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- TATTING -
Free pattern and tutorial for needle tatted trim. Great for embellishing clothing and accessories. Perfect for beginner and veteran needle tatters alike.
Tatting, the word if recognized at all, typically conjures up one of three quick thoughts for the average person: Tattoos (which is a good guess), a lost art (a very commonly used term), or something delicate and difficult that their grandmother made. But is tatting more than a pretty lace?
A collaborative effort, hat pattern and tatted strap/clasp pattern with tutorials. This is a fun and very adaptable project that will help you achieve a more functional, durable, and modern twist on traditional caps and tatting.
Fun and quick thread dyeing at home, using simple supplies from your kitchen. Create radiant colors with non-toxic, basic, and easy to find ingrediency. Free dye recipes.
One of my tatting students, Ann, shared with me, the “picot gauge” (pictured) she made to help her make consistent picots, with real precision. This is a fabulous option for new tatters getting used to tatting thread tension and picot spacing, or for those who love consistency.
Learn how-to make a tatted snowflake, great for holiday décor and/or Christmas ornament. Free tatting pattern and video.
Learn how-to make an adjustable tatted cover to fit most round Christmas ornament balls. Quick, fun, and festive! Free Pattern and video.
Quick and fun double layer tatted edging that is both kid friendly and easy to wash. Great for beginners and veteran tatters.
Many modern patterns provide a diagram of the tatting design as supplemental instructive aid. There are also numerous tatting patterns out there, especially free online patterns, that rely solely on a diagram with no written directions. So at least a basic understanding of how a tatting diagram works is very helpful.
Follow along as my friend, Sarah, makes plush pumpkins and I (Katy) embellished them with custom tatting, in this series of instructional tutorials.
Tangled thread is all too familiar of a sight, how can we "STOP" it? There are a few basic things you can do to cut down on, and possibly remove all together, this problem.
As lovely and delicate as tatting, and especially picots, can be, they can also be frustrating at times. If you have ever had to wash your tatting, stored it long term, or inherited tatting, you know that those lovely lace loops can get twisted every which way, and be nearly impossible to iron out flat.
Free pattern and tutorial included (pattern suitable for shuttle and needle tatters). Enjoy, learn, have fun, and happy holidays!
Reversing work determines the way your tatting will lay, and the direction in which the work will go
Picot, is the space that is left between double stitches, to form a loop. It is helpful to remember that a ds (double stitch) is always counted as a stitch, even when it appears to be part of a picot.
The following are basic, commonly used, abbreviations and symbols used in shuttle and/or needle tatting.
When you run out of thread on your needle, before your project is completed, you need to add more thread. Learn how to tie off, hide thread ends, and add more thread easily, in needle tatting.
Katy's secret "Special Step" in Needle Tatting. Learn this simple step to make your tatting smoother, flatter, and stronger.
- CREATIVES -
Molly Omann, driftwood sculptor, is an artist with a brilliant eye for detail and proportion, and she is not afraid to take on a challenge. In this installment of “Creatives” Molly shares her creative process, business journey, and heartfelt words of encouragement.
Clair Hamaker, of Ohmygator Studios, is every bit as joyful and charming as her pottery. Disarmingly honest, quick to laugh, and unabashedly happy to be a wife and mother.
Jessica Breuer, a dedicated and creative spirit. Jessica is a natural light photographer whose work caught my eye over ten years ago. Since then, I keep being drawn back to see what she has captured with her lens and where her creative journey has taken her.
Rene’ Groom’s an author, photographer, and herbalist whose creative style is much like Rene’ herself; grounded, creative, honest, hopeful, curious, family oriented, with a subtle grit.
Shelly Hill is the vibrant and down-to-earth woman whose passion and spark fuels “Wildfire & Sage,” a handmade and small batch wellness product company based in Ketchikan Alaska.
Hannah Gordon is the creative force behind Bear Bread Studio, located in Kodiak, Alaska.
J’Anette Scott is a woman with a passion for creativity; her creative interests are diverse, and her joy in creating is endless. She is a hard worker and a prolific, eclectic hobbyist.
- DIY -
Making handmade handles for revamped baskets. Our inspiration are the wonderful African market baskets and their leather handles.
Trompe l’oeil is a painting technique used for murals and decorative painting to add depth, flair, and give the illusion that objects and scenes are three dimensional.
Contributors
Katy King
Founder & Creative
Former instructor/photographer, now full-time mom, homemaker, and renovator. Katy creates much of the content on RustiKate.com but is so excited to bring on contributors and feature the work of other Creatives. You can learn more about Katy by visiting the About page.
Patricia Penrose
Content Contributor & Editor
Cozy Mystery author by day, Patricia moonlights as our editor in the evenings. A classic mystery buff at heart, Patricia is a retired librarian and entrepreneur. You can check out her website and learn more by visiting “Mystery Maker: Make Mine Mystery.”
Sarah Adams
Design Consultant
Professor Monday-Friday, Artists & Designer 24/7, Extreme DIY Expert nights & weekends, Sarah somehow finds time to be our creative go-to person when we need backup and/or a creative eye. You can check out her artistic endeavors and sign up for Art Workshops on her website by visiting “Art in the Open Air.”
I love this quick and easy tatted medallion. Great for beginner tatters and experts alike. Very versatile, with endless uses. Let your imagination run wild, and your creativity guide you.