI've meant to do one of these forever! I tatted this in January but didn't put it together until this past weekend. Ridiculous, I think it took me all of 10 minutes! But I love how it looks.<br />
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This gorgeous pattern is from Renulek. I got it in her Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1546364230" target="_blank">here</a>.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-16812370339708161742018-12-18T18:00:00.000-06:002018-12-18T18:00:10.792-06:00Baby boy - nuntium trecesimum vicesimum primumEven though I was really pleased with the Keepsake snowflake, pattern from <a href="https://tennbrown.blogspot.com/2018/11/keepsake-snowflake.html" target="_blank">Carollyn</a>, that I made for baby girl, it was a little too loose for my tastes. So I took out one stitch per ring in the middle and made this for the other baby.<br />
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I haven't heard from either family. I love tatting them though and hopefully someone will enjoy it.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-29091832109467249592018-12-17T18:00:00.001-06:002018-12-17T18:00:09.601-06:00Baby girl nuntium trecesimum vicesimumMy dear colleague who learned to tat a few years ago asked me about making a "photo frame" for her son's wedding photo. After a LOT of looking, we'd kind of given up until I saw <a href="https://tennbrown.blogspot.com/2018/11/keepsake-snowflake.html" target="_blank">this</a> on Carollyn's blog. I knew it was perfect for her to make. I said I'd make one with her and I'd been thinking about some for two different babies born to two colleagues. So while she worked on hers, I made this!<br />
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Isn't Carollyn brilliant?Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-43968992858637244472018-12-17T18:00:00.000-06:002018-12-17T18:00:08.634-06:00Minaret - nuntium trecesimum undevicesimumHere is one of Jon Yusoff's lovely patterns- Minaret in Sand Dollar.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-41997628117781154842018-12-16T18:00:00.000-06:002018-12-16T19:48:47.065-06:00Flurries - nuntium trecesimum duodevicesimumOkay- maybe this almost shows how shiny these are.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-10771114053626995752018-12-15T18:08:00.000-06:002018-12-15T18:08:00.325-06:00MN diamant - nuntium trecesimum septendecimumOh I wish I could take a decent picture of these! They are so shiny and gorgeous! They look like real silver in person.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-15328821308634821662018-12-14T18:05:00.000-06:002018-12-16T19:46:18.776-06:00MN snowflakes nuntium trecesimum sedecimumThese are a hit at the craft fairs.<br />
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Update: This is Muskaan's <a href="https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2014/01/tatting-patterns-2-simple-motifs.html" target="_blank">Hexagonal</a> flake</td></tr>
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I don't know why these look so yellow but they are truly white. If anyone sees a pattern and you know the author, let me know! (updated 12/16- now named!)Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-59456537927664901282018-12-13T18:01:00.000-06:002018-12-13T18:01:11.050-06:00Little flakes nuntium trecesimum quindecimumHere are a few little metallic thread flakes. One is from Orsi, one is called Flurry and one is Frivole's Twinkle, twinkle.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-70670292693827241662018-12-12T18:00:00.000-06:002018-12-12T18:00:01.032-06:00getting old - nuntium trecesimum quattuordecimumFor the life of me, I can't remember where this pattern is from. Maybe Robin Perfetti? I made this with a little Diamant thread. I can't remember where I got the thread either but I know Diane got me there!<br />
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I wish I could take a better picture because this one just shines!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-2871473380429934982018-12-11T18:52:00.002-06:002018-12-11T18:53:08.323-06:00another bookmark - 6-point Twinkle, twinkle nuntium trecesimum tredecimumThis one was for our TCT exchange. I like how it turned out! Frivole's Twinkle, Twinkle- her modification to a snowflake.<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-41322561397103348092018-11-24T06:00:00.000-06:002018-11-24T06:00:08.237-06:00bookmarks, snowflakes or stars -nuntium trecesimum duodecimumHere's a bit more of the "craft fair" tatting. I can't decide what these are but I like them! They are <a href="http://leblogdefrivole.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Frivole's</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2SUi2Rbut3JR1hrTFVrMlNqZGs/edit" target="_blank">Twinkle, Twinkle</a> pattern.