The pattern in the magazine is diagrammed and I also used the "Google Translate" app which worked with my smartphone's camera to translate the Italian text. It looked to me like the tatted rings were worked separately then sewn together in the original, but I decided to use a self-closing mock ring with "floating" rings thrown off from it to avoid some of the sewing.
I tied the ends together. For these I did not try to sew in the tails, just snipped them off and added a drop of my currently favorite glue (Aleene's Fabric Fusion) using a pin. The pin is much easier to clean up than a brush! Simply wipe the pin with a paper napkin or tissue after applying the glue.
After that hide the knot inside the coiled "berry".
The leaf and tendril at the top is added last. Since this is not my own pattern, I will not be posting any further details about it. It is in the magazine. I purchased my copy from Handy Hands Tatting and it's also available from other tatting supply shops.
7 comments:
I love the effect you have created. The central mock ring is a great idea - saving lots of ends.
Absolutely awesome!!! :)
Splendid! Would make a nice motif as well as earrings.
Lovely tatting, as always! Thanks for the tip about the Fabric Fusion. I haven't tried that one yet. I have used your idea of applying glue with a pin... much easier and neater than anything else I've tried!
fantastic, I love the grapes and your always picking out great designs too always fun to see what you are up too!
They are lovely as always your tatting is lovely, I would love to try tha pattern,
I'm quite speechless! The design is amazing! Wonderful colors! Could never have imagined how the 'berries' were formed! And your work is perfect, as usual. The Fabric Fusion is a great idea, as is the mock ring.
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