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3-Layered Flower Brooch
© 2016 Marie McCurry
Beads and Terms:
Experienced tatters can add the beads as
you tat the brooch. Beginners may want
to sew them in, after your done tatting the brooch. Feel free to substitute beads.
Step #3:
Brooches tatted with DMC floss, the bead
sizes are in parenthesis “( )”. Omit the top, tatted pin bar for the DMC
floss, this includes the two seed beads, extending from the bar. Any color/type of beads may be substituted.
The black lines show the direction to sew
the beads in. Sew through the beads a
few times for stability. The ends may be
used to sew in the beads or use sewing thread.
1.) Add 6 – 6 mm (8 mm) to the “back
layer”rings. Use the BOP and TTS
techniques. Stitch this twice (see
diagram).
2.) Add 6 – 2.5 mm (4 mm) to the “middle
layer” rings. Use the BOP and TTA (use
the picot joins) techniques. Stitch this
twice.
3.) Add 1 – 6 mm (6mm) in the middle of the
brooch. Use the BOT technique and sew
between the rings of the “front layer.”
4.) For the pin bar:
a. Use the ends to attach the R2 and R3
to the pearl tatting (*) (see diagram). Stitch
this a few times. This strengthens and
straightens the rings.
b. Add a 3 mm bead to R1 and R4, using
the BOP and TTS technique.
c. A seed bead to connect the pin bar to
the brooch (see diagram for placement) (any small bead can be substituted).
d. Extra beads can be add to the pin
bar…be creative.
Step #4:
Sew on the pin bar. Use the holes and ends to attach the pin bar
to the brooch. Make sure you place the
pin bar above the “horizontal axis” (see diagram). Doing so, will prevent the brooch from
“flopping” forward.
Add a drop of acid-free glue on the tatting, where the “flap”
hits the tatting (see diagram). This
will prevent the tatting from wearing.
This brooch should be stiff enough, not requiring stiffener.
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