The Antique Tatted Collar

One day while browsing through antique shops about 14 years ago I happened upon a lovely piece of tatted lace. Since tatted lace isn't the most common thing to find in an antique shop I was quite excited to take it home with me. I paid my money and carried my lovely piece of lace home with me.

It was a tatted collar.

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This tatted collar, to be exact!

The unusual thing about this piece was the
beautiful round tatted lace motifs filled with
their lovely webs of needle lace!

So very fine and beautiful!

The collar was edged with a beautiful
cloverleaf edging all around the collar.

Upon closer examination I noticed something unusual
about the joinings of the picots.

These were no ordinary picot joins!

They were tied together one by one.

Like this:

Ah! I am soooo glad we don't have
to do that anymore in tatting.

I'm grateful for the classic picot join in tatting!

This technique wasn't published
until sometime after 1851
(Some reports say 1852, others say 1853).

So, the next time you are joining your picots
whisper a little thanks to the French lady,
Mademoiselle Eleonore Riego de la Branchardiere!
"Thank you, Mlle. Riego!"


You see, Mlle. Riego made the way
we join picots today very famous so all
tatters could enjoy the convenience of joining picots
as we tat away instead of sewing the
individual picots together later one by one.

The interesting part is the cloverleaf edging
which is joined with a classic join to itself,
but sewn to the actual collar!

I often wonder just how many people
worked on this piece?

Here in lies the mystery:

just how old is this tatted work of art?

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The truth is we will never know the exact age of this tatted collar. Information didn't travel then as quickly across the globe as it does now. If it was tatted in America it may have been years, even decades before the tatter learned of the classic picot join.

Regardless of the age of this tatted mystery, I'm glad I am able to share it here with you! It is one of my little treasures and I wouldn't share it with just anyone, you know!

Love,

XOXO

Don't forget to enter the giveaway
if you haven't already!
The deadline is 7/31/09 at MN PST

What's in YOUR WorkBasket?

The title reminds me of that commercial that became popularized by the comedian, David Spade, for the Capitol One credit card commercials! You know, the one where he works for the credit card company that answers "no" to any question, no matter what it is, LOL! The tag line that became famous from that was

"What's in YOUR wallet?"

You can (if you want to) watch the video of that commercial that launched a thousand "What's in YOUR wallet"(s)!

Thank you, Elven6

So, what's in MY wallet?

Well, not much. You see, I tend to spend any extra change that I happen to have on hand on tatting thread, tatting shuttles, and tatting books to fill my work basket, LOL! I think a more appropriate question for me would be

"What's in YOUR Work Basket?"

Do you have a Work Basket? You know, a sewing basket, trunk, fishing tackle box, or any other container full of odds and ends for your favorite craft? What do you keep in it? You may have noticed that my favorite craft is tatting. I happen to have an actual basket FULL of thread just for tatting!

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See?

It's full of LOTS and LOTS of thread!
This is not even the half of it.

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Can you spell:
"T-H-R-E-A-D A-D-D-I-C-T-I-O-N"?
LOL!I have just a little one (thread addiction, that is)!

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Speaking of Work Baskets, this treasure box
actually contains WorkBaskets!
You see, it was custom built by my Grandfather
specifically to house the WorkBasket Magazines
that my Grandmother collected!
She was an avid needleworker. She loved to
knit, crochet, and even tat!
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WorkBasket Magazine was a needlework
magazine that published tatting, knitting, crochet
and other patterns. It is no longer in print.
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Just look at those beautiful joints on
the corners of the box! This was handmade!
I love it!
(And, NO, I did not put those water rings
on the top of the box! LOL!)

Fortunately, my Mother gave me this fabulous
collection of WorkBaskets after she taught me to tat.

I now have a wonderful vintage WorkBasket
Magazine collection ranging from
the 1950's to 1969 when my dear
Grandmother passed away.
I think they are fabulous!
Just look at these vintage covers!
They even have fun vintage
tatting patterns in them!
I have even added to it whenever I
find one at an antique store!


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What is interesting about this is that I
haven't shown my WorkBasket collection
on my blog until now!
Yet, somehow, my bloggy friends have
picked up on the fact that
I LOVE vintage WorkBasket mags!


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For instance, recently, I went over
to support a new scrapbook blog
put on by Lindsey of Two Crazy Crafters.

