Four Bookmarks

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I am really getting tired of some of the thread in my stash and thankfully most of the balls have nearly reached the end. Isn't it strange when you want them to run out they don't but when you are doing a really important project there is never enough thread?  So to try and use the balls fairly quickly I have begun tatting these bookmarks, very relaxing to make too.









Now Jane is really hooked on these solar powered  "flip flops" (forgotten what she calls them), the scarecrow one was given to me when I was in the USA with her and I treasure it especially as this weekend I am organising a scarecrow festival.     The other one I bought in Singapore but sadly I knocked it off the windowsill this week and the flower broke of so it was replaced with a tatted one.







More wood has arrived in our house (via my son who was storing it for us in London) and the selection is amazing, hopefully soon I will be able to post some more pictures of the shuttles that are being made.  



Comments

  1. MichelleSeptember 23, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    What's the color on the far right? Bookmarks look great!

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    1. Sally KersonSeptember 23, 2014 at 1:35 PM

      Thanks Michelle, just checked and it is Lizbeth Ocean Sunset

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  2. God's KidSeptember 23, 2014 at 12:59 PM

    Very beautiful bookmarks!!! :)

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    1. Sally KersonSeptember 23, 2014 at 1:36 PM

      Thanks God's Kid they are great to giveaway which I have actually done with one today.

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  3. MaureenSeptember 23, 2014 at 3:07 PM

    Oh my goodness, one of those is in Jane's special colourway - Pink Cocoa! - better hide that quickly..... I think they look great!

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    1. Sally KersonSeptember 24, 2014 at 9:06 AM

      Thanks Maureen, sometimes varigated thread just doesn't work, but for these bookmarks it does

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  4. CindySeptember 23, 2014 at 4:09 PM

    That is one of my favorite bookmark patterns! A great way to use those pretty variegated threads, too :)

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  5. PigminiSeptember 24, 2014 at 2:31 AM

    Where's the pattern for them Sally?? I LOVES them!! Well Done That Miss!!!!

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    1. Sally KersonSeptember 24, 2014 at 9:07 AM

      I have no idea where the pattern comes from, I've had it for some time now typed on a piece of paper which I found in one of Mary Konior's books!

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  6. Kathy NiklewiczSeptember 25, 2014 at 9:52 AM

    Very colorful bookmarks (one is JellyBean?) and I have wanted to try this pattern, which has a history involving the two Janes: Jane McLellan and your own sister! The bookmark is found on Jane Eborall's Tatting Techniques pages under 'Guest Designers', called "Jane's Bookmark" (for Jane McLellan). However, Grace Tan created a wonderful cross using the pattern, which was rather ingenious! This whole 'evolution' story is found on Jane McLellan's blog on May 20, 2013 here: http://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/05/evolution.html
    The link to the cross pattern can be found on Jane M's sidebar!

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  7. Sally KersonSeptember 25, 2014 at 12:24 PM

    Yes Kathy one is jelly bean, I used to really like the colour combination but my tastes have changed! Also thank you so much for the history behind the pattern, I had no idea it was Jane M's so should have acknowledged it, will rectify in my next blog post, that comes from not correctly printing out patterns.

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