Playing "Catch~Up" with the TIAS

On a previous post I showed you some new shuttles and a current project I am working on called a TIAS. "TIAS" stands for Tat It And See. I have no idea what it is that I am tatting because the designer reveals only a portion of the pattern little by little. I just have to "tat it and see" what it is! This TIAS is hosted by the world famous tatting designer Iris Niebach. I'm not sure how she feels about being called "world famous", but when it comes to tatting design she sure is! Iris has a blog called the The Tattingplayer. That is where the pattern bits are posted.



I'm so excited to finally get caught up with all four days that have been posted so far! I was behind for several days and today I got caught up on Days 2-4. The nice thing about a TIAS is that you don't have to do it exactly at the same time that the person hosting the TIAS posts the pattern bits. You can start late...months or even years later if you had to... just as long as the TIAS pattern pieces are still available online.

~*~

TIAS Day 2

Click on the photo to be taken to this portion of the pattern!

TIAS Day 3

Click on the photo to be taken to this portion of the pattern!

TIAS Day 4Click on the photo to be taken to this portion of the pattern!

Any guesses on what it could be?

I have no idea. I do know this ~ whatever

it is ~ it sure is beautiful!

Iris is known for her beautiful

and intricate tatting designs.

Thank you, Iris!

I look forward to the other days of this TIAS.

~*~

You may have noticed in the photos above that a new tool is appearing with the bunny and goddess tatting shuttles. That is a mini crochet hook (this one is a 0.5mm hook) attached by a silver and turquoise bear shaped beaded chain to a ring that fits my little finger. I use that hook to join parts of the pattern to itself. For those of you who tat it is perfect for doing picot joins and lock joins. As you can see there is no pick or hook on these lovely hand carved shuttles so I use a crochet hook to take it's place. In this case I thought this was a lovely tool, much prettier than a regular ol' stainless steel crochet hook! I got it from Alexandra Beatty Designs! Yes, the same shop that I got my "Wild Thing" tatting shuttle, LOL!

Thank you for stopping by! I always appreciate comments. Whether you have a guess on the TIAS or you just want to say hello ~ your comments are welcome!

Have a fabulous week! :)

Bye for now,

TattingChic

xoxo

Take A Walk On The MILD Side

If you guessed that the title of this post is a tongue-in-cheek poke at the song "Take a Walk on the Wild side", then you guess right! It is!
For those of you who still might be in shock from my previous post I have something a little more on the mild side for you to help calm things down! I want to inform you that it does still have to do with a wild animal. It's okay, because there's no scary videos to introduce it; no flashy graphics; no bells and whistles. It's just a nice, warm, fuzzy tatting shuttle.

~*~

See?

Awww....now, isn't that cute?

It's a little pink bunny tatting shuttle!!!

See, that wasn't so bad for a "wild" animal was it?

Okay, if you thought that was okay,

then you might like this next one.

The Goddess tatting shuttle.

I found these while visiting my bloggy friend,

Noreen Crone-Findlay.

Here's her blog post on these very shuttles.

Noreen is a talented needle artist who

does all kinds of needlework and she makes and

sells unique and original needlework tools

that are whimsical and fun.

Here is her Website.

She also has an Etsy shop!

Here they are together!

How sweet!
They are great friends!

They even play well together!

Click on the photo to be taken to the start of the TIAS pattern!

I am currently getting caught up on the latest TIAS.

TIAS means "Tat It And See"

In a TIAS tatters from all over the world participate online.

A tatting pattern is given to the tatter a little bit at a time.

Only the designer knows what the end result will be.

So, I actually have no idea what I am tatting! LOL!

The picture above is TIAS Day 1.

This TIAS is being hosted at the blog known as The Tattingplayer.

She's actually a well known tatting designer

from Italy named Iris Niebach! She is known for her

beautiful and intricate tatting designs and she has published

several lovely tatting books! I have all of them!

If you click on her name above it will take you to

her website and you can see some of her lovely

books and exquisite tatting designs.


