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Friday, August 16, 2013

Tatted Feather Earrings


So far this is the best feather design that I could come up with using tatting. I've been thinking about feathers the last few weeks (can you say, "feather-brained"...lol). But, I like the feather-y effect of the folded rings, the beads down the center that accentuate the center rib, and the natural look of having one side slightly larger than the other. The picots at the base of the feather could be cut and frayed, for a downy look, but I chose to leave them uncut, thinking that with wear they would hold up better. What do you think?

Martha Ess has done a very nice tutorial on folded rings.
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18 comments:

  1. MirandaAugust 16, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    Oh, those are marvelous! I agree, not cutting the picots was the right choice on something that's going to be worn.

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  2. PhyllisAugust 16, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    They are beautiful. I agree that leaving the picots uncut was the right decision.

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  3. God's KidAugust 16, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    Those are nice!! :)

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  4. BożenkaAugust 16, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    Śliczne kolczyki :-)
    Pozdrawiam.

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  5. Jane McLellanAugust 16, 2013 at 10:12 AM

    Fabulous. I don't like the thought of real feathers as earrings, but tatted ones would be fine!

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  6. UnknownAugust 16, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    Very nice!! I agree, as these are going to see a lot of wear not cutting those picots is a good idea. I think they would look really great with them cut and frayed, maybe as accents to a dream catcher?

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  7. Madtatter80August 16, 2013 at 10:54 AM

    These are beautiful really nice to look at lots of possibilities here!

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  8. FoxAugust 16, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    Lovely design.

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  9. CorinaAugust 16, 2013 at 2:44 PM

    Great feathers!

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  10. UnknownAugust 16, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    I like their look of evanescence and immaterialty!

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  11. Margarets designer cardsAugust 16, 2013 at 4:26 PM

    Beautiful feather earrings, I love your pattern,
    Margaret

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  12. craftie sylvieAugust 17, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    Well, I think this pattern is wonderful, and the picots add a nice flowery detail at the end of the feather. So, well done! I'll try the tutorial, thanks for the link ;))

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  13. CarrieAugust 18, 2013 at 1:17 AM

    Those are just too cool. I am constantly amazed at the shapes you are able to produce with tweaking rings and chains.

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  14. UnknownAugust 18, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    Beautiful design!

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  15. GraceTAugust 22, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    Exquisite! They really do look like feathers. Ostrich feathers! :-)

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  16. CrissiAugust 24, 2013 at 6:25 AM

    Wonderful!
    Ciao Crissi

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  17. Sam WilsonJuly 12, 2018 at 11:19 AM

    They are beautiful feather earrings. The uncut picots look specially very great. Thanks for sharing.

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