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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Tatting: Flowers

I'm taking a Colour Theory Course with StitchMap, and part of my lesson included creating 3 flowers. One was to be in warm tones, another in cool tones, and the third? a mix

warm in shades of yellow, orange and red.
It's Lizbeth thread colour 100, size 40

my attempt at tatting a mint green Dahlia
tatted with J&P Coates in size 30













I was trying to create the look of a clematis flower here, and then made some funky leaves.
This delicious thread is 'Rio' by Lady Shuttlemaker.
Each flower was sewn onto black fabric covered with organza. Next I'll add a felt backing and maybe some trim to the seams.
















Have you been tatting, too?

Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
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27 comments:

  1. FoxJanuary 17, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    Unusual and very attractive!
    Fox : )

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  2. FoxJanuary 17, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    ... AND I like that little cluster at the top right of the first one.
    Fox (very s-l-o-w- this a.m.!)

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  3. MarjoleinJanuary 17, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    I like the orange flower. Warm summer colors.
    And yes, I have been tatting too. I have started to learn needle tatting.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    The dahlia is my favourite, with it's mass of petals.

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  5. SandyJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    They are wonderful. What a good interpretation. Thanks for commenting on my blog.

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  6. Arlene WhiteJanuary 17, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    Suz these are lovely, and no I don't tat, I tried, but I for some reason have trouble holding the thread etc

    Arlene
    http://arlenes-crafts.blogspot.com/

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  7. SuztatsJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Thanks, Fox. The cluster is made up of Josephine Knots (I know you love them, too! ) with the odd 2ds to separate them. I love making them, and they're quite effective.

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  8. SuztatsJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    Hey, that's great, Marjolein! Yay, another needle tatter! Let me know if I can help in any way, okay?

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  9. SuztatsJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    It's my favourite design, too, Puppet Lady! Are you tatting yet?

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  10. SuztatsJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    Thanks so much, Sandy.

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  11. SuztatsJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    Hi Arlene, and thanks for your comment. Were you trying shuttle or needle tatting? I usually needle tat off the ball of thread, and I would think with your talent in the needle arts, that you would be a natural.

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  12. jenclairJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    These are great! I've tried shuttle tatting, but think maybe I should try needle tatting after seeing these. Love the spontaneous feel of the designs!

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  13. EmmaJanuary 17, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    Lovely flowers! The little embroidery flowers below with beads are so sweet, too ;) Lucious threads.

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  14. SuztatsJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    Thanks Jenclair! I love to doodle-tat and see what happens. I've been told that needle tatting is easier to learn than the shuttle. Let me know if you have any questions, and I'll be happy to try to answer them.

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  15. SuztatsJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    Don't you just looove beads?! Thanks so much for your comment, Emma. What are you creating today?

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  16. CreateologyJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    Your color theory class sounds really interesting. These flowers are each very unique and beautiful. Happy tatting...

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  17. SuztatsJanuary 18, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    I've been having fun with the color theory class exercises. Thank you for the lovely comment, Createology. Hope you're having a wonderful day.
    Hugs

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  18. KarenJanuary 18, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    these look so good on the backgrounds....very, very pretty.

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  19. JennyPennyPoppyJanuary 18, 2012 at 12:07 PM

    You certainly are one very busy lady with all of your wonderful tatting, quilting and TAST and then to keep up with in all on-line as well! Your tatted flowers look lovely and I especially like the one in warm tones. I found a lady in our stitchery guild who tats and is going to get a few of us started but with this deep freeze were in right now it's going to be extra tough to go out at night. Hope it will warm up soon.

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  20. SuztatsJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    Thank you, Karen. I'd planned to make fabric postcards with them, but now I think I'll save them to add to a future CQ. Happy stitching!
    Hugs

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  21. SuztatsJanuary 18, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    Thanks, JennyPennyPoppy. I'm so happy you're going to learn how to tat! Yay!! It's supposed to get a bit warmer here over the next week........
    Hugs

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  22. libbyquilterJanuary 19, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    i would LOVE to learn to tat. are you teaching yourself?

    :-)
    libbyQ

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  23. Deepa January 20, 2012 at 1:03 AM

    :)

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  24. Judy S.January 21, 2012 at 10:36 PM

    Very interesting! Tatting has always befuddled me......

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  25. SuztatsJanuary 22, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    Hey Judy. Needle tatting is quite easy. I'll be happy to share more info about it if you're interested. Just let me know. Thanks for commenting.
    Hugs

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  26. UnknownJanuary 24, 2012 at 4:54 AM

    Lovely blog is this.I also like tatting a lot.Thanks for such an interesting post.

    Wholesale Flowers

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  27. SuztatsJanuary 24, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    Thanks Anne, I'm so glad you enjoyed your visit here.
    Hugs

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