tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79942083143803239712024-03-05T08:46:52.333-05:00Sharren's Random StitchesSharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-83858865871614273132014-04-20T11:47:00.001-04:002014-04-20T11:47:45.524-04:00I'm back - and I brought shuttles!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4izoQVrEQZmiGv4rnah0d5OlLydj2yJHa6vmTMVfEMwW8oH6m93Mxhl_8aSPa1VGKN40yvBGFN42lNs_B6hy-yhvDDlrWa0O2VAN2pzQnOzRDP5yUzcFwUeeSo3O9QoLB6k4NulNlbx-i/s1600/acrylic+and+black+walnut.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4izoQVrEQZmiGv4rnah0d5OlLydj2yJHa6vmTMVfEMwW8oH6m93Mxhl_8aSPa1VGKN40yvBGFN42lNs_B6hy-yhvDDlrWa0O2VAN2pzQnOzRDP5yUzcFwUeeSo3O9QoLB6k4NulNlbx-i/s1600/acrylic+and+black+walnut.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>Have you noticed? Shuttles are worse than salted peanuts or potato chips - we always want more. So ... several years after enjoying my Gr8 bloodwood shuttle, Shuttle Brother Randy came to Palmetto Tat Days and brought dozens of shuttles! I fell in love with the black walnut shuttle and decided I really should also try one of their acrylic shuttles. Decision, decisions, should I purchase the blue one or the green ... but my dear hubby told me I should get both, so I did!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8ZCU3Txa2Ypj0iOqZI6AWzfclW_dh1F0JLcXtjKldfbMH5MAUrRNPyx3GCfPs9nNb9vmfMPtxSDxZvCJxDXplGi1iMX6MDFH5a8ImluqTreMCP8MGSbtLHgr_-neXBOG0GMr65axzpxV/s1600/acrylic+and+tulipwood.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8ZCU3Txa2Ypj0iOqZI6AWzfclW_dh1F0JLcXtjKldfbMH5MAUrRNPyx3GCfPs9nNb9vmfMPtxSDxZvCJxDXplGi1iMX6MDFH5a8ImluqTreMCP8MGSbtLHgr_-neXBOG0GMr65axzpxV/s1600/acrylic+and+tulipwood.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>Last year, Shuttle Brother Randy came to Palmetto Tat Days again - and brought more shuttles! I had saved up in hopes of finding another Gr8 shuttle I really liked, and actually found three! The wooden one is tulipwood - I think it's one of the most beautifully grained woods I've ever seen. I saw the red tie-dye acrylic and picked it up, and then saw the purple carved dragon. Love the dragon! </div>
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Gr8 shuttles come equipped with a green bobbin - but the bobbins come in other colors as well, and I found a source right here in Greenwood (SC) and bought some. I have a red one in the red tie-dye shuttle, a pinky-lavender one in the purple dragon, and a yellow one in the tulipwood shuttle. I have more bobbins in a bobbin box I got on sale several years ago, along with some metal bobbins for some different bobbin shuttles I have. I also have more of the Aero-type bobbins, but not all bobbins fit well in the bobbin box (maybe that's why it was on sale!).</div>
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I'm now saving up for Palmetto Tat Days. I've applied to teach, but I haven't heard from them as yet. Hopefully soon - - then I'll know how much of what I've saved up can be used for more shuttles!</div>
Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-8156969387888633942013-10-13T10:27:00.001-04:002013-10-13T10:27:37.915-04:00State Fair!We went to Columbia, South Carolina, to the State Fair, yesterday - it was time well-spent, as we spent it in the<span style="background-color: #351c75; color: yellow;"> </span><a href="http://www.palmettotatters.org/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #351c75; color: yellow;">Palmetto Tatters</span></a> booth! We talked with passersby about tatting and offered (their choice) a small tatted memento of their visit. <br />
Answers to random questions by passersby:<br />
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<li><em>Yes, the little tatted angel/spider/butterfly/turtle/owl is absolutely free.</em></li>
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<li><em>No, we're not pushing a 'cause' - other than educating others in how to tat, and offering encouragement.</em></li>
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We also demonstrated how we tat, and most of us made up little items we put on the table for passersby. I made several turtles and a butterfly:<br />
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Autumn Butterfly<br />
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<li>1 shuttle and fingertatting, or two shuttles CTM (I pulled off about 12" of thread, tied it to a shuttle with thread on it, and used that)</li>
<li>^ = tiny construction picot</li>
<li>. = close ring</li>
<li>+ = join</li>
<li>LJ = lock join </li>
<li>SS = switch shuttles</li>
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Tat the ring with the shuttle (or Shuttle 1, if you tied your pulled-off thread to another shuttle)<br />
R: 10 ^ 4 ^ 4 ^ 10. SS<br />
Ch: 8 - 1 - 1 - 6 ^ 2 LJ (to next ^ on R)<br />
Ch: 2 + (to ^ on previous Ch) 6 --- 8 LJ (to next ^ on R)<br />
Ch: 8 ---6 ^ 2 LJ (to next ^ on R)<br />
Ch: 2 + (to ^ on previous Ch) 6 - 1 - 1 - 8 LJ (to base of R)<br />
Tie, cut, trim ends the same length (they're the antennae)<br />
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They make up fairly quickly, and they're a nice change of pace from the classic 4-ring butterfly we've all made tons of!Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-34031539697040190962013-09-22T11:46:00.001-04:002013-09-22T11:46:41.022-04:00Busy Summer - Here Comes Autumn!It's been a very busy summer - everyone goes on vacation, and we cover job duties for one another - and some folks get sick! Not me - but a good friend who is a vital member of our work team did get sick, so it was back to overtime work for me!<br />
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I taught at Palmetto Tat Days in early September, and had a <em>blast</em> - it's always so much fun to be with friends who have much the same interests! Some are also avid knitters, and that started a train of thought that led to knitting and my ever-growing yarn stash. <br />
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I started looking through all my needlework stuff and discovered I couldn't find half the knitting needles I wanted - <em>duhhh</em> - they're all in works in progress! It's nice to know that I can find them at Michael's and at HobLob (some sizes/kinds also available at Wally World), but as this was last Sunday, and I wasn't thinking about Wally World, we went to Mikey's. I had looked over some free patterns online and found a shrug; I got the needles (a set of double-points and a 29" circular), and ... yes, I looked at yarns!<br />
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I have learned so much in the past week - <br />
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<li>Red Heart makes more than just the 4-ply worsted weight we all grew up with;</li>
<li>Red Heart makes a boutique yarn called Unforgettable, which is like an acrylic version of roving;</li>
