Beads
Dew-Drop 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.
Part #4:
Brooches tatted with DMC floss, the bead
sizes are in parenthesis “( )”. 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 1 – 8 mm (10 mm) to the large, bottom ring. Use the BOT and TTA techniques. Stitch this twice.
2.) Add 2 – 2.5 mm (4 mm) in the remaining
rings shown in red (see diagram). Use
BOP and TTS techniques. Stitch this
twice.
3.) Add 3 – seed beads (3 mm) in the
three rings shown in purple (see diagram).
Use BOP and TTA techniques.
4.) For the pin bar:
a. Use the same size beads for both the
size 20 thread and the DMC floss.
b. Add 2 – seed beads in the middle of
the pin bar using the BOT technique. Sew
the beads around to keep them closer to each other.
c. Add 4 – 3 mm beads using the BOT and
TTA techniques (see diagram).
d. Add 2 – 4 mm beads using the BOT and
TTS techniques (see diagram).
e. Attach the 5 seed beads to the focal
part (Step # 1 – 2), using the three middle picots to join to (see diagram).
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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