Laura's Tatting Muse

Still no tatting for me. My migraines have been bad the past week and just won't let me do anything! I hope to be back to myself, howe...

Here is a new picture of my joy! Isaac will be 9 months old this Sunday. This was the most still moment of the day. I had to confine him t...

Thank you, thank you, thank you Sharon! This is it - finally. I couldn't have do it without you. I really think this will be the final...

This is what is keeping me from my tatting! Thought you might like to see this yummy yarn from Turkey. It is working up pretty fast using ...

Horror of horrors! I guess I'm going to be taking some short breaks from tatting! I went to a new knit shop with my mother-in-law toda...

Well, maybe if I stretch it out and pin it down and starch it..... I like the idea, but the beads are much too big and make it crowded in t...

This is Sue Hanson's Celtic 5 point motif. It is tatted in 6 colors of DMC Cebelia and was sooo much fun! I think I will try it next wit...

I just had to tat one more of Kersti Anear's Tabatha bookmarks. This one is also DMC #6 Perle, but in color #814. You can't tell, b...

Well, we are all in agreement that beads on a hanky are totally impractical! Silly me! So, now I have to find something else to decorate. ...

Okay, so I'd have to work for a year to be promoted to novice in beaded tatting, but I like it! This is Size 30 Cebelia with tiny gla...

Several of you asked for the pattern for this edging and I am so flattered and honored. I hope it is clear and you don't find many mist...

Sweet Heart Bookmark by Kersti Anear copyright 2001 worked in Altin Basak color #378. It is 4 1/4" long and helped me use up some of...

This pattern is courtesy of Lynda Nelson Klymko of the ShuttleBirds Tatting Guild in Spokane, Washington, USA. She calls it "Angel at...

I am trying to design an edging for my daughter's wedding. This is what I came up with last night. It is not attached to this hanky. ...

I decided this would be a good way to display my work. Unless I have given it away, framed it or I'm ashamed of it, it is here! There ...

This is Mark Myer's Hyacinth Flower copyright 2000. I had so much fun working this sweet thing. It took me back to my grandmother's ...

This is Mark Myer's spider and web. Even though it doesn't show up very well, the web is worked in #80 tatting cotton white, mixed w...

This is Kersti Anear's Tabatha bookmark copyright 1998 worked in Size 5 DMC Cotton Pearle in purple #550. The pattern called for two r...

This bookmark is from a pattern by Kim Millar copyright 2000. Thank you Nita for directing me to the pattern site. As you can see, the brai...

Thought my tatting friends might get a kick out of this. My mother always wanted the first of everything my father and I did. Guess she ju...

More importantly - my first original! I really enjoyed making this up as I went along. I had drawn out a plan for the flowers, but could...

I am having such fun with Jon's heart pattern. Here it is in South Maid size 10 cotton thread color 995 Ocean. I prefer smaller thread...

This is Jane Eborall's little butterfly and I have even more respect for her than before! The pattern and instructions were great and I ...

Motif #6! This is Jon's heart pattern worked in #20 DMC Cebelia. Or, it could be a yellow, pink and green strawberry! I enjoyed this mor...