Five of Hearts

Five of Hearts

     Actually it's only three.  This is another bookmark from Karey Solomon, "Tat Marks the Spot".  The bookmark is in Lizbeth size 20, Sherbert Delight. 

Heart and Blossom

Heart and Blossom

     This is a pattern from Karey Solomon's, February 2012, "Tatting Times".  This cute little booklet comes out quarterly.  The "Heart and Blossom" pattern is by Karey Solomon.

 

     The thread was size 30 crochet thread.  This is the first time I'd pearl tatted.  I like the effect of the of thread draping along.

Glassblowing Supply List

Glassblowing Supply List

     I purchase most of my supplies from ABR Imagery and my goggles from Sundance Glass.
     
     Since I blow little things and small scientific glassware, I use a small torch.  The torch I use is a National  3-B-B Premix Hand Torch .  A starter kit is the easiest way to go.  You will also need the stand for it.  I mounted it on my workbench with a ceramic board covering the bench.

     From your torch, attach the hoses and then spark arrestors to the regulators, then your tanks.    My propane tank is a large tank used for a barb-q grill (shown behind the oxygen tank) and a size A oxygen tank.  You can use a larger oxygen tank but this one is easier for me to move around.  A note of safety, secure your oxygen tank with chains or a strap to something sturdy.  This is a safety issue to prevent if from getting knocked over.

     
      Your didymium goggles should be able to block the yellow/orange flare, and block the UV and IR rays. 

     Other things you will need: 
Size 1 and 3 tips for you torch 
Metal can or metal coffee can (glass waste bin)
Borosilicate glass (Pyrex brand or other):  rod in 6 mm, tubing in 8
          and 14 mm tubing 
Triangle file or a glass cutter
Triangular stand for your hot glass
Striker or a lighter
Approximately 4 X 4" ceramic mats (hot blown glass objects to
          sit on)
Long tweezers
Long 6" nail

Graphite paddle    

Hand towel (for breaking glass, safety)
Heavy wire screen (flint knapping the edges)
Approximately 320 wet/dry sand paper
...any thing I forget, we'll get into later.

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Trillium Bookmark

Trillium Bookmark

     The bookmark is from Karey Solomon's "Tat Marks the Spot".  The bookmark is done in Lizbeth size 20, Sherbert Delight. 

Jake

Tiny Teapots

Tiny Teapots

     These are various tiny teapots from Martha Ess's book, "Tea is for Tatting".  While tatting the tea pots I was having Oolong, one day and Jasmine, the next.  Must have our pot of morning tea to get us girls going.
     The tea pots were tatted in various sized threads, from size 20 to sewing embroidery thread.  I needed a teapot that would be about 1 1/4" by 2 1/2".  I'm sending them to the shuttle shop to be made into a resin casted tatting shuttle.

 "Tiny Tall and Fat Teapot"

Both in Lizbeth size 20, Tropical Punch

The tall is 1 3/8 X 1 1/2" and the fat is 1 1/2 X 1"

 "Tiny Round Teapot"

The top one is in Lizbeth size 40, Sherbert Delight  (1 1/2 X 1 1/8")

The middle is in pearl cotton #8, two shades of mauves (1 1/2 X 1 1/8")

The last is Lizbeth size 20, med Grass Green and Vineyard Harvest (2 1/8 X 1 1/8")

"Tiny Square Teapot"

The upper left is one strand of variegated purple and one strand of metallic silver sewing thread (1 1/2 X 1 1/8")

The upper right is Lizbeth size 40, Summer Fun (2 X 1 1/2")

The bottom is Star size 80, variegated cranberry color (1 3/8 X 1 3/4")

     Lilacs: 

 

 

Hanky Edging

Hanky Edging

     I don't remember the color, I think it was Lizbeth in size 40.  The hanky is cotton and the pattern I made up as I went along.  It is very similar to the old edging patterns.

     Apple Blossoms:

A Wonderful Gift

A Wonderful Gift From 

My Secret Spring Tatting Exchange Person

     This is an gorgeous tatted book mark from Catriona.  She is from Scotland and her blog is "Cat_82".  She has been shuttle tatting for less than a year and this is her first Celtic tatted piece.  She did an awesome job.  Did I tell you how much I love it!!!!

  

      The color is Lizbeth size 20 in dark ocean turquoise.  (Turquoise is my favorite gemstone.)  The pattern is from LaRae Mikulecky's, "Celtic Bookmark".

       This pattern could be turned into a lovely bracelet.