<li>Red Heart should issue a <em>warning</em> with each ball of Unforgettable that warns you of impending frustration should you try to rip out what you knitted incorrectly.</li>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtaVQZjftCFRkxxq4sNI1djf8KgliizBGK7R5M1RF70JgsLmNbpTjtfxNjgUJVTMOgopM4SvW8smE_Q-W7VeIGoGrp1dlCWGFDcp0WkoyFHbj9sOpiZJG2PHASRhz1xpDFON_iNdjPF8Y/s1600/DSC02102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtaVQZjftCFRkxxq4sNI1djf8KgliizBGK7R5M1RF70JgsLmNbpTjtfxNjgUJVTMOgopM4SvW8smE_Q-W7VeIGoGrp1dlCWGFDcp0WkoyFHbj9sOpiZJG2PHASRhz1xpDFON_iNdjPF8Y/s320/DSC02102.JPG" width="320" /></a>Honestly, what should be so difficult about knitting Feather & Fan pattern? Three rows of stocking stitch and one pattern row - <em>what's so hard</em>? Well, let me tell you - because roving will split and you can (I did) inadvertently make an increase where you didn't intend. It's also an absolute <em>bear</em> to un-knit - or even to remove the needle and try to rip with abandon; roving likes to stick to itself. I got out my sharp little scissors and carefully snipped the strands trying to make friends with the stitch next door, and managed to get all the way back to my K2P2 ribbing. At that point, I gave up on Feather & Fan and decided to try Trinity Stitch, which I memorized back in 10th grade (roughly 300 years ago, give or take a decade). <br />
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It's hard to knit Unforgettable - - it's even harder to <em>re</em>-knit Unforgettable. Let us draw the curtain on this tragic little scene; suffice to say that the ribbing and the lumpy bits that used to be the Unforgettable that I ripped back several times are in the basket and may stay there. In the meantime, I found several online comments that this particular type of yarn is better suited to crochet, and I found a beautiful shawl pattern free online, so that's the plan for the upcoming week. I have plain ol' worsted that I'll use to make the shrug. I may even go back to Feather & Fan!<br />
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Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-87865468094139394382013-06-30T17:43:00.001-04:002013-06-30T17:44:08.556-04:00New Shuttle!<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;">
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It took me a few minutes to get used to tatting with it, as it's a different shape from what I've been used to using, but I got the knack and quickly tatted a little butterfly (below).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4FHACMdXIDBzKcJ02gSidtmdEZTf8IMkcFnsTxkIlKXYJTBY6jBj5Har_vI4VeDaqbPzmsMTQCulAlxIhR_3Ct5SgELPh7hzQUPr5Ug1ryVhuMkqBT9wHsDNTSe-JaSRDmIbqX19RW7j/s1600/DSC02034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4FHACMdXIDBzKcJ02gSidtmdEZTf8IMkcFnsTxkIlKXYJTBY6jBj5Har_vI4VeDaqbPzmsMTQCulAlxIhR_3Ct5SgELPh7hzQUPr5Ug1ryVhuMkqBT9wHsDNTSe-JaSRDmIbqX19RW7j/s200/DSC02034.JPG" width="200" /></a>I may have to get back into knitting - my DGD asked today if I'd teach her to knit! She's eight years old now, and I had already bought and put away for her a pair of child-sized knitting needles. I got them out, let her pick out the yarn she wanted to use, and away we went! She's decided that she wants to knit a scarf and a bag. Ambitious, right?! She seems to understand the construction of the stitch and told me, "It'll just take practice, Granny." She constantly amazes me!<br />
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<br />Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-56084820563859643632013-06-02T17:52:00.002-04:002013-06-02T17:52:55.112-04:00Back to Work!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Vacation is over...for awhile. We've just spent a lovely week of leisure pursuits, including a couple of nights at the <a href="http://www.simmons-bond.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: yellow;">Simmons-Bond Inn</span></a>, in Toccoa, Georgia (US). It's our favorite getaway spot - we wish we could go more often, but time is usually the deciding factor! Toccoa also has a great museum - one of the best I've ever seen - on the military. It covers the Revolutionary War through Afghanistan, with a fantastic (and huge) section on Easy Company (Band of Brothers), including one of the actual stables they called home while stationed in England!<br />
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We didn't get to visit with <a href="http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: yellow;">Karrieann</span></a> this time, but on the way back to Greenwood we stopped by Panera Bread in Anderson and had lunch with Marie Smith and her hubby, Rick. It was David's first time in a Panera Bread - now it's his new favorite! Wish we had one in Greenwood!<br />
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I've not tatted a whole lot lately - I did one 4-point star for the Starbursts class, in order to make some notes on how much thread is needed for the 4-point and each successive Starburst - determined that and passed it on to the Palmetto Tatters for test-tatting.<br />
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Toccoa is a nice town - great place to visit, and we always hate to leave. The Simmons-Bond Inn is right there in town, so it's a very easy walk to restaurants and antique shops. They have a really nice used bookstore, where we found a few books we'd been hoping to find somewhere, and I noticed this sign on the way out. (In case it's too small to read easily, it says "The Toccoa Literary and Chicken Pot Pie Society: A Writer's Group of Book Lovers - New Members Welcome!"<br />
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Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-18573579117457825002013-05-28T09:28:00.001-04:002013-05-30T16:57:42.042-04:00Once More With Feeling!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qWa189ZfbgS1Krvuj7s3cF-S-HCCtwwGLAGTpxj9URoZ8412Gdq47sWq-y7_m52Wa29IvdYilmI7ucBnQm81tpoi13bDRJN_rUX3U-9FbRyh3pAsoOsO8PNYIlQBA78Dxni6IzBCGxtO/s1600/DSC02011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qWa189ZfbgS1Krvuj7s3cF-S-HCCtwwGLAGTpxj9URoZ8412Gdq47sWq-y7_m52Wa29IvdYilmI7ucBnQm81tpoi13bDRJN_rUX3U-9FbRyh3pAsoOsO8PNYIlQBA78Dxni6IzBCGxtO/s320/DSC02011.JPG" width="240" /></a>Can you stand one more picture of my many, many variations of Mark-My-Words? Here, I've substituted lock stitch chain for the midsection of the bottom arm of the cross (2 vsp 1 [lc total 5 1st half DS alternating with 4 2nd half DS) 1 vsp 2). This is the one I like best, and the one I'll keep tatting (for now!)<br />