By now you may have noticed that I have a taste

for whimsical needlework tools!

Here's a photo of my current WIP

with my black sheep measuring tape!

Isn't he cute? I guess sheep are a domesticated

animal so they don't count as a wild animal.

If you like sheep stories then hop on over to

Bella Sinclair's! She's got a very humorous

sheep story to share with you!

Hope you weren't scared too

Baa-a-a-a-a-adly

by the mild-wild animals here today!

~*~

Before you run off to visit all the blog offerings I linked in my post today I do hope you stop for a minute just to say hello! Comments are always welcome here at TattingChic! I hope your weekend is wrapping up nicely for you!

Toodles,

TattingChic

xoxo

TIAS 4 ~ Complete!

Remember the TIAS?

TIAS is the acronym

for Tat It And See.

Online tatters are given a piece of the pattern

each day without knowing what we're tatting.

It has been fun seeing everyone's guesses...

...from pineapples and grapes to beds and houses!

I was stumped, even up to the 11th hour! LOL!
Lady Shuttle Maker hosted

this TIAS and she did a fabulous job of keeping

the mystery alive!

Ready to have the TIAS revealed?
May I have a drumroll please.....

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....TAH DAH!
It's a LIGHTHOUSE BOOKMARK!!!

Hey? Where'd that sand come from?

...

The BEACH!!!

LOL!

I couldn't take a picture of a

tatted Lighthouse Bookmark

with out the proper backdrop,

now could I?

Look at these cute little

birdie tracks right by where

I took my photo this morning.

Yes, I really ran down to the
beach and snapped these shots
this morning, LOL!

Here's my attempt at

Tatted Lighthouse Bookmark at The Beach

"special effects".

Now, just look at the backdrop

from a clearer point of view.

Ahhhhhh......


Look at that! A beach shot in So. Cal sans surfers!!!

How did that happen?
Toodles!
~TattingChic
;)

~*~

10/11/09 Edited update:

This will count as

Motif #21 for my

25 Motif Challenge!

TIAS 4 Day 11

One more day of the

current TIAS and I

still have absolutely

no idea what it is.

Do you?

Day 11 is shown below.

It is tatted on top of the

tatting for Day 9.

Here it is with the rest of the

tatting for the TIAS 4.

TIAS stands for

Tat It and See.

Any guesses?

Just one more day

is left until it is completed.

In a TIAS online tatters

are given just one portion of the

pattern one day at a time

without knowing ahead of time

what the completed pattern

is going to be.

Is it a pineapple with a hat on?

Maybe it's a pink & purple house

on (pink) fire.

So, what is that other thing???

Lady Shuttle Maker

is hosting the current TIAS.

If you would like to see

everyone's progress

hop on over to the

TIAS Blog.

~*~

Caio for now,

~TattingChic

TIAS 4 Day 10

10 down, 2 more to go.

2 more days' worth of patterns

until the current TIAS is complete.

WHOOPEE!!!

Here is the completed portion

for day # 10 for the TIAS # 4.

It is the dark teal chains that

are adjoining the elements

from Day 5 and Day 6.

If you are new you may

be wondering what TIAS means.

TIAS = Tat It And See.

Online tatters are given portions of a

pattern one day at a time with

the added fun factor of not knowing

what it is that they are tatting.

Here are all the completed portions

of this TIAS so far.

The current TIAS is being

hosted by Lady Shuttle Maker.

If you would like to see the progress

everyone has made so far on this

TIAS feel free to hop on over

to the official TIAS blog.

2 more days to go! Woo hoo!!!

Toodles,

~TattingChic

:)

TIAS 4 Day 9

Here is the latest

installment of the

the current TIAS.

(TIAS means 'Tat It And See')

Here is the tatting from

Day 9's instructions

(we get a portion of the pattern

one day at a time

without really knowing what it is we're tatting.)

It is tatted on top of

the portion from

Day 8.