Lindsey is a very talented scrapper!
Her new blog is called
Lindsey's Paper Scraps.

In a gesture of bloggy pal support I went
over to her new blog and it just so happened
that I was the very first to comment on
her first blog post there!

Just look what she and Twyla sent me
as a thank you for being the first commenter!
Isn't this the cutest card EVER!?!
I just love how she used a vintage image
over some cute scrap papers!

Oh, NO!
It didn't stop there!

They also sent me some
vintage WorkBasket Magazines!
Can you believe it?

It's so cool because I do not
have these in my collection yet!

I was most excited about this
particular issue!

It has this pattern in it!
I've seen my friend, Jenni, from Australia do
this one and the photograph of her doily is
very beautiful!

Thank you so much, Lindsey and Twyla!
I LOVE the gifts you sent me!

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Another blogger who surprised me
was Angela from The Country Cellar.

She sent me this apron that I won.
I mentioned it before here.
When it arrived she surprised me with some
goodies tucked in that pocket you see there!

One of them was this little treasure!
It's a WorkBasket Magazine
that had tatting on the cover!

Thank you, Angela!

It just so happens that I didn't have this one, either!

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Let's not forget the WorkBasket sent to
me by Deborah of The Painted Nest!

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Well, whatever it is that you're doing this weekend, whether it's filling your work basket or using up your stash, thanks for stopping by! I love your visits! Speaking of visitors, my visitor counter made it to the 50,000 mark today! Woo Hoo! I captured a screen shot of the special moment to share with all of you!
Ha ha! Okay, so if you haven't had a chance to enter the giveaway I'm having to celebrate the momentous occasion you can click on the button below and comment on that blog post to enter and if you have an active blog connected to your commenting profile...then, you'll be entered! You have until Midnight PST on July 31, 2009 to do so!
Have fun during the rest of your weekend! I'd love to hear from you! Comments are always welcome here on TattingChic!

Thanks again,

XOXO

Tat Like An Egyptian!

Do you recall that song "Walk Like an Egyptian"? It was really BIG in the 80's! Oh, the 80's!!! I was such an 80's girl...and if you've read this blog before you may already know that. This song was so much fun to dance to, sing about, and mimic while walking down the halls at school with my friends! This song has been going through my head ever since I got my order from Wally of Needles~N~Shuttles blog who spends part of her year living in Egypt!

Actually, Wally is from Puerto Rico. She is married to an Egyptian man and so she is "Egyptian" by marriage! When she lives in Egypt she goes to Cairo to purchase perle cotton threads for tatting and sells them in her shop, also called "Needles~N~Shuttles". She summers in Puerto Rico where it is quite a bit cooler than the Sahara Desert heat of Egypt! Wally met her husband while living in Egypt about three years ago. She has Lupus and works to spread awareness about Lupus and the effect it has on those affected by it. She spends her time tatting and making lots of designs. When I say "lots" I mean LOTS! She comes out with new designs CONSTANTLY! I've called her a "Tatting Machine" a few times because she seems to produce a voluminous amount of tatting...more than I've seen anyone else online produce! It's amazing!

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So, after all that talk about Egypt

can you see how I had that song running

through my head!?!

I'd love to "Tat like an Egyptian"! She's amazing!

For those of you that need a little

refresher on that song, here it is:

Walk like an egyptian

Thanks, Steve!

Ah, doesn't that make you think of

Egyptian pyramids and the like?

I've got a photo right here of one.
Wh....what???

Okay, okay, it's an Egyptian Thread Pyramid,

but it still counts, right?

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No?

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Well, what if I showed you a close up on the

label of the thread?

Would you believe me then?

It still doesn't count as an Egyptian Pyramid?

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Alrighty then, I'll show you a postcard

she sent me that is from Egypt that has a

picture of an Egyptian pyramid on it!
Is this better?

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Welcome PFF'ers!

(I know, I know....it's Saturday....Shhhhh!)

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Here's the back of the postcard along with some

goodies she sent along with my order as a surprise!

Thank you, Wally!

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Inside the baggy of sequins was this beautiful

Mother of Pearl disc! Oh, the potential!!!

I could make a cool tatted pendant with

that disc attached!

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Next is a sampling of her books.

I ordered these from her shop.

