TIAS, 2017 edition

Jane Eborall's 2017 TIAS  is off to a grand start.  The instructions say to use size 20, and a variegated thread would work well.  I've chosen Lizbeth 128.  The second half of the project will require some size 11 beads.  My stash is primarily purples and leaf greens, neither of which goes with my thread.  I don't know what color beads will work best so I ordered 14 new colors in reds, blues, and yellows, as well as some iridescent blacks.


This is Day 1:  (sorry about the bad photo; it's only about an inch long at this point.)

And Day 2:

 Stay tuned!

TIAS starts tomorrow!

Jane Eborall's Tat It And See for 2017 starts tomorrow!  After looking at the introduction I'm really excited.  The "normal" skills are there, like rings and chains and split rings.  This year she's also including an alligator join (which I have done exactly one time already) and zig zag chains, which I've never heard of but they look like fun.  One of the best parts about Jane's tatting game is that she includes links to her instruction pages; they are so well-done with great instructions and very clear diagrams.  I always learn something from TIAS, and I'm sure this one will be the same.

More ornaments

Once again I tried the Lucky Penny pattern, only this time with beads.  It solved the problem of the picots not laying flat.  I made one with a 2016 penny for a wedding gift, with the bride's colors of silver and Tardis blue (or as close as I could get.)  Then I made one in red for a birthday gift.  Then I got to work on making some for Christmas ornaments.  I was really pleased with the results.  Even better, my nephew made comments about magic fingers and dark arts.