Tatting on nylon netting

Here are some examples (from a long time ago!) of my own attempts at putting tatting onto nylon netting. I first saw examples of the technique in Priscilla Tatting Book 2.  Here's a link to the overview page from the Antique Pattern Library. 

This pink necklace is my own design, completed many years ago, but as I recall the tatting was made first, then I arranged it with pins onto nylon netting cut roughly to shape but leaving plenty of net outside of the edges of the tatting. After that, sewed the tatting on using "invisible" nylon thread. When all that was done, carefully trimmed off the excess netting around the edges.

This teal green necklace of tatting on netting is also my own design, completed a long time ago.

In the photo above it's easy to see the edges of the netting, showing that it doesn't need to be cut perfectly!

The white collar design was copied from an example shown in the Priscilla Tatting Book 2. 

Each of these examples took a long time to make, and naturally are my special treasures. But, this same technique can be used to make small items that don't take so long and will still impress!

Both shops now

Oops!

I really thought that anyone from anywhere could buy an instant download on Goimagine and checkout as a guest. I was mistaken! Only USA customers can purchase there, even as a guest.

So, my Etsy shop is reactivated with my instant downloadable patterns (the same ones also available on Goimagine).

Now that's sorted, back to tatting.

Slow lace and beading

Slow art piece in progress

A little peak at what I'm working on. The colors in the harlequin shapes as well as the bright yellow beaded crystals were inspired by The Starry Night painting by Vincent van Gogh. I'm at the stage of "Now what!" But, eventually an answer will come, a little at a time.

The large yellow beaded crystal is built around a center called a "cushion" 10mm across, not really round (a square with rounded corners) but it looks round enough with the peyote beading around it and the tatting.

In between working on that art project, I've added some more things to my "Marilee's Tatting" shop. At the top of this blog there's a tab labeled "Online Store", click on that and it takes you there.

Adelia pendant in teal and purple

Hand dyed thread "Pond"

How it is going

 

Hand dyed thread "Summer Trail" size 3

So far I'm really liking my new online shop, Marilee's Tatting on Goimagine. I've had some sales which have helped me gain experience in how the site works.

It has an "analytics" page for the seller to see charts for how many views their shop is getting and which items are getting the most views. So far the size 20 "Summer Trail" thread and the "Celtic Triangle" pattern have been viewed the most.

It seems that I don't receive an email notice if I've had a sale, so I'll remember to check the shop each day. The seller's dashboard does have a notice there.

All credit card payments on Goimagine are accepted. But, it cannot take PayPal. I don't know if it would take the PayPal debit card.

The seller needs to print the shipping labels using another service such as USPS Click-N-Ship. For me that means I need to copy and paste the customer's address onto the label. I don't mind, it's not hard.

So far I have not had a sale of a digital item yet. I did buy a digital pattern from another seller to see how it worked. Since I have an account, I just needed to click on "Your Account" and select "downloads". The pattern was there. But, a buyer does not need to have an account to make a purchase, so then the pattern would be emailed by the seller. Since I haven't had a digital pattern sale yet, I don't have any experience about it yet.

Just thought I'd share how it's going so far! Keep on tatting and crafting!

Open!

 

Still need to add a lot of my original digital patterns, but all of my current hand dyed thread in stock has been added. Just so you know, you don't need to sign up for an account in order to make a purchase there. Let me know about any glitches, please. The link to my new shop: https://goimagine.com/marileestatting/

Setting up in progress on Goimagine

 

I'm working on it! Nothing is ready yet except the main banner, so here's a screenshot. My new shop will be called "Marilee's Tatting". It's taking me some time to get all my products moved over, but hoping to be ready to open for business soon!

Take a look at the Goimagine main page here: https://goimagine.com/ 

I really like their "Handmade for Good" concept. This seems like it will be the right place for me.