On sale until May 4th

 

My original tatted items in my Etsy shop

My tatted items are on sale this week! The anniversary is approaching of my opening an Etsy shop in 2007, so that makes 17 years I've been on Etsy! 

My mother was still alive (at age 95) when I was figuring out how to use a computer. She would watch me and say, "You could get a job with that!" At the time, I assumed she meant office job, like secretary or stenographer, and I knew my typing would never be fast enough for that. But, after I opened my Etsy shop (sadly, she passed away soon after) I realized that she was right about my getting a job using my computer, and in fact I had my own business and I was the boss! 

I'm now of a certain age where some folks retire, but I really have no plans in that direction. I'll just keep creating and hand dyeing thread as long as I want and am still able to do it well.

Swords Into Plowshares

 

The "Swords Into Plowshares" necklace is one of my more difficult tatting patterns, including the technique of using 2 half stitches to turn a chain so that floating rings form on both sides. Actually, that would work well for making leaf shapes, also!

It has been so long since I made this pattern that I made a mistake putting the flower in the center, but then I decided that I liked it! It's a nice variation. But, I have not added the variation to the pattern, oh gosh, no! 

However, the necklace is in my Etsy shop. The Swords Into Plowshares pattern is also on Etsy.

Here's some snapshots from the short video that I posted on TikTok (and even shorter video that I posted on Instagram):

Another necklace is in progress, which is being tatted according to the pattern this time! Different colors, though. I got the idea for these colors from Van Gogh paintings of Irises.