Hen and Chicks

The last lesson of lesson 2 was doing the Hen and Chicks. I had such problems with it at first...the reason was I was using the wrong thread,,I was trying to use my ball of thread cause I didn't want to run out of thread...learned I had to cut the thread off the ball. Anyways,,once I decided to try the bugle beads I didn't have to use a guage for the spaces,,worked out great. You know it's bad that you have a pattern memorized by trying it so many times before you get it half way looking right. lol

Tatting

I got online after my first attempt of tatting and found this wonderful online tatting class
They also have a yahoo group you can join for beginning tatters. I will be attending my first online class this Thursday. The first row of tatting are the lessons for the class, with the exception of the Hen and Chicks which I will wait for class cause I can't get that one figured out. lol The motif at the bottom is from Barbara Foster's book, It's the one I done first just using varigated floss. I had the harderst time for some reason with the butterfly,,but Cynthia helped me along and I finally got it. I didn't leave the extra thread for the antennae's cause I will put this on a CQ block and add them then. Thanks Cynthia so much for your help.

Learning to Tat

I am very pleased with my results on my first tatting project. I had won two tatting books, 3 needles, and some threads from Patricia, in a giveaway she had. So today I sat down and here's what I made. Once you learn to go through the loop on a ring and the teardrop on the chain,,,it's not that hard. I will try another pattern later,,got to get busy on my blocks again. But now I know I can do it , I will be tatting more to put on my cq work.