So, if you were wondering how do you

"tat like an Egyptian"?

Here's how!

This heart is from her book

"From My Heart".

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It will count as

MOTIF # 7

in my 2nd round of the 25 Motif Challenge.

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I made it with the pink perle cotton

thread pictured above.

This special heart pattern is named

after her husband "Hussein".

Awww....isn't that sweet!?

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Now, if you are still in the mood for

some "Egyptian-ality"

Here is a very cool

Michael Jackson video I found!

Thank you JAYTONYNJ

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Thank you for your art and talent,
Michael!
May you Rest In Peace.

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Well, thank you for joining me in my Egyptian adventures in tatting today! I tatted that heart up just for this post because I thought you might wonder what "Egyptian Tatting" looked like, LOL! It pretty much looks like "Irish Tatting", or "Scottish Tatting", "Danish Tatting", and even "German Tatting" doesn't it? LOL!

Where ever it is that you hail from I'd love to hear from you. Be sure to say hello before you go off on your travels through the wonderful land of Blog! Oh, and Wally says that if you want to see some real Egyptian dancing watch this video! It's cool!

Love,

XOXO

Be sure to sign up for the giveaway

if you haven't already!

You have until 7/31/09 at MN PST!

TattingChic's 50,000 Visitors Celebration Giveaway!!!

Hello everyone! I have some very exciting news to share with you! My visitor counter is getting very close to 50,000! Woo Hoo! I have only been blogging for shortly over a year so I think this is cause for celebration, don't you?

Well, yes, it is!

You see, when I first started this blog I was so scared that no one would ever come and visit me. I was so surprised when I actually got a few comments on my first blog post! I was thrilled...ecstactic, actually! Really! As time has gone on I have found fabulous friendships, won giveaways, and learned a lot from so many of you! I want to give back to the blogging community! So, I've made a little something special just for this giveaway!

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I made a button just for the big celebration!

(It's my first button, hee hee
this is not the button...it's just a picture of it.
The REAL button is on my sidebar!)

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Let me show you what I have in store
for the lucky winner of my giveaway!
It's the book called "Learn to Tat" by Janette Baker
it comes with a free DVD that shows you how to tat!
If you already know how to tat, even some
experienced tatters have enjoyed making the
patterns out of this book. Besides, you could give
this book to someone who wanted to learn or
use it as a resource for them!

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To go along with the book I'm tossing
in a faux tortoise shell (plastic) post-style
tatting shuttle and 10 yards-ish of size 10
Manuela brand green variegated thread!
This is everything you need to get you started
on your journey to learn how to tat!

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I'll also give the winner this tatted heart.
It's from a Vintage "Workbasket Magazine"
tatting pattern. I tatted it myself about 16 years ago.
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You like?
If you do I have one rule for this giveaway:
1) You need to have an active blog and
comment (just once, please) on this blog post!
(If you are reading this on multiply you need
to comment on the Blogger Blog)

That's it!

You are more than welcome to become
a follower, although it is not a requirement
to enter this giveaway! I'd love for you
to come back again and again!


Nothing like that.
Just comment (once) on this blog post to be entered
and have an active blog attached to the
profile that you comment from so that I can
notify you on your blog if you happen to be the
lucky winner!

You have until Midgnight PST
on Friday, July 31, 2009 to enter.
The winner will be announced on
Saturday, August 1, 2009

If you want to become a follower you
are more than welcome! I love my followers
and the "more the merrier" I say!

Would you like another chance to win?

Simply add the button on my right sidebar
to your blog sidebar and comment one more
time to let me know that you added the button.
(I'll be checking) :)

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Here's how to add the button to your blogger blog:
(it's really easy, I promise)

1) Click on the "Customize" tab at the top of
your blog on the right.

2) This should take you to "layout"

3) Click on "Add a gadget" on your sidebar"

4) In the pop-up window that comes up
select "HTML/Javascript"

5) In the title bar write "TattingChic's Giveaway" or
simply leave it blank. That's totally up to you.

6) Now, copy the entire code underneath my
button on my right sidebar. (if my sidebar is not
showing up simply click on the title of this
blog post and it will show up on the right or
scroll down to the bottom of the blog
- just click on the title of this blog post -
it's easier!)

