Laura's Tatting Muse

This is what Diane and I have been working on that we were keeping secret. We are both excited about it. It was Diane's idea, but we a...

If anyone has a prettier, humpf Granddaddy says that's "more handsome", baby than this, I want to see them! He is such a doll ...

Thanks for this pattern Sherry . I think I will be making more. This is the first time I have used size 80 hand dyed thread and I like it....

This is Lady Shuttle Maker's pattern, thread and shuttle. This is the first pattern I have tatted from her book, "The Exquisite C...

I recently received this card that Clyde The Mad Tatter made. In it were two skeins of HDT from New Zealand and the star and snowflake in ...

If you are born a pink hippo, you are born to the stage! (What else is a pink hippo to do?) She is in Birmingham, Alabama for an extended e...

Thanks to the generosity of my friend Clyde for introducing me to this thread from Craft Supplies Ltd. in New Zealand. It is color #1204 si...

Well, Jane has changed my mind again. Now I'm sure I'm right, but I'm still not going to tell. I'll have to check back wit...

I had gotten a couple of days behind with this and had to catch up. I guess my color choice is funny now that it has developed this far, bu...

I have been tatting on this occasionally for a couple of weeks, at least. The center is the same one from Denise Munoz' book that I hav...

The best thing I can show you about our "snow storm" is my orchids with the little bit of snow behind them through the windows! O...

Or, for today if you are snowed in or just hungry! Since they were telling us yesterday that we would be snowed in today, I decided to bake ...

Henceforth to be called Rainbow Doily Number 1. ere is the next installment. Even with the scanner, I just can't make this look like it...

Not the pictures you are used to seeing of my baby! Isaac had a rather eventful 1st day of school. Running on low pile carpet when you are...

He and I both survived it, though he didn't look so good when I went to pick him up. First day there and already a "boo boo"....

Some of you thought you had figured out what I was doing. Were you right? In any case, I hope you like it. I am so excited about it and t...

This is all of the tatting I have accomplished today, so far anyway. Maybe I'll get some tatting done on the doily before I go to bed. ...

This is so much fun! I love waiting for the surprise to be revealed. And, I needed the practice on front side, back side tatting. The thr...

I have made an unconventional move, at least for me, on round 3 of the doily. I'm not ready to show a picture, but I think you will be s...

Here are the first two rounds on the doily. I am not at all happy with the picture, but this is the best I could do. I made EIGHT scans an...

I thought I would be ready to post the first picture of the new doily I am tatting by tonight, but I'm not quite there. I am trying to ...

I've had a couple of frustrating days, but I am managing a little tatting. I was stupid, or senile, last night and took this morning...

I wanted to see all of this year's snowflakes together and thought I would document it here - for me and for anyone who is interested. ...

My friends Karl and Madeline wanted me to put everything on one side of the tree and make one final picture. Great idea - almost impossible...

Okay, here we go. It is almost ALL MINE! About a month ago I started the center rings from a pattern in Gwyn and Elwy's book. I just ...

Since Clyde has renamed my Christmas Tree to Rainbow Tree, I had the bright idea to tat a rainbow tree to go ON the rainbow tree! This is S...

I want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! Please be safe. I also want to thank all of you so much for this past year. 2007 was a w...

No words necessary - proud grandma!

Same snowflake as the last one, but MY FIRST SCAN of my own! I can't believe I have got working on my own. Thanks to all of you who we...

No, I haven't given up on snowflakes. I just wanted to try this little tree. Especially as it can also be a bookmark and other useful ...

The first picture is a scan of Snowflake Rose #3 in Yarnplayer's hand dyed thread called "Rose." I used DMC Cebelia for tatti...

My tatting addiction seems to have moved to a new, more serious, level. Total immersion has always been my way. Mother used to say that I ...

This started out to be one of Denise's snowflake roses. However, when I started tatting the points, I made a mistake and left out a rin...

Praise God for sending His Son to save us from our sin - the very reason for the season! We had a wonderful Christmas day blessed with all ...

I just had to finish tatting one more snowflake before Christmas and get it on the tree. This is Sherry's (Lady Shuttle Maker's) Be...

Here are the last two skeins of Marilee's, (Yarnplayer's), thread that I received. I guess this is the last of my presents. I shall...

Clyde said my purple snowflake looked like a passion flower. I searched back through my pictures to find these I made in June of 2006 in Ba...

The first one is Sherry's hand dyed "grapefruit" with DMC pink for the rings. I'm going to have to work all of my DMC and...

I just had to share pictures of our little Santa. He certainly has brought loads of joy to our house! Now all I have to do is figure out a...