Here is Day 9's portion

with the rest of the current TIAS elements.

What on earth is it?

I have no idea...

okay, I'm kidding,

I do have some ideas,

but I don't really know! LOL!

The 4th TIAS is being hosted by

Lady Shuttle Maker.

You can see the progress

everyone is making by visiting

the original TIAS blog.

Stay tuned,

Day 10 is right around the corner!
It's a corner that might take

a couple of days to get around,

but I'll get around it, nonetheless! LOL!

Caio!

~TattingChic

:)

TIAS 4 Day 8

Woo Hoo!!! All caught up with

the TIAS.

Just in case you're new here

TIAS means

Tat It And See.

Here's the tatting

for Day 8.

It is tatted around

Day 7's tatting.

This is my first TIAS.

There have been 3 others.

I've only seen 2 progress.

This is the first one I've seen

that has different

"parts."

See all the parts?

You may be wondering what it is.
I just want to let you in
on a little secret.
"You are not alone!"
Shhhhhh! That was the secret.
The only person who knows
what the complete
pattern looks like is
Lady Shuttle Maker.

You see, we just get

a little bit of the pattern

one day at a time.

Sometimes she gives us

the weekend off.

Isn't she nice?
The TIAS 4 is being hosted
on her blog.

If you'd like to see

how other tatters are

doing with their

TIAS' then you can

hop on over to

the TIAS Blog.

Ahhhh, 'tis good to be caught up!

Cheerio!

~TattingChic

:)

TIAS 4 Day 7

I am slowly catching up on

the current TIAS

as the day progresses.

TIAS=Tat It And See.

Here is my interpretation

of the instructions for

Day 7.

It's tatted around the

element from Day 1.

What is it?

Well, I don't know.

I have to

tat it and see!

;)

Here it is with all

it's TIAS 4 friends.

:)

See?

The 4th TIAS is being hosted

on Lady Shuttle Maker's Blog.

The Official TIAS Blog

has photos of everyone's

progress who is participating.
Well, that's all for now folks.

I'm going to go get caught up

to day 8 next.

More to come!
~TattingChic

:)

TIAS 4 Day 6

Here it is.

I finally have time to

catch up with the

current TIAS.

If you are new to this blog

or don't know what TIAS stands for,

I'll be glad to tell you.

TIAS is the acronym for

Tat It And See.

Tatters who are involved in

the online tatting community

are given a piece of a tatting pattern

day by day

and are not told what the end result is.

In order to find out

what it is

we have to

tat it and see!

This is Day 6

Here it is with the other

elements of the current

TIAS.

This is the 4th TIAS that

has been done so

that's why it's called

TIAS 4.

The tatting done for Day 6
was added to the element
tatted on Day 3, see?
(click on the pink word to see)

If you are a tatter who doesn't

have a blog but would like to participate

the links are available at Lady Shuttle Maker's Blog

where the current TIAS is being hosted.

You can tat it up and email the photos

to Lady Shuttlemaker (details on her blog).

She will post them on the Official TIAS Blog.

You do not have to have a camera to be

able to participate.

You can simply tat it on your own,

remain anonymous, and

follow everyone else's progress if you'd like.

You don't even have to tat

to try to guess what it is we're

tatting.

What do you think it is?

I have no idea!

Stay tuned!

~TattingChic

:)

TIAS 4 Day 5

The mystery of the

TIAS continues.

TIAS is the acronym for

Tat It And See.

A tatting project where only

a portion of the tatting pattern

is revealed one day at a time.

~*~

The fun of it is in

guessing what it might be.

I have no clue,

do you?

~*~

Here is the continuation

of TIAS 4

Day 5.

It is the dark teal

tatted on top of

Day 4's addition

which is tatted around

Day 2's motif.

~*~

Here it is with

it's counterparts.

Day 1

is on the left.

Day (2, 4, &) 5

is in the middle.

Day 3

is on the right.

I still have to

tat it and see

what it is!