7) Paste the entire code in the "content"
portion of that gadget pop up window

8) Click on save!
Now my giveaway button shows up in your sidebar
ready to invite anyone who clicks on it to come on over
to this blog post and join in the giveaway fun!

9) Be sure to come back and comment
a second time just to let me know that you
added the button and I will add you a second time.

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That's it! That's all there is to it
to enter the giveaway!

Thank you for celebrating with me!

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I just wanted to thank all my visitors for their lovely visits, comments, and friendships! I am grateful for all the joy that blogging has brought into my life! It's all because of you (my visitors) that I have a reason to celebrate!

Remember: You have until Midgnight PST on Friday, July 31, 2009 to enter. The winner will be announced on Saturday, August 1, 2009! In case you were wondering, yes, international friends are invited as well!

(((HUGS)))!!!

XOXO

Edited 8/1/09

The winner has been announced!
Click here to find out who won!

Wild Woman!

Are you a wild woman?

Neither am I...

Oh, what's that?

Oh, you are?!! Oh, sorry, I thought you were NOT a wild woman since you visited my blog, LOL! I thought that most wild women would be turned off by a little blog about lace.


You see, usually the thoughts of a lady tatting lace brings to mind pictures of a billowing victorian blouse buttoned up to one's nares and a skirt dress flowing down to the floor. Does tatting remind you of Victorian times? Well, it should! The Victorian Era is when tatting became highly popularized. However, despite these prim and proper visions you may have about tatted lace the word "tat" has become synonymous with something less than prim and proper today. No, I'm not necessarily talking about tattoes. I'm referring to this definition of "tat" that I found on Answers.com today.

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This one right here:

Yes, that's right! See that there???
The "Meaning #1" has it defined as
"tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar."

Uh-huh, ladies! You had no idea when you
picked up that tatting shuttle that it had a
deeper meaning than just making lace, aye?

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To further prove my point I'd like
to introduce you to this woman here.

She looks innocent enough
doesn't she?

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That is Jane Eborall.
Proprietress of this tatting blog here:
(clicked image above will take you directly to her blog)

She is well known in the online tatting community.
In fact, one could even say she's a veritable walking
tatting encyclopedia. A tat-o-pedia, if you will!

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None-the-less, despite all appearances
Jane posted this on her blog yesterday.
(clicked image above will take you directly to this post)

What's that you say, Jane? Your old website for tatting
is now a pornographic site?

WHOOPS!!!

is right!!!

Jane is asking everyone to please change
their bookmarks from her old URL
(which shall remain unlisted) to the new one here.

My goodness, I hope none of our tatting friends
have suffered any heart attacks as a result
of this mix-up!
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Update 7/19/09 Jane has provided an update
that her website is back to providing lace
related ads!
WHEW!

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So, speaking of a "Wild Woman"
It seems that Stitchety Grub
had a give away for this
"Wild Woman Brooch"
and today I won it!!!!

See that little "crown" on top of her head?
It's tatted.
It all seems very fitting now, doesn't it?
(....tatted......wild woman...)

Yes, this wild woman will be coming
to live with me all the way from
Western Australia! Woo Hoo!!!

Thank you, Britt from Stitchety Grub!!!


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So, what have we learned today ladies (and gents)?

We've learned that tatting is not the prim and proper
lace making pastime you once thought it was.
No, this is NOT your grandmother's tatting!

I guess, perhaps, I am a "wild woman" after all!

sigh!!!

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Well, thank you for letting me share the wild adventures of tatted lace with you here on TattingChic! Feel free to leave a comment on this post whether you are a "wild woman" or not. A big "THANK YOU" goes out to Jane Eborall, who without her permission to print screen her blog, this post would not have been possible. She has a fabulous sense of humor and, as near as I can tell, loves to tease and be teased (and I mean that it the most wholesome way, too). Now, as far as what Jane's old URL is...don't even ask! I don't know what it is and I wouldn't tell you if I did! LOL!

Tah~tah for now,

XOXO

"I Was Strolling Through The Blogs One Day...

In the merry merry month of May ...er...June...I mean July
I was taken by surprise
By a giveaway that caught my eyes!
In the merry merry month of July!"

How many of you remember that silly song from childhood called "While Strolling Through The Park One Day"? :) If you are not familiar with it I embedded a video from You Tube for your song learning pleasure. This little ditty above is meant to be sung to that tune, LOL!

