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Motif #5
Small Celtic Knot Flowers done from the book called 'Celtic Tatting Knots & Patterns By Rozella F Linden'. I just love all of the things in this book. I thought I would do something small again, so I would be ahead more and then tackle a larger project. It is small, but definitely tricky...!
The one on the left I goofed on the twist in the vines and leaves, so I had to do it over. I could have taken it apart, but I had already cut off the shuttles.
I used a HDT for the first flower called 'Nectarine' from Yarnplayer and the second flower was Lizbeth #131 called Vineyard Harvest. Both size 20. The green is also Lizbeth #684, Leaf Green - Med.
Let me tell you it was a trick getting the flower together and the first flower had to be re-done. I have now figured out a way to do it better and a little bit easier....!
6 comments:
These are beautiful. Did I read correctly and that these are "shuttle" tatted? I've stayed away from Celtic because I thought it had to be needle-tatted!
Those are so neat!!! Great spring tatting! :)
Yes Michelle, these are done with a shuttle. In the book it shows for both shuttle and needle tatting.
That little knot has given me HOURS of grief! Yours look great and you only had to re-do one! I am impressed!
Fox : )
For the Flower head itself, I used a chain. I tat with a shuttle. I then pined my ring to the arm of my chair first and the wound the row of chains around it, carefully! I then pulled the strings first from ring of chains and then the ring for the chain. It sure made it a lot easier. I hope I explained this you can understand it Fox....
PS...Fox, it wasn't the flower head that I had to redo, but the vine and leaves. If you'll look at them, you will see the first one didn't wind together correctly. I had no trouble with the flower head itself. You should try the way I did it....
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