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The <a href="http://www.palmettotatters.org/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: yellow;">Palmetto Tatters</span></a> met 10 days ago, 5/18 - and I got to be with them! Due to some software upgrades at work, I didn't have to work - - in fact, my boss encouraged me to go to "my event!" I had such a wonderful time - I have really missed attending the meetings and enjoying the company of fellow tatters.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-Pa-T3_1zlVFZehhrtOalt2w_wq5htJJQg6PLJFqnscmvB6eu1-yqctqIWNj39s84_DYh7GF2jYLxPT0Rnagw4gGc9rVSpIvPCnasys_lCyDZjQ9_EIw478P9UfVQj83oK0mf5fOcNph/s1600/DSC02012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-Pa-T3_1zlVFZehhrtOalt2w_wq5htJJQg6PLJFqnscmvB6eu1-yqctqIWNj39s84_DYh7GF2jYLxPT0Rnagw4gGc9rVSpIvPCnasys_lCyDZjQ9_EIw478P9UfVQj83oK0mf5fOcNph/s320/DSC02012.JPG" width="320" /></a>I had a question today about the brooch class I'll be teaching at <a href="http://www.palmettotatters.org/events/TatDays2013/ClassProjectPictures.shtml#Sharren" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: yellow;">Palmetto Tat Days</span></a> in September - Beth asked what size button to get. It's really the size of the shank, more than the size of the button - here are three buttons, all with the same size shank. They all fit the tatted backing, and the shanks are the same size, so they will all go through the metal split ring that is at the center of the tatted backing. More on the classes and prep later - we're packing up to hit the road for a day or so! Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-8782524755210704822013-05-11T17:23:00.000-04:002013-05-11T17:23:00.525-04:00As Promised!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7PEA_nKQ2lJJQUa6at0S1hErMOAFtyrOsufrd_qC9BWXuxWTQ8HzT4rXUxaaXCW3mUWZXnMUnMcbmZuxw0VGWuqXWy3DKdZuUBRtvhxQUmE9oeeooxqIJSZwCeUsxhFhAgDTEGrT-hWr/s1600/DSC02006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7PEA_nKQ2lJJQUa6at0S1hErMOAFtyrOsufrd_qC9BWXuxWTQ8HzT4rXUxaaXCW3mUWZXnMUnMcbmZuxw0VGWuqXWy3DKdZuUBRtvhxQUmE9oeeooxqIJSZwCeUsxhFhAgDTEGrT-hWr/s200/DSC02006.JPG" width="150" /></a>Here is Mark-My-Words in Purple Splendor - with another twist! I've replaced the center ring of each trefoil with an SCMR and thrown a ring off in place of the third decorative picot. <br />
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I started in the same place as the previous cross; in finishing, I had two SRs to tat before tatting the chain. Which cross do you prefer? Or do you prefer the original?<br />
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The teacher list is up at the <a href="http://www.palmettotatters.org/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #351c75; color: yellow;">Palmetto Tatters website</span></a>! Yes, I am on it, and I have very distinguished company:<br />
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Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-74214382509007606222013-05-08T18:18:00.002-04:002013-05-08T18:18:46.748-04:00Tatting the Afternoon Away!Per my new work schedule, I'm off on Wednesday afternoons. The trade-off is that I work Saturday mornings. "Someday" I'll be eligible for Saturdays off, but it's going to be quite a while. In the meantime, today being Wednesday, I came home after my co-worker (she's my backup and I'm hers, and we can't both go to lunch at the same time) got back from her lunch.<br />
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I've been tatting and watching Downton Abbey - Amazon makes it available for free for their Prime customers (along with some nifty other benefits) and it's cheaper than Hulu Plus (nyaaaah, Hulu!). Today I tatted one of Mary Konior's crosses.<br />
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This is Mark My Words, found in A Pattern Book of Tatting. I fudged it a bit; if you look closely, you'll see that it's not exactly as written:<br />
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<li>The center rings in the trefoils aren't as large as given in the pattern; I only tatted 4 DS between the join to the previous ring and the first decorative picot, and there are only five instead of seven.</li>
<li>The outer rings in the trefoils aren't 2-6-8; they're 2-7-7. Same overall DS count for the rings, but I think they fit better at the joins this way.</li>
<li>The long chains are now lock chains (first half flipped, second half not flipped); the equivalent of nine DS for each chain, and they're nice and straight.</li>
<li>I started with the third ring of the top trefoil and worked around to the other side of the trefoil - after tatting that ring, I tatted a split ring to exit from the top; I'm working on the chain now, and haven't decided how to finish it. I can do a tassel or a mini-cross (and have ends to hide) - and I'll need to decide soon, as I see that I'm running out of Scottish Thistle on the blue shuttle. </li>
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I like to pair up unlikely threads, just to see how they look together; these are Sea Island Citrus and Scottish Thistle. I rather like them together! I realize now that black, while it makes colors "pop" in real-life, can increase glare in a photograph. I'm planning on tatting another of these, and I'll try to get a better picture of it.Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-24704923960285149362013-05-05T16:38:00.002-04:002013-05-05T16:38:18.671-04:00Still Around!-- And I'm looking at the light at the end of the tunnel! This is the third (and <em>final</em>) week of working 8am - 8pm, Monday through Friday. The schedule will change back to something more "normal" the first full week of May.<br />
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Hasn't time flown by! I have been tatting a little, usually at lunchtime, and resting when I get home. I still read the "funnies" every morning (and <em>Dear Abby</em> too, as reading her column is a tradition at our house). <br />
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<em>I wrote the above last week, and had more to say, but got too sleepy to say it! Starting this week, I should be back on a more "normal" schedule - for me - 7:15 through 4:15. Yes, it's early, but it's also back to a mere eight hours per day as opposed to the twelve I've been averaging for the last month.</em><br />
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<em>I'll also be working Saturday mornings for a long time to come - long story which I won't bore you with here - but as a trade-off, I'll be off on Wednesday afternoons, and I won't have to work until 6.00 PM on Fridays. </em><br />
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<em>I haven't been tatting as much as I'd like, but I've gotten in an angel here, a butterfly there, for the SC State Fair giveaway in October. Tatting at lunchtime hasn't been happening as much as before - many times I've been asked to clock back in to deal with one thing or another. I've been able to tat yesterday afternoon and today, but I've also read today - until the Kindle informed me that it was about out of juice - so it's on its lifeline, slowly recharging. </em><br />
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<em>I've written up a new pattern and plan to tat it by my instructions this evening - probably with a movie on the computer (my idea of multitasking). Pictures will be coming as soon as I get the camera batteries recharged and get some time to take the pictures! That may be tomorrow - I'm an optimist!</em><br />
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<em>Thanks for hanging in with me - - :-D</em><br />
<em></em>Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-5142117723444180342013-03-31T10:49:00.001-04:002013-03-31T10:49:25.560-04:00Almost forgot!... to tell you about the lovely green variegated thread I'm using for the edging! It's a size 40, hand-dyed thread by Jess! of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Tatilicious" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: yellow;">Tatlicious</span></a>. She's got the prettiest colorways - I have several, and it's lovely to work with. Do stop by her shop and browse when you have a minute - she's also on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/TatiliciousHDT" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #073763; color: yellow;">Facebook</span></a>, for those who have a Facebook account.<br />
