I am one of the priveleged tatters that owns a Jan Stawasz book. Hoorah!!

This necklace was taken from his book 'Tatting theory and patterns'

I wasn't sure which length to make the necklace, so I used a clasp on both ends. That way I can just clip it onto whichever loop was the most appropriate for the outfit that I wear on any given day.

I haven't done much bead work before. It is a bit more fiddly than normal tatting, but seems to add a nice touch.

My first mug rug! This one was designed by Mary Konior, from her book Tatting with visual patterns, and is call Spinning Wheel.

Forever Young

What a beautiful name Teri Dusenbury gave this doily - 'Forever Young'. She's very clever and creative in her ability to insert a variety of shapes within a small round doily.

This one was tatted in size 20 Coats Mercer cotton.

TIAS day 12

Well, the TIAS turned out to be a goat. A blue and green one at that!

I had always wondered what it would be like to tat with a variety of threads of differing thicknesses all in the one item. This was not the ideal item to experiment with this idea :(

Part-way through the project it became apparent that one shuttle had been loaded with blue size 30 and the second shuttle had been loaded with green size 20. So much for using up leftover threads!!!

Anyway, here is the poor lopsided green and blue goat :)

2012 TIAS

A new TIAS - hoorah!

Day 1, and I have no idea what it is meant to be.

Jane's TIAS can be located on her blog

Something blue

Aren't there some beautiful patterns around!!

This particular pretty pattern is called Maids of Honour and is from Mary Konior's book Tatting with Visual Patterns. It has been tatted in variegated blue DMC size 80.

I made it for a friend as a wedding handerchief - she now has 'something blue' :)

3-D rose

Last month I had the pleasure of spending a day with the Queensland Tatters. They were a warm and welcoming group and I really enjoyed myself :) Thanks ladies!!

Judith Connors helped us to tat this 3-D rose that was designed by Jeanne Lugert.

I had tatted it before but it didn't 'sit' right. Judith showed us how to curl the flower so that the centre sits exactly where it is meant to sit. It's so much easier when someone shows you how to do things!

The pattern is meant to have a tatted leaf with it. However, my rose is currently sitting as a decoration on a gift box for a friend. Some of us just need to be different..........