Thank you, DiversiTune!

Ya gotta love that bouncing ball that shows you what words to sing and when! I have to admit, though, the cadence of the song makes it almost lullaby~ish. I'm used to the tune being sung with much more vim and vigor. You know, it's usually a little faster than this version here (but it gives you the idea if you are not familiar with this song).

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Okay, back to my little ditty at the
start of this blog post. I know it's corny! LOL!
I've only claimed that I love to write poetry.
(See my blogger profile)
I never said I was any good at it, LOL!

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So, here are some things I spied

while strolling through the blogs one day!

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I found my way to a
Mad Tea Party
that was hosted by the lovely

Vanessa Valencia of A Fanciful Twist.

One of the party goers was
Chrisy of Sophism Press!
Later, I was surprised to see that I won this

lovely apron at her tea party!

Chrisy is a talented artist!
She also sent this lovely print

of her own artwork called "Star Gazing"It is available in her Etsy Shop

called Artdecadence .

Thank you, Chrisy!

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Next, I strolled over to Angela's
at The Country Cellar! I was surprised to see that
I won this toile apron!

I think that toile is such a pretty fabric!
That pocket is perfect to slip some tatting into!
Thank you, Angela!

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Okay, 2 APRONS in less than one month?
What is the universe trying to tell me?

That I need to start cooking more?
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Next to be spied on my travels
was the Uber Amazing Blog Award from Snap!

Thank you, Snap from Tales From Twisty Lane!

The Uber (synonym to Super) Amazing Blog Award is a blog award given to sites who:
- Inspire you
- Make you smile and laugh, or maybe give amazing information
- A great read
- Has an amazing design
- Any other reasons you can think of that make them Uber amazing!

The rules of this award are:
- Put the logo on your blog or post.
- Nominate at least 6 blogs
- Let them know that they have received this Uber Amazing award by commenting on their blog.
- Share the love and link to this post and to the person you received your award from.

Who to share it with? This is never easy!
There are TOO many people to share it with.
I will share this award with:

1) Bella from Bella Sinclair

2) Ces from Ces and Her Dishes

3) Carolyn from Draffin Bears

It's only 3-I'm cheating! Shhhh!
Don't tell the blog award rules police!

No, wait I think I may just give it away
to the 2 people I just won giveaways from!
YES!
That gives me 2 more peeps.

4) Chrisy from Sophism Press

5) Angela from The Country Cellar

Okay that's 5...I'm getting closer.
Can you see how painful this picking
award winners is for me?
(I just don't want anyone to feel left out!)

I could just give it back to Snap!
Yeah! Snap, ;) right back atcha bloggy pal!
Okay that makes winner #6!
Well, watta ya know? I stuck with
the rules anyhow! LOL!

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The final award was found when
I strolled on over to Ces'
place at Ces and Her Dishes
She mentioned to me that she had
an award for me!Thank you, Ces!

Here is what Ces has to say about
The Bella Sinclair Award:

"I designed this award to celebrate art in the blogs and to honor the value of friendship, sisterhood, sharing and caring. It is to be awarded to the gifted, accomplished, eloquent and talented blogger whose friendship and influence inspire us to do our best. That I named it after Bella Sinclair is because she epitomizes all of these things. She is an inspiration to many of us."


She also says,


"Ces created the Bella Sinclair Award in honor of Bella Sinclair exceptional woman and brilliant artist who epitomizes the concept of the artist as inspiration, of sisterhood, caring and sharing. It is symbolized by the Quercus lobata or Valley Oak, a handsome and graceful tree with a sturdy trunk, upto 5 ft in diameter and 120 feet tall, the largest western deciduous oak"

Some of you may recall that Bella Sinclair
and I are good friends and participated
in a friendship exchange earlier this year!
I am deeply honored that Ces would share
this award with me! You see Bella has
gone through a difficult time recently with
the loss of her dear husband only days before
a transcontinental move. I'd like to encourage
my blog friends to go to her blog post
about it here and offer your support.

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I would like to share this award with
Enlightened By Angels
Okay, okay, I know she's my niece and everything.
Some of you may even see this as blatant nepotism :x
...and it very well may be, LOL! However,
I do think that in the short time (and two posts)
that she has been blogging with us she has
quickly embraced the value of friendships
in blogging and the sharing and caring that
exists amongst us here in blogland.
Go visit her blog! I think you'll agree!