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Thanks, Jess!, you were absolutely right about the subtle greens working well with the hanky! Can't wait to finish so I can post it!Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-12420707374446315702013-03-26T06:14:00.000-04:002013-03-26T06:14:26.429-04:00On the Edge!It will be, eventually - the edge of a handkerchief, that is! More about that, later...much later.<br />
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David had put away several of my tatting books - <em>in a safe place</em> - and it was extremely safe, as I had no idea where he'd put them. Neither did he! He began a search for them, and after several days, he found them and put them on the bed where he knew I'd notice them when I got home from work! The missing books included all four of my Mary Konior books!<br />
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I'm now deeply into the edging - from this book, one of my favorites, by one of my favorite designers - the one, the only - Mary Konior! If you look at the edging closely, you can see that she lifted one of the elements and used it in her "Queen of Hearts" motif (in <em>Tatting With Visual Patterns</em>).<br />
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Hankies have corners; sure, you can tat a couple extra elements and work them around the corner, but with an edging like this, you really need to find a way to tat a real corner. I used the mirror technique: I held a pocket mirror at a 45 degree angle and slid it over the picture of the edging until I saw exactly what I wanted to see - a corner!<br />
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Someone, somewhere might want to tat this edging - with a corner - so here is how I did mine:<br />
following the pattern, start the Ring B at the spot where you want to turn the corner. Tat the chains and Rings C and D, then repeat the last chain and Ring D again. Continue with the pattern. You'll have two free picots in the corner element, as opposed to four free picots in each of the side elements.<br />
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<br />Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-90908016022255833282013-03-08T14:08:00.000-05:002013-03-08T14:08:30.781-05:00Time Off - At Last!I've had a lovely week - I've been on vacation! It's really been a stay-cation - we've just lounged around the house. I've been busy, though - I worked on my application to teach at Tat Days and finalized the last few patterns!<br />
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I'll offer seven patterns to the Tat Days Committee - there is a new angel this year, and a couple of projects which use doodads. I've enjoyed working up the models, and will email the completed application and patterns in the next few hours - please wish me luck!<br />
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I've also had some time to play - I've started Jon Yusoff's Merriment Doily. I think it's going to need major blocking when it's done. It's all curly! I'm contemplating starting a second project; something small enough to complete fairly quickly (they give you such a sense of accomplishment). I'm thinking maybe a bookmark - what say you? </div>
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I made an attempt at tidying up my tatting supplies - I got several new totes at bargain prices and used some of them to corral the various boxes and bags I have for tatting. One of my favorites, the good old plastic pencil box, I found at Big Lots for 88c some time before Tat Days last year - and bought several. The tote holds six with ease, and room for other things as well. It stayed tidy for several hours - at least until my granddaughter visited! Oh, well - no big deal in the scheme of things. Everything's back in place now!<br />
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Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-26389130238111163372013-02-24T17:36:00.001-05:002013-02-24T17:36:36.973-05:00Cut it Out!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgmjGtMqF2MYozhZlysrDZNbJ1ain-GUe_RHMQVKXIyXfXVrgZRbNNMIMJQxBvszaldlXcrulzBbTeN84nKdfT5urtMdBp3_ZCEYAblZxyDfUrmI8M-8Yxd-e1M_upJT5_zCNeSKy-Ff4/s1600/Folded.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgmjGtMqF2MYozhZlysrDZNbJ1ain-GUe_RHMQVKXIyXfXVrgZRbNNMIMJQxBvszaldlXcrulzBbTeN84nKdfT5urtMdBp3_ZCEYAblZxyDfUrmI8M-8Yxd-e1M_upJT5_zCNeSKy-Ff4/s200/Folded.JPG" width="200" /></a>I always take some tatting to work - don't always have time to tat at lunch, because sometimes lunch is "abbreviated," but I do have it with me just in case. Lately I've switched from my post shuttles to some of my bobbin shuttles, and have I ever been giving them a workout! I got a neat pouch to carry my extra bobbins in, too, from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/janeeborall" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #351c75; color: yellow;">Jane Eborall</span></a> (but I got mine at our last Tat Days). I think it will hold most sizes of bobbins (I mostly use Viking and Aero); with six pockets, I can fit in 12 - more than I'll probably need, but hey! You never know, do you? Best to be prepared!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN-Z0fppFUjCcYhvh-4heh2joGGq0QT90npN51ZCgHDqnrwtQrzDImEeJGgunXXEoOJIcP3UixsLTNzpZ4ZFarJYG2RpUfu1Qi1920bkDHoh_c7H6wM9KxFy-iAxNifQ4x3CPBBIJPPfc/s1600/Open.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN-Z0fppFUjCcYhvh-4heh2joGGq0QT90npN51ZCgHDqnrwtQrzDImEeJGgunXXEoOJIcP3UixsLTNzpZ4ZFarJYG2RpUfu1Qi1920bkDHoh_c7H6wM9KxFy-iAxNifQ4x3CPBBIJPPfc/s200/Open.JPG" width="200" /></a>If anyone is thinking about applying to teach at Palmetto Tat Days this September, please note that the completed application - with patterns and pictures - is <u>due April 1, 2013</u>.<br />
