SCMR Ruffled Butterfly on paperclip

Ruffled SCMR Butterfly paperclip

by Jeanne L. Lugert (ladytats)

07/27/09

I tatted the above in Size 20 Thread

Large Paperclip

SCMR = Self Closing Mock Ring click on link for instructions

R = ring

CH = chain

[#VS #~#] = Victorian set stitch of #first half~#second half (example; [4VS 4~4] would be 4 groups of 4 first half then 4 second half)

SR = Split Ring #/#

- = very small joining picot

+ = join

It is assumed that you know the basics of tatting and all rings in this pattern are closed completely. There is no reverse work needed in this pattern.

leave 1' of thread to finger tat the SCMR chain

ch 2

r 1[4VS 4~4] 1-1

ch 2

r 1+1 [2VS 4~4] ++ to paperclip twice 3

ch 2

r 5

ch 2

r 3++to paperclip twice [2VS 4~4] 1-1

ch 2

r 1+1[4VS 4~4] 1

ch 2

close SCMR

SR 3/3

tie overhand knots in the thread ends for antennae and cut

the idea for this pattern was based on patterns by Ellen Lai posted on the online tatting class lesson website

Daisy Picot Stars

Tiny Tatted Star with Beads

This pattern calls for Daisy Picots you can find the instructions on the web. Jane Eboral has instructions on her website http://www.e.n.e.btinternet.co.uk/daisypicotriet.pdf

The star in the picture is made with size 30 thead and Czech glass seed beads size 11/0. The center of the star is a clear rainbow fringe seed bead from http://www.firemountaingems.com

DS= double stitch

DP= daisy picot

**=repeat between *'s number of times

load 15 seed beads on your thread. You can then wind about 2 feet of thread and the beads onto another shuttle, but I prefer to tie a small knot in the end of the thread and letting the beads dangle on about 18" of thread and finger tat the Daisy Picots.

Wrap your hand for a ring and tat 1 DS with your shuttle.

Let the shuttle dangle and do a DP of 3,3beads,3 lay thread over back of hand

pick up shuttle

*2 DS let shuttle dangle pick up thread and finger tat DP 3,3beads,3 lay thread over back of hand * repeat 3 times for a total of 5 Daisy Picots

1 DS

close ring and tie ends of threads together.

I used a full length flower stem wire size 28 gauge, doubled it and put the fringe bead on it at the bend. Then twisted the wire together into a stem. The stem was put through the center ring of the star and a spot of hotglue was put on the stem just below the fringe bead to hold the star together. The thread ends were then cut very close to the knot as the glue held it all together.

Tiny Beaded Flowers

These flowers are very simple.
Just 5 rings.

The thread used for these flowers is a silk pearl size 12 but any thread will do.
use size of beads that will fit your thread
load 20 beads on the shuttle thread
R=ring
b=bead
cl=close ring
[ ]=work between * number of times
put 4 beads on the working thread around your hand
R 3-2b1b1b2-3 cl, the 4th bead will be at the bottom of the ring
*R 3+2b1b1b2-3 cl* [3]
R 3+2b1b1b2+3 cl and tie ends together

Single Shuttle Split Ring with joins

This is a re-post from my main blog so it will be easier to find the directions for the Single Shuttle Split ring with joins

I was thinking that you could do the second side of the split ring as if it was a split chain.
I have tried it out and while it will take a bit of work to get it perfected, it didn't turn out too bad.

The color of thread I used for the SSSR was a bit too light, but you should be able to see the results anyway.

rings are all 4-4-4-4
Begin a regular ring 4+4 then closed the ring until it was the proper size. - step 1

carry the shuttle thread down to the bottom of the ring, and start doing unflipped stitches as you would for a split chain over both threads. - step 2 as you can see, I have made 4 stitches

Join to the element on the right side and continue with the stitch count. - step 3

I didn't do the join correctly on the second side, I had a bit of trouble figuring out how to do it. in the first trial with the light colored ring, I joined in the first half of the ds, but it looked twisted, in the second trial, with the blue ring, I joined in the second half of the ds it will take some larger thread and a few more tries to get the join correct, maybe someone else has already figured it out. seems to me i have joined to a split chain before, but can't remember how. I know that I can do a picot, that is no problem, but the join......

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