I am aware some of the links on my blog no longer work. I am attempting to fix these.
One of the wonderful tatting memories in my life was
sitting down at a table during a Palmettos Tat Days and having
Stephanie Wilson lean over and say "I recognize that shirt! I read your
blog." I have worn that shirt as a light jacket until the shirt is
falling apart under the tatting. I love to drag it out to show the
tatting to visitors but can't make myself wear it in public it is in
such bad shape. I would love to transfer everything to a new
shirt....but how do I put this....Each piece of tatting was sewn on to
survive tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes! Many designs took longer
to sew on than they did to tat! I think I am going to just put the
shirt in the back of my closet and leave it to my granddaughter to deal
with when I'm gone.
My
150th blog post is approaching--this is 147. . (Hopefully I won't
repeat last year's track record and will make than two posts this
year!) I would love to publish pictures here on my blog of my patterns
that
someone else has tatted. I don't really have many patterns, so I'm
going to pull one up from the past.
Tat
my "Jennifer's Button" pattern (color choice totally up to you.) Email
me at fibrotats@gmail.com or patricialyn@sbcglobal.net. Please put BLOG in the subject line. I need your name, home address and a picture (jpg or PDF) of your tatted
motif (it is wise to add your name to the picture) and I will post them
on my blog. The first
30 people sending me a picture or pictures to be posted on my blog will
receive a "button" charm. I would love to see multiple pictures of
your multiple motifs but only one charm per person. The giveaway will be over when I have posted my 150th post or am out of my 30 button charms.
Giveaway #2(!!!) For this post through post 150, I will draw one of the comments, and send that person a special prize. I will hold my drawing when Giveaway #1 finishes .... that may be before my 150th post. IF you cannot get the comments to work...send your comment to me at fibrotats@gmail.com or patricialyn@sbcglobal.net. Please put BLOG in the subject line. Please put your name in the comment if you are posting anonymously and wish to be included in my giveaway drawing.
CLICK HERE for a printable PDF of Jennifer's Button
Jennifer's Button
1- ¾ inch 2-hole button
2 shuttles wound CTM (6 yards each) (1(
Round 1
*start
Ring: 10ds attach to button 10ds Cl
Continue joining first six rings to the first button hole and the second six rings to the second button hole until you have 12 chains and 12 rings. Attach the 12th chain to the base of the first ring. Continue to Round 2 -- do not cut and tie.
Round 2
(If you use the magic thread trick, you will want to make arrangements to hide your final ends in this round.)
Chain: 12ds Lj to the base of the next ring of Round 1. Continue all the way around, lj to the base of each ring. Finish the round by joining to the base of ring 1. Continue to Round 3--do not cut and tie. RW
Round 3
SS
“Mock onion ring” Ring 10ds-10ds Cl, Chain 12ds+12ds. Cl
SS
Chain 15ds.
SS Josephine Knot 15(last half of ds only) SS
Chain 15ds. (skip one section and join to next section of motif.)
Continue all around to the final join above Ring 1.
Cut and hide ends.
1- ¾ inch 2-hole button