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Well, back to work - on more patterns! The ideas just keep on coming!Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-37986714691870377162013-02-17T18:08:00.000-05:002013-02-20T20:08:24.129-05:00Flurries of - - Snow!The thermometer dipped w-a-a-y down - <em>really </em>cold for us here in the Deep South who aren't used to it - and first the rain came down, then rain and snow mixed, then snow! Then everything stopped for at least an hour - this was yesterday, and we traveled from Greenwood to Columbia for the February meeting of Palmetto Tatters. We had patchy rain showers on the way; then, we went into the library and down to the meeting <strike>closet</strike> room and I enjoyed the company of our fellow tatters! DH roamed the library and looked over the "Friends of the Library" books for sale. The snow started up again, before we left, and quickly changed to rain - then stopped. We had a few flakes hit the windshield on the way home, but it wasn't at all bad!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg674477imwyz1bciupXTSDHU_iHDVb5GWahTLCqShMt_nW-7V7XTkbhYM6ee3iSQz_6bO2-K7zI-Oka2dWwNMZH1Zpt-dR_9mEhjPSI7GyIbkIY7ZWnVhiR2obmn3fK3zkMOlcqfWS-XqL/s1600/DSC01962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg674477imwyz1bciupXTSDHU_iHDVb5GWahTLCqShMt_nW-7V7XTkbhYM6ee3iSQz_6bO2-K7zI-Oka2dWwNMZH1Zpt-dR_9mEhjPSI7GyIbkIY7ZWnVhiR2obmn3fK3zkMOlcqfWS-XqL/s200/DSC01962.JPG" width="200" /></a>We were in one of the tiny conference rooms - <em>again</em>. We had to leave the door to the main room open, or risk suffocation - it got very warm in there with so many! Our lesson, taught by Marie Smith, was a heart by Karen Bovard, a tricky little tat with mostly split rings and a whole lot of fun! Eleven rings make it up - and once you "get it," you can tat one up in no time at all. Marie made up thread kits for us of size 10 red thread - here's mine. The last ring was written as a regular ring; but I did a split ring and finished with a lock stitch chain to make a bookmark. <br />
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We also did a heart exchange - I did extra in case we had visitors who wanted to play too, and we did - so here are the three I put in for the drawing. Motifs are great (I have nothing at all against them), but I try to turn mine into a bookmark or something so it can be used. I did one of Georgia Seitz' Basic Split Ring Heart (from <em>Tatting on the Edge...and Beyond</em>, book 4 of the Ribbonwinners Series) and two of Mary Konior's Queen of Hearts (from <em>Tatting with Visual Patterns</em>). In each, I "fudged" the pattern just a little so it would end with the bottom ring, which I did as a split ring so I could keep tatting a lock chain. <br />
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Oh, and before I forget - I need to note a very useful link for several friends who asked -- <a href="http://www.georgiaseitz.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #351c75; color: yellow;">Georgia Seitz</span></a> - home of the Online Tatting Class, which she runs - it's always fun and informative, so do check it out!<br />
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I've also finished my TIAS for 2013 - I would have finished it days ago, but life keeps getting in the way! I cut the ends long enough to sew them in - but I think instead I'll use them to sew it down to a cute little tote bag I received as a gift - it's begging to be decorated with tatting!<br />
<br />Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-42359875107336414962013-01-20T13:50:00.002-05:002013-01-20T14:45:00.717-05:00Sunshine and Tatting!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had both in abundance yesterday, but at the Palmetto
Tatters meeting, we only saw the latter and not the former.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because our regular meeting place, the
Lexington County Museum was closed for the long, three-day weekend that some
folks here in the US get to enjoy, we met at the Lexington County Library on
US1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They didn’t give us the spacious,
airy Large Meeting Room, though – they sent us downstairs to a conference room
where we were packed in like sardines!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These conference rooms are made to hold about a dozen people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We had at least 20 people in there, plus tatting bags, our tatting
library, etc., and ran out of table space (that’s still not as bad as one time,
though when we had at least 30 people in there – it was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">challenging</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A different
group had the large room – I really hope the size of their group justified the
decision to let <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">them</i> have in the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our lesson was Nina Libin’s Holiday Ornament III –
the third one on a prepared leaflet which we were given.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t make one yesterday – I worked with a
brand-new tatter instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wasn’t
consistently flipping the stitches when she left, but she understood the
concept and knows she’ll get better with practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I found that I have the beads I need to make one of the ornaments (yay!), so I'll do one at some point.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m still working on patterns for submission for Tat Days –
and work takes up <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a lot</i> of my
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I put in 50+ hours this past week,
I will put in at least 2 hours on our Monday holiday, and we’ve already been
told that more weekend work is coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yikes!!! It's hard to have a life when you're working overtime every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A big thank-you for all the good wishes sent my way - I am completely over the ear infection now and so glad! I think I mentioned that it was <em>the first one I ever had in my entire life</em>, and I really hope it's the last. I didn't know what to think with the roaring in my ears!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is everyone taking part in TIAS (Tat It And See)? If you don't know about this fun game, hosted yearly by Jane Eborall, please visit <a href="http://janeeborall.freeservers.com/IntroTIAS2013.pdf"><span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: yellow;">this site</span></a> - it's never too late to start, it's never too late to finish, and it is so much <em>fun</em>! Please let us see your work as it progresses - it's fun to see which colors everyone's chosen - and do try to take a guess at what we're making (the more outlandish the better). Day 4 will be published tomorrow; I was going to share a picture of mine, complete through Day 3. but Blogger is not cooperating with picture upload (again). Oh, well, Jane has put my pictures and comments on <a href="http://tatitandsee.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: yellow;">this blog</span></a>, so do have a look and see what everyone's doing.</span></div>
Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-85425690493344053192013-01-13T19:02:00.002-05:002013-01-13T19:02:29.038-05:00Sick!Not a real post this week - I'll owe you one. :-) I've got an ear infection in both ears - first ear infection I've ever had in my life, and (naturally) it's got to be both of them. Not fun - sounds like a B-52 is in a holding pattern in my head, and when I talk, I hear an echo in there too.<br />
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Yuck! Catch you next week, and hopefully I'll have something neat to show you!Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-72350423699950461812013-01-06T17:01:00.002-05:002013-01-06T17:01:21.201-05:00Lazy Sunday at Home!Things are s-l-o-w-l-y returning to a more familiar pattern at work, and I got to leave almost "on time" at least once! We worked a few hours on New Year's Day, but didn't go in at the crack of dawn, so that was OK. This week is supposed to be even more "back to normal," and that will be really nice! <br />