~*~

Any guesses?

~*~

This TIAS is hosted on

Lady Shuttle Maker's blog

with the progress of other

tatter's work doing the

TIAS on the TIAS blog.

~TattingChic

TIAS 4 Day 4

I am getting closer

to being caught up on the

current TIAS.

~*~

What is does

TIAS stand for, my friend?

It means

"Tat It And See"

~*~

This is the 4th one

that online tatters

have participated in.

The photo below is

the results of following

Day 4's instructions.

See how it is tatted

around the motif done for

Day 2 of this TIAS.

~*~

You can refer back to

the post for

TIAS 4 Day 2

if you need to see

the difference.

What could it be?

A fancy candle?

I'll just have to

tat it and see...

~*~

The current TIAS

is being hosted at

Lady Shuttle Maker's Blog.

To see the current

progress of other tatters

who are participating

you can visit the

TIAS Blog.

Later,

TattingChic

TIAS 4 Day 3

I finally have time to get

caught up on the current

TIAS.

TIAS = Tat It And See.

This is the 4th one that online

tatters have participated in.

The motif

on the left

is Day 1

The Motif

in the middle

is Day 2

The Motif

on the right

is Day 3

The US Quarter Dollar

is for size comparison.

I'm using size 50 Flora brand thread.

Lady Shuttle Maker

suggests using size 20 for the project.

What is it?

I don't know.

I just have to...

...tat it and see!!!

;)

This current TIAS is being hosted at

Lady Shuttle Maker's blog

and you can see the ongoing

results at the

TIAS blog.

Stay tuned,

TattingChic

TIAS 4 Day 2

For those of you watching to see the latest TIAS developments;
here are my results of day 2.

What is a TIAS?
Tat It And See.
No, I'm not being obnoxious, silly.
That's the name of the TIAS!
;)

The motif

on the left

is day 1

The Motif

on the right

is day 2

What are they?

Little purses?

Bags?

Your guess is as good as mine,

because we only get a portion of

the pattern at a time.

I think the photo is deceiving

as to the size of the motifs.

For that reason I took

another photo of them

on top of a

U.S. Quarter Dollar

for a size comparison.

Kinda small huh?

That's because they are done

in size 50 cotton thread.

If you tat and would like to join in on the fun of the latest TIAS

it's being hosted over at Lady Shuttle Maker's blog. The photos of everyone participating are still being showcased at the official TIAS site by Jane Eborall.

Thanks for stopping by. I love visitors whether you tat or not it doesn't matter to me. I love sharing my favorite hobby with my favorite blog friends, like you!

As always, comments are welcome.

Sincerely,

TattingChic

:)

My First TIAS!

TIAS!?!

What in the heck is a TIAS?
Let me explain, TIAS is the acronym lovingly given by internet tatters worldwide (...and yes, I DO mean WORLDwide) for "Tat It And See".

So without further adieu I give you my first portion of the TIAS #4, day 1!

TAH~DAH!

What is it, you ask?
LOL, well, that's just it!
We have to...

...Tat It And See!

That's what makes TIAS so much fun.
You only get a portion of the pattern
each day.
You have no idea what you are making,
until the very end when it's all done.

If you like to tat and would like to join

in feel free to hop right in.

You don't have to post your

results on the internet to join in the fun.

If you don't have a blog you can always

email the pics to Lady Shuttle Maker.

Her information is on her TIAS day 1 post

and the link to her blog is below.

TIAS was first started by Jane Eborall. This year it is being hosted by Lady Shuttle Maker.
The link for the directions for the TIAS #4, Day 1 are found here.
Photos of results of everyone participating are found on the official TIAS site.

I whipped this little bit of "whatever it is" this evening after work. Being the "rebel" that I am I am tatting in in size 50 thread (a smaller thread) than the size 20 thread (larger thread) that the pattern calls for.

Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel so inclined. They are always welcome. So glad you are part of my blog-world!

Sincerely,

TattingChic

((hugs))