So, Enlightened By Angels, I hope
you go and start "spreadin' the love" some more by
sharing this award with other bloggers!

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Thank you for strolling with me through the blogs today! Ya know, it sure seems like I win a lot of blog giveaways. Is it just me that thinks that? Why do you think that is? Do I have extremely good luck? I wish I had this kind of fabulous luck in my 3-D life, LOL! Some of you have suggested that I buy lottery tickets. I want you to know that I'm seriously considering it, LOL! How would it be! What would you do if YOU won the lottery? I know I'd buy more tatting thread, (tee hee)!

Oh, I have a poll you can click on. It's at the top of my right sidebar {which becomes the top of the footer (bottom of blog) when you're on the main page of this blog}. I did the same poll when I first started this blog, but I'm doing it again just for fun!

So, as you continue on your stroll through the blogs in the merry merry month of May June July I'd love to hear from you, too!

Sincerely,

XOXO

All Dressed Up For Tatting!

What exactly does one wear in order to tat? What do you wear when you tat or if you were to tat? For me, the answer isn't pretty. It's usually sweats or a T-shirt. Why, you could even tat in your underwear if you wanted to!

***GASP***

For those of you who tend to dress up for tatting (i.e., jeans and a T-shirt) you may find my version of getting "dressed up for tatting" a little too casual, LOL! Some of you may even be a little more formal about it (i.e., slacks and a blouse). Regardless of your choice of dress for tatting (or if you were to tat) I think we will all agree that the following dress with tatting is pretty!

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May I present to you

A dress with tatting: Isn't it precious? It's a baby dress I rescued from

an antique store many years ago.

Right now, I've got it hanging on my bedroom door

on an ornate wreath hanger.

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It has been embellished lovingly by

hand with bits of hand tatted lace.

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Here, let's take a closer look, shall we?

Here's the neckline.
Closer...
(If you click on the above photos they will enlarge)

As you can see it is embellished with little round

tatted medallions that are sewn into circles

that are cut into the fabric. Amazing!

The neckline, itself, is trimmed with a simple

tatted edging of rings.

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Next, we have a better look at a sleeve.

It is also trimmed with a simple tatted edging

and embellished with cutwork filled with

tatted medallions.

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AMAZING!

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What's even more amazing is

that the edges of the sleeve are scalloped!

Here's a close up so you

can see what I mean!

I think it's sweet and very pretty!

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Here are some close ups of the hem of the

skirt on the dress.

(The following pictures will also enlarge if you click on them)

Front of dress hemline.
Here's is the hemline inside out:

I showed both front and inside-out so that you

can compare by enlarging and see

that it is really hand-stitched.

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I love that scalloped edge on the hemline!

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I think about the time it took whoever must've

made this to tat the pieces and cut the fabric

and hand stitch all the edges and attach

all the tatted trims and medallions onto the dress

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Here's a close up of one of the medallions.

Simple, and yet so beautiful!

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Here's a close up of the sweet tatted
edging of simple rings on the scalloped
hemline of the dress.

As you can plainly see this old

little baby dress is tattered and torn.

Time is beginning to take it's toll on

the aging fabric and tatted trim.

The baby this was made for has probably grown

and perhaps has children or even grand-children

of their own by now!

The dress is long forgotten, from a time long ago.

However, the sentiments that

were sewn into this dress by loving hands,

full of love and hope,

are timeless!

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The time you took today to come and visit and let me share this precious dress with you is valuable. I appreciate you spending it with me just for a moment.

I hope that you can see that beautiful things can be made with very simple tatted edgings and medallions. One doesn't have to be an expert at tatting or even know fancy tatting techniques to make something absolutely exquisite with tatted lace.

I also wanted to thank everyone who took the time to go and welcome my niece to blog land with her new blog Enlightened By Angels! You really made her feel welcome in blogland! Thanks a bunch! You guys are the bestest bloggy buddies EVER!!!

Well, whatever clothes you're wearing to tat or blog in (whether it's a sweats and slippers or Chanel couture) be sure and say hello before you say good~bye! There's no dress code on this blog, LOL!

Love,

XOXO