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I don't have any show-and-tell this week; I haven't been able to tat at lunchtime this week, and what tatting I've been doing in the evenings has been towards coming up with some new class proposals for Palmetto Tat Days in September. It's not completely down on paper yet, but there will be a new angel this year (her head and body are done and documented), and a new snowflake. <br />
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In the meantime - I wish everyone a Happy New Year - may your threads never tangle, may your needles be straight and true; and may your shuttles always have enough thread, is my New Year's wish for you!Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-74464924324812316182012-12-30T15:24:00.001-05:002012-12-30T15:24:40.875-05:00
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t have too much to show you today – I am working on a
project that I hope to submit as a lesson for Palmetto Tat Days this coming
September, but it’s not nearly ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Instead, here is a Merry Wreath I’ve started with a lovely Christmas-y
thread (yes, it’s Lizbeth – color 116).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hmm… now that I’m looking at it here, why didn’t I put beads on the thread
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The cute little scissors are a gift from my honey – and they’re
razor sharp, too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They fit in almost any
of my tins that I use for purse-size tatting kits, and that’s a huge plus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a couple of those tiny nippers and
they’re handy, but they don’t hold an edge like regular scissors, IMHO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did have a local scissors grinder who
would set up shop at our local Hancock Fabrics several times a year and do a “scissors
sharpening event” which was always well attended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People brought in all kinds of blades to be
sharpened – scissors, knives, cleavers – over the years, he’s sharpened all of
my older scissors and even my pocket knife (it has a pair of scissors on
it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadly, he has retired now; I don’t
think he does any sharpening anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Change of subject: the New Year is just around the corner! Have you made your resolutions yet?</span></span></div>
Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-88470533483074230622012-12-23T14:06:00.000-05:002012-12-23T17:55:22.228-05:00Down to the Wire!...or maybe <i>thread</i>?<br />
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With just two days to go until Christmas, I’ve decided that
I’m semi-ready. I’ve also decided that
I’m not going to worry about it! On the
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Gifts for DH on order…may not be here until
after Christmas, but they </span><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">are</i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> going
to get here…at some point.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Money to DD to order DVD she’s wanted.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Money to DSIL to get whatever he wants (same amount as DD…got to stay fair, after all!).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Helmet, knee pads, and fingerless gloves to DGD (Santa Claus is bringing her a bicycle).</span></span></li>
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I might have been better prepared had I not been working
quite so much this fall, but everyone at my office has had very little time for
anything other than work since mid-September (so it’s not just me, y’all, we’re
all in this together). DH has grocery
shopped, and we have a lovely ham for Christmas Day dinner plus some sweet
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started! Nobody was expecting them this
year, though, as busy as we’ve all been, so nobody was disappointed. I do have a few ideas to work on, for lessons
to submit for Palmetto Tat Days, and there is a small window of opportunity to
get them shaped up before the submission deadline – so I feel I can get that
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<i>I’m on vacation until
New Year’s Eve!</i> Of course, there’s a
“gotcha” – I’m on call, and if I’m needed, I’ll have to go in. They’ve all said they will try really hard to
<i>not</i> need me, though! </div>
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Today is play day – and I have a
few new goodies to play with! Kathy
Niklewicz put me on to the location of the doodads at HobLob, and with the link to
show the item itself (originally provided by God’s Kid, passed on to me by
Kathy), I had no trouble finding them! I
also picked up a packet of little cogs and gears (maybe something a
little…steampunk?).</div>
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So…on to tatting! I’ve already been asked about an angel for
this year, and I have a few ideas, so I’ll be working on how to get them from
my head and into the thread. I’ve also
got an idea for a snowflake, and maybe can work in one of the doodads…or
gears. Then…who knows? </div>
Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-24694942418920174262012-12-16T09:09:00.001-05:002012-12-16T09:09:46.230-05:00Finished!<br />
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breaks and what few minutes I had when I finally got home from work in the dark
of night, I completed three Christmas ornaments for the exchange at the
December meeting of the Palmetto Tatters Guild!</div>
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I had said last week that I wanted to do a couple of
wreaths, a snowflake, and maybe an angel – well, the “maybe an angel” didn’t
get done, but the snowflake and wreaths did.
I had some fun with the wreaths – I used two different sizes of beads,
and I really like the look! I also put
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9e6heMXHU3cu_CQIfpTlPOQ5TGd0yAfHy4cw0pxU9zzqgPsPxyGFAbx8FN-McJYKKzsU4OEzZXYHzsW2BuNFmx1noHo0HG9NMT7tblnI1FYcG-XSX8u6o4aNZ1wx7jt6H8KxqI-0vjJB/s1600/DSC01878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9e6heMXHU3cu_CQIfpTlPOQ5TGd0yAfHy4cw0pxU9zzqgPsPxyGFAbx8FN-McJYKKzsU4OEzZXYHzsW2BuNFmx1noHo0HG9NMT7tblnI1FYcG-XSX8u6o4aNZ1wx7jt6H8KxqI-0vjJB/s320/DSC01878.JPG" width="240" /></a>Some tat stats: the
snowflake was tatted in size 20 Lizbeth “Blue Ice” and doesn’t have any beads,
because when I wrote the pattern originally, I didn’t include beads and at this
point, I was in too big a hurry to figure out how many and where they should
go. Both wreaths are the same, the only
difference is the bow placement. Altin-Basik
thread size 50 (between a 20 and a 30 in Lizbeth), metallic green. The filament is more of a light gold than a
silver, and is very sparkly when tatted up.
