Threads of a Tatting Goddess

My non-tatting friend Erin sent me some of her hand-crafted earrings. She's expecting her first baby in March and has left the world of ...

Inspiration for your next tatting design! Photo from Art Attack Galleries Here's a snowflake that I used for some students to demonstra...

The famous Workbasket (February 1975) maple leaf! This leaf has appealed to so many over the years. I made a bookmark out of it once, atta...

Here's the bag done with a bigger hook. I changed from 7 at the base to a size 0 hook. It made it lighter, fluffier and bigger...but i...

I used Dorcas Newkirk's heart to show split rings to my students and several of them are also bobbinlacers or learning bobbinlace so aft...

I started crocheting this little bag when I was off with the snowstorm. I found the pattern in an April 1994 issue of Crafts. I wanted to u...

Hearts I have made over the years!

I finally took the time to put the storage cube in my craft room. Nope, no pics....still too messy in here. It fits perfectly though and i...

The booties are done except for the ribbons. I put a narrow pink ribbon in this one but I'm going to get a wider white one. I feel it n...

I soaked the lace I spoke about in the last entry overnight in Oxiclean. It certainly took the color out but when I was blocking it, there ...

Yesterday I downloaded the new Internet Explorer 7 and have been cussing it ever since. The icons or lack of icons confuses me. So far, my ...

I got the pattern for this patriotic heart at the Creative Stitchery site. I changed the picots on the top. I wanted to add gold stars, bu...

Hearts, Hearts,and more Hearts! The first in a series of tatting improvement skills for my lace guild started last Monday night. We tatted L...

I have to admit I ended this with about the same level of frustration as when I started it. The I.O.L.I. Bulletin has a column by Bobbie De...

If I were taking part in the 25 Motif Challenge , I would be halfway there this month alone. This heart is done in size 20 manuela and I mad...

A "delphinium" from Tatting Collage by Lindsay Rogers becomes a Christmas or Evergreen tree with green metallic embroidery floss. ...

After finally sorting through a box that I'd dumped everything into from some end tables months ago, I found a bag full of shuttles....w...

I took a break from the bonnet since I'm not sure about the next step. It's so hard to tell at this point if it's too big or no...