I am working on a design that will have a mock ring with a bead in the center. To do this, start tatting a mock ring (it's actually a chain) leaving a large loop at the beginning. When you have tatted enough to fit halfway around your bead, slip the bead onto the loop, put the shuttle through the loop, and tighten. Then tat the rest of the way around the bead, and do a lock join at the beginning.
...for the book! The only hint I will give now is this photo which will probably appear in the final version. The item will be something wearable. I will explain how to add beads as best I can. People add beads in different ways, I can only show how I do it.
By the way, for those following my hand dyed thread colors, there will not be a new dye batch till next week; I need time to make some progress on the book.
I just noticed that I have 2 shades of pink in the shop - one from the "Rhubarb Pie" batch (top), and a slightly darker one from "Peace" (bottom). I could do a pink series... a doily could have one shade in the center, progressing to the next shade in the next round... too many ideas!
The amounts of each look small in the shop, but all total this was a huge batch of 70+ skeins!
These use 2 shuttles with some beads on each shuttle. It's fun to play with the colors of the thread and the beads. I do intend to put this design in the book, but I just couldn't wait to show it! There are some technical details to work out.