Beads used were size 6 (8 of them) and size 10 (22 of them).</div>
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Now I have to consider whether I have time to do ornaments
for my co-workers; with reorganization and transfers, there are seven now in my
department. I’m supposed to be on
vacation starting this Friday, and at least one of my co-workers is taking
vacation time earlier. The question is:
can I tat like mad again and finish by Wednesday morning to give them out? Can I do it??</div>
Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-37704232730918310192012-12-09T11:14:00.000-05:002012-12-09T11:17:13.073-05:00A Work in Progress! …my blog pictures, that is!
Having learned that my free Picasa space was virtually used up and I
couldn’t put any more pictures in my blog unless I (pick one)<br />
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space (<i>n-o-o-o-o-o-o!!)</i></div>
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Jane Eborall to the rescue!
Jane kindly explained how to re-size the pictures already in the Picasa
album so as to free up needed space. She
also posted her very easy instructions on her blog, in <b><a href="http://janeeborall.blogspot.com/2012/12/more-snowflakes-and-information-on.html"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: yellow;">this post</span></a></b>. That has now
become one of my hobbies – re-sizing pictures.
I don’t devote much time to it, as I don’t <i>have</i> much time for it, so it will be an ongoing venture. I find that, since I wake up the sun every
morning, it’s early enough to perform certain necessary tasks to get me ready
for another day at work (read the funnies – on three different sites; read <i>Dear Abby</i> on yet another different site;
check my email; check out friends’ blogs; have a look at Facebook; and play a
game of Spider or Freecell), I can squeeze in re-sizing some pictures. I've dropped it to nearly half of what it
was, and I’m only about 1/3 of the way through all the pictures!</div>
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It’s been a rough fall – we’re through the software
conversion, but there is still plenty of work to keep us very busy; I’m still
getting 50-70 hours per week. I’m hoping
that after the end of the year, it will have leveled out to where we’re all
keeping normal hours and having evenings and weekends for ourselves and families. Then I can (hopefully!) get back on track
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Lately, I have been able to:</div>
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my big thread box (little thread boxes…just don’t ask). No loose thread, no abandoned starts, no
pieces with errors – just neatly arranged with a nice pair of scissors handy
for when I wind a shuttle or bobbin. The
scissors are a Big Lots find - $2 and they’re a name brand (Fiskars), so I have
high hopes of them staying nice and sharp!</div>
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at the December PTG meeting. Usually by
now I have several done, in case we have one or more visitors who didn’t know
about the exchange but would like to play (there are several of us who do this –
not just me). This is the first one, and
it’s not finished yet. It will be – it’s
a grey, drizzly day here in sunny (?) South Carolina, so I’ll definitely be
tatting this afternoon.</div>
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Days 2013, as I hope to teach again this year.
In a normal Fall, I’d have two or three finished and test-tatted
already, but this has <i>not</i> been a
normal Fall…at all.</div>
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Well, back to work on the first Merry Wreath. My goal is to tat a couple of these, plus a
snowflake, and maybe an angel. That’s my
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Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-91848826867696677442012-11-25T13:37:00.000-05:002012-11-25T13:37:43.989-05:00Taking the Weekend OFF!I didn't do a blessed thing yesterday - and today looks to be a rerun of yesterday, so far! Well, that's not entirely accurate - I did a little tatting, I did a little reading, and I did a little thinking about what to do about class proposals for Palmetto Tat Days 2013 - "Tatting Takes Wing."<br />
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Today I've straightened out my thread box after an >ahem< unfortunate (but funny) accident wherein my better half picked up the thread box, not noticing that one end was not securely fastened, and when he turned it on end to stand up against the shelf, the thread cascaded out. He was upset, I was trying not to laugh (too loudly), and he gathered it all up and stuffed it back in the box. A lot of the balls unwound varying yardage, and it all tangled together. It's been waiting patiently for my attention for several weeks; today I was in the mood to tackle it, and it really wasn't nearly as bad as it had looked. <br />
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I had a nearly-finished ball of Wildflower Garden, and thought I could wind it all off onto a Starlit - save space and easily tat with it, besides - but after the first 10-or so yards, I encountered a knot. Drat! I snipped out the knot and set aside the shorter yardage, and started winding thread onto the Starlit again. Filled that one, and plenty left on the cardboard core - no way I could squeeze that onto the Starlit!<br />
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I filled a Viking bobbin (the kind used in Gr8 shuttles) and dropped it into the smaller box I carry with me. I managed to find a larger EZ Bob (I think it's actually a size medium), and it took care of the rest of the Wildflower Garden. Now I have a full large shuttle and the rest on an EZ Bob! The few yards that had the knot fit nicely on my new fish shuttle, and everything is tidy again.<br />
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Why can't the HOUSE be as easy to tidy up??<br />
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<i><b>Note</b>: I had two pictures to pop in here, but Google rather nastily informed me that I was out of picture space unless I BUY some more. My first post was just over 2 years ago - Sept. 2, 2010. I have 406 pictures for the blog which are stored in Picasa. Does this make any sense to anybody???</i>Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-83439149247124540722012-11-17T17:53:00.000-05:002012-11-25T14:16:33.390-05:00Overtime Work Pays Off!<br />
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and most of the time, I’m inclined to agree.
