Tela Magistrae: crosses

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Monday, April 3, 2017

Red and White or Angel's fire. - nuntium duocentesimum quinquagesimum secundum

I've been working on crosses for graduation and retirement. Our school colors are red and white so Lizbeth Angel Fire is a good one. I do find the change abrupt and sometimes it really puts me off.

I don't know if the variegation adds or detracts. These are all from Lene Bjørn's Tatted Bookmarks- cross-shaped.

Monday, March 10, 2014

nuntium centesimum quadrigesimum sextum (146th post) crosses

Well, I thought I wasn't having much time for tatting but then I counted up and I've got 22 crosses (and that's not including the 5 I've given away in the past three weeks).

More subdued colors...

And then here are some dopey pictures of them piled up!

Look- sunshine!!!

I should be safe for graduation now. Back to the First Communion headgear!

Saturday, December 29, 2012

nuntium centesimum tertium (103rd post) commissioned work

A woman my sister works with commissioned 6 crosses as gifts for her Bible study group. Somehow I found the time to make these between Thanksgiving and December 17th. It seems like I can tat, do school or blog- two but not three, so that's why I'm posting them now.

They are all size 20 thread because she wanted them BIG.
I can't remember what this pattern is but I've done it a number of times and find it pleasing to make.

Lizbeth Scottish Thistle / White

Lizbeth Can't Remember /White

Then I was worried because they were small so I modified it to this. I like the bigger version.


Lizbeth "My family hates this color" / white		Motif #14

Mary Konior's small cross / motif #15

I've never made the MK one before, I really like it but it was huge!

These last three are from Lene Bjørn, it's called Maria and I found it on Pinterest. Here is the original site. I don't have the pattern, I just looked at the picture. I'm not sure it's completely correct but it looks nice enough.