Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Nouveau Tatted Jewelry Set pattern is finished


Nouveau Set original tatting pattern is all done! It's for sale at my Etsy Shop and also in my Craftsy Pattern Store.

The curving, natural forms of the Art Nouveau style was my influence in designing this jewelry set of necklace with matching bracelet and earrings. To create these undulating curves in tatting, I used 2 shuttles and reversed direction of the chains frequently.

The level of pattern difficulty has been set to "advanced" and although this is definitely not a beginner's pattern, it would be an enjoyable challenge for someone already comfortable with basic tatting skills and working with 2 shuttles. There are many in-progress photos to help with unusual techniques. The pattern includes written instruction in English and diagrams.

There's a lot of possibility for thread and bead color combinations. Since the necklace structure has small motifs surrounded by a tatted framework, the small motifs can be a different color than the rest of the tatting.  In the green necklace in the picture below, I choose a bright lime green for the small motifs and a darker green for the rest of the necklace, for a shaded effect.

The pattern came out to be 11 pages, and I estimate that I put in at least 400 hours of work into the whole project of designing, tatting, photographing, diagramming, and writing.


14 comments:

Fox said...

Such talent! These are beautiful.
Fox : )

God's Kid said...

Awesome!!! :) They are all so beautiful!!! :)

Ladytats said...

gorgeous!

Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane said...

You've designed another beautiful set!

Jane McLellan said...

Fabulous!!

Margarets designer cards said...

Wow that's a beautiful pattern,
Margaret

mariateresa e c. said...

wowwwww!!!!!

IsDihara said...

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, WOW! Spectacular set!

Marilee Rockley said...

Thanks so much, everyone :)
As I look at it now, the pieces seem like they could be vintage, yet I used techniques that were unknown to tatters of the early 20th century, like split rings and tatting a ring around a bead.

Kathy Niklewicz said...

This whole post is amazing! You are so innovative in your designs and continue to dazzle us with your many skills! Beautiful jewelry!

Ania said...

Oh! It's beautiful! Especially the brown one. And how many work it cost you. I admire your talnet!!!!

nuta said...

Wow, very beautyfull!!!

Carrie said...

Your work is amazing! You are an inspiration.

Unknown said...

Very beautiful work, beautiful colors!