Fir Tree

-

On the day when Christmas decorations are being taken down I have tatted a fir tree up to look like a decorated tree.








The pattern is another one from Inga Madsen’s ‘12 Tatted Fairy-Tales.’ As you can see I made sure that it has coloured lights on it by included lots of seed beads.  In the book it is illustrated in white and instead of a star on top there is a bird.  I have used hand dyed thread and this one is called forest. 



I am tempted to make another one as I am particularly eager to use up the container of mixed beads (bead soup) that has grown over the years, mainly because of spillages. 



Comments

  1. EllafantaJanuary 5, 2020 at 10:42 AM

    Nice tree

    ReplyDelete
  2. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJanuary 6, 2020 at 3:59 AM

    Lovely! I have that book and I have bead soup from similar spillages. Hmmm...

    ReplyDelete
  3. MaureenJanuary 6, 2020 at 4:23 AM

    What a beautiful tree!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Bluff City TatterJanuary 6, 2020 at 10:22 AM

    What a smart way to use up those leftover beads that always seem to collect.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Sally KersonJanuary 6, 2020 at 1:26 PM

      I hate wastage even if it is only tiny beads so this is an ideal way of using them up.

      Delete
  5. Kathy NiklewiczJanuary 12, 2020 at 3:14 PM

    Excellent pattern and use of beads! Did you do this in one day?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Sally KersonJanuary 14, 2020 at 3:47 AM

      No Kathy it took me days, but then I only have, at the best a couple of hours a day to devote to tatting

      Delete
  6. Robert W.January 15, 2020 at 6:31 PM

    Hi Tatters,
    I just started to Tatt again after many years.
    I am trying to make the Butterfly paper clip bookmark and can't figure out how to attach it to the paper clip.
    Can someone help me or direct to a YouTube site
    Bob Landry

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

100th Blog Anniversary

-
Image
To celebrate my 100th post and to thank all of you out there who have been so supportive to me and "I'm in the garage" over the past 17 months, we are giving away two prizes, each comprising of a hand made tatting shuttle.  One will be a Pop-A-bobbin shuttle and the other will be a post shuttle.  So there will be two winners.  The shuttles will be put in one of these specially decorated boxes. It is good to win something you really want, and some of you prefer using a post shuttle rather than a shuttle with a bobbin.  So in order for that to happen you have the option to choose which type of shuttle you would like and which box.  So when you comment please put either "Post" for Post shuttle or "Pop" for Pop-A-bobbin shuttle.  However, if you don't mind which shuttle, you will have a double chance to win, as your entry will be put in for both, so in that case please do not put a preference. As for the box, if you have a preference for the colour the...
Read more

Renulek Doily finished

-
Image
I finished this doily a few days ago but I am actually not that happy with it, the thing is the  piece really needs damping, blocking and a good press.  This should not be needed but I think some parts of the pattern did not work that well.  I have used three makes of thread on this doily Manuela, Coats and Lizbeth all 20.
Read more

St. Andrews and Advent Giveaway

-
Image
Today is quite special for many reasons it is Advent Sunday in the Church.  Advent is a term from the Latin word 'adventus' which means "arrival".  It is a time of waiting for the arrival of Christmas and is associated mainly with Advent Calendars and in particular the fun of opening to see what is revealed behind each number!  Whilst in Scotland the people are celebrating St. Andrew's day as he is the Patron Saint of Scotland.  Google has marked the day with a doodle of the Flying Scotsman - the world famous steam locomotive. However,  here on this blog there is a special giveaway.  Please leave a comment if you would like the chance of winning the shuttle and thread holder (please note this does not include the piece of wood underneath or the foliage), you have until 3rd December when I will announce the winner by using a random number generator. The shuttle is made out of sequoia,  the tree that the wood comes from stands in front of the ...
Read more