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-83208032405199684062018-11-21T18:00:00.000-06:002018-11-21T18:00:07.010-06:00mini-flakes-nuntium trecesimum undecimumI've been working on little snowflakes for the next craft fair (Saturday!!!).<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-25857202978853282102018-11-20T18:00:00.001-06:002018-11-20T18:00:08.440-06:00a different bookmark -nuntium trecesimum decimumHere's another bookmark but a different pattern by another brilliant designer, <a href="http://leblogdefrivole.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Frivole</a>. It's called <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2SUi2Rbut3JM1ljUG1aQkdXQWM/edit" target="_blank">Flowering Quatrain</a>.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-18091893523215977562018-11-19T18:00:00.000-06:002018-11-19T18:00:10.961-06:00another bookmark- -nuntium trecesimum nonumMaybe this is getting boring?<br />
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Same pattern (Robin's) and different thread. I love this color, it looks so Christmas-y to me.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-87796704574962813052018-11-18T18:00:00.000-06:002018-11-18T18:00:16.292-06:00bookmark again -nuntium trecesimum octavumHere is another bookmark with the same Diamond Braid pattern in a wonderful Lizbeth color, Falling Leaves.<br />
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This is again from Robin's book, available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/640701699/tatting-patterns-tatted-bookmarks?ref=shop_home_active_2&bes=1" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Jane asked if I did well at the fair- I did! Hugely well! I think I sold more bookmarks than anything else but the snowflakes were a close second. This was the fifth year at this fair and I had many repeat customers. It was interesting because of a snafu, we ended up in a different room. I had a number of people expressing great relief that they'd found me and that I'd still come. I have to admit it was quite flattering and a wonderful boost to the ego. All in all, a great sale for me. (Not so much for my daughter or sister though- who knows why?)Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-19650567883547910202018-11-17T14:03:00.001-06:002018-11-17T14:03:29.025-06:00bookmark - nuntium trecesimum septimumI recently got an email from a craft fair customer asking if I would have bookmarks at the early November show. I made four (as asked) and no one asked for them. I did sell some though.<br />
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Here's one from Robin Perfetti's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/640701699/tatting-patterns-tatted-bookmarks?ref=shop_home_active_2&bes=1" target="_blank">book</a>:<br />
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I really do love Robin's patterns and this is no exception. I found it pleasing to make and it's called Diamond Braid. Despite my husband's claim of this being the ugliest variegated thread (Lizbeth Jewel), it sold first!<br />
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I am delighted that people still read books with actual paper pages.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058363907522580942.post-91450463267028387082018-10-21T21:27:00.000-05:002018-10-21T21:27:11.012-05:00The big reveal (or done, done, done) - nuntium trecesimum sextumI've finished! Wahoo!<br />
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Here it is:<br />
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What could it be? Well, of course it's a tatted beaded bag for my straw! About two years ago, I swore off plastic straws (environmental reasons) but the problem was that I LOVE straws, always have. I loved them as a kid- back when they were made of paper. I made the conversion to plastic with the rest of the world. I know it won't change everything but this could be a small thing I can do. A friend showed me her metal straw but I couldn't wrap my brain around drinking through metal. But then...<br />
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I found glass straws! They are made of pyrex and super tough. But just carrying it in my purse loose was too much. To the rescue Marie's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2SUi2Rbut3JMmx1cmdxR01aaEE/view" target="_blank">beaded bag</a> which I spotted on Frivole's <a href="http://leblogdefrivole.blogspot.com/2012/07/beaded-shuttle-bag-pattern.html" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br />
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I had to modify it a bit (not my forte) and undo several inches (more than once) but finally today- success! Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.com9