However, the last six or seven weeks of software conversion at work have been long and exhausting. I'd feel rewarded if I got some much-needed sleep! I don’t think
I’m scheduled to work this weekend, but I am on call if needed; so if I don’t
work again until Monday, I've got 71 hours and 6 minutes on the time
clock. Last week was longer, as it
included the weekend – 83 hours and 9 minutes!</div>
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Knowing I would have some really good paychecks coming in, I
treated myself to a Handy Hands order. I
got two new Lizbeth threads and three favorites. I also indulged my love of neat tatting tools
by ordering the rest of the Aerlit shuttle collection, some extra Aerlit
bobbins, and a Starlit shuttle!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVnurNpfkKDxj34xOD_nxBzELos1mMBrp1IKC9OsZD2WB82U5cf1-2CiQs8LV_e03OVLJHYJc3LT1x1Ro3Uu0JrZ_vC-pt9xoqDQDIXS3LYKPGnfzf6Mip16vWNlukTPqWrvsPGcybxOy/s1600/Treasure+Trove+of+Aerlit+Shuttles.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVnurNpfkKDxj34xOD_nxBzELos1mMBrp1IKC9OsZD2WB82U5cf1-2CiQs8LV_e03OVLJHYJc3LT1x1Ro3Uu0JrZ_vC-pt9xoqDQDIXS3LYKPGnfzf6Mip16vWNlukTPqWrvsPGcybxOy/s200/Treasure+Trove+of+Aerlit+Shuttles.JPG" width="200" /></a>I also made a bid on an appealing artisan shuttle on eBay –
and to my delight (astonishment), I won!
Carollyn (Jitterbug62) sent the most darling little fish shuttle, some
lovely Oren Bayan thread, and a selection of clippings from magazines – tatting
patterns!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGe_h_nHtS54JZ3qsrxJLil7yIa4GwsPdZfaiNcrOib_NW6mj_Z_xNDlqbhZYps1fqlq-St7BEhYTDlyRkbZ3TMCeDtf4-EUPvNG9NdrP0F7hkFnJY3M2ixI72Fq-GYQ4gM-bi11x1g_Yg/s1600/Wonderful+Old+Patterns.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGe_h_nHtS54JZ3qsrxJLil7yIa4GwsPdZfaiNcrOib_NW6mj_Z_xNDlqbhZYps1fqlq-St7BEhYTDlyRkbZ3TMCeDtf4-EUPvNG9NdrP0F7hkFnJY3M2ixI72Fq-GYQ4gM-bi11x1g_Yg/s200/Wonderful+Old+Patterns.JPG" width="200" /></a>A lot of the patterns aren’t dated, which is a shame, as I’m
curious and I’ll probably never know how old they are. Others, though, have not only the date but
also the name of the magazine – and some even have the designer’s name! There are at least two by Myrtle Hamilton,
and there are several in a plastic binder sleeve, ready to slip into my
notebook.</div>
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The fish is a delight! Handmade from a single piece of wood, it’s a
flat shuttle measuring roughly ½” wide by 2” long. It has two slits, on either end, to allow you
to wind the thread. David examined it
and remarked that it was a happy fish – it was smiling! I love his sense of humor – it’s one of the
first things that attracted me to him.<br />
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I've slept most of today - and didn't attend the Palmetto Tatters Guild meeting, at which I was supposed to teach. Joanie said she'd send pictures, though, so I could see the wreaths they made! </div>
Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-42560661554427951932012-11-11T06:36:00.000-05:002012-11-11T06:36:26.297-05:00Hoping for a Break!Nothing... but <i>nothing</i> new to report! We are ever closer to finishing up all the chores that are such a huge part of a merger, and my working life has taken on a life of its own!<br />
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When I went to work today, I had already logged over 60 hours for this work week, which started Monday. By the end of the workday tomorrow, I'll have at least 80. The pay will be most welcome - property taxes are coming up, on both houses - and our savings won't have to take a big hit. <br />
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BUT - I don't even have time to tat at lunchtime these days, so I have nothing to show you. I haven't even had time to finish the lovely maple leaf I started back in October! I will get it done, though - I haven't misplaced either of the shuttles or the book (or the leaf in progress!), so there is hope.<br />
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Things should start slowing back down this week, and I should have some tatting time again, as well as weekends off from work. Next Saturday is the Palmetto Tatters Guild meeting in Lexington (SC), and I should have some pictures to show next Sunday. Stay tuned...Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994208314380323971.post-35645560572951664212012-11-04T15:47:00.000-05:002012-11-04T15:51:46.575-05:00Inventory!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Even though I haven't worked in a retail estab-lishment in over eight years, I'm still taking inventory. Why? Because I have a tendency to buy thread I've already got at home, that's why!<br />
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I love storage boxes - and I'm always on the lookout for ones that might work for tatting supplies and materials. I think I've written about these before, but so far, I've not found any that are better - - so these are still <i>da bomb</i>.<br />
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I'm (slowly) getting my threads organized. My goal is to have all the size 20s together, all the size 30s together, etc. so I can find the color(s) I want just by selecting the right box. <br />
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I'm also finding treasures! I have tried to get a pair of each of the commemorative Palmetto Tat Days shuttles each year; here are the 2010 "Fall Into Tatting" pair. <br />
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These are the 2011 shuttles; curiously, the one without the point is the same on both sides, whereas the one with the point has "Tatting in a Winter Wonderland" on one side and the large snowflake on the other. I don't know if anyone else's are like this or not, but I wonder!<br />
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I do use my commemoratives, but I haven't yet used these - I'm not sure why, at least with the latest ones. The first two pairs were tucked into a plastic box that used to house a backup tape (I rescued it from a trip to the trash, and recycled it into a handy box for shuttles and whatnot!),<br />
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These are from this year; even though it was the first weekend in September, it feels like <i>ages</i> ago! This lovely design commemorated our 10th Annual Tat Days, and, sadly, we were told that these are the last laser-cut commemoratives we'll have from The Shuttle Shop as they won't be making them anymore. I hate that - I love their shuttles, and there are still so many designs I wanted to buy!<br />
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Work is still overtime, overtime, overtime. We've already been told we'll be working next weekend, but that by the end of this month, things will have settled down. I hope so! I need some time to tat, to think about tatting, and to design. I hope to apply to teach at Palmetto Tat Days again this year, and I'll need something <i>to</i> teach if I'm selected!<br />
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Oh, and last week's title - about the light at the end of the tunnel? False alarm; maybe next month!Sharren - Tatting in Greenwood, South Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057763714478013461noreply@blogger.com4