Metallic Thread, More Windmills, TIAS

I've tried to use metallic thread before but it just never works out. So I thought I'd finally try the DMC metallic thread... so much easier to work with then I expected it to be! I haven't broken the thread while tatting once! Look at the shiiiiiiny

And we come to the end of TIAS. The finished piece is a little billy goat. Thanks so much Jane for another great tat it and see!

And the problem continues...and gifts

Sigh

Well, just as I was starting the last ring in a new Windmill, whadaknow?

The thread breaks again! I know I tat tight, but I've never had a thread break this much. Why Lizbeth, why?
So I had to add thread all just to finish the last ring. I haven't ironed it yet, so it's wavy. I can't figure out if that means I need to make my picots longer or shorter. Anyone know the answer?

And for xmas:

3 Lizbeth in size 40 (I've only ever worked w/ size 20 b/c that's what's available at the local store here)
3 Lizbeth in size 20 (to mach other variegateds I have)
Shiny shiny beads and Swarovski crystals

Also, some beautiful Kopper Patina size 50 from LadyShuttleMaker.

Finally Finished!

Finished and flattened.So happy this is done; I enjoy tatting but sometimes a project just becomes a chore :(





Annika over at Tatting It Up was giving away some handmade shuttles; Got it a while ago, along with some of her lovely hand dyed thread but had no ideas on what to start working on. Luckily our local tatting group, the Judith Lind Tatting Club, meets once a month and during this summer there are technique demonstrations. For July, we learned front-side/back-side tatting:


I'm excited to incorporate this technique into more projects! Now I must plan for August's meeting: I'm teaching the split chain! The first time I was introduced to the split chain was this geekalicious bookmark by Anne Bruvold. That bookmark ended up leading to a slightly larger geeky project, but I think I'll save that for a future post.

From Fox

Fellow tatter Fox wished to pare down her thread collection, and asked if anyone was interested in helping her do that.  This is what I received in the mail after the strike finished!

The tatting is lovely! The color choices make it especially so. I have no idea what to do with the metal findings (I mean, I've seen what Fox has done, but I don't think I've been tatting long enough to start designing with findings). No idea what I'll use the thread for...so many projects going on...