Celtic Tatted " Y "

Celtic Letter " X " Also a Celtic Cross!

Beaded " N "

Celtic Tatted Letter " W "

Celtic Daggers Jewlery

Celtic Alphabet - Letter " V "

R & H for Red Hat Tatters

Mahalias Snowflake

I tatted a purple one for Shelia, and promised this blue one to her daughter, Mahalia. Reverse tatted ring with Beaded 3 x 4 Turks Head knots around and an adjust-a- length necklace cord.

Instructions:
Begin in about the middle of a 3 - 4" necklace cord with a
Reverse Ring ( 3 THK 3 THK 3 THK 3 THK 3 THK 3 )
Close ring and tie another THK in the two ends. Add a large bead held in place with a square knot.

Cut the ends so they are each about 3 inches longer than required to fit the necklace around your head, and tie an overhand knot in each end, and an overhand knot around each opposite side of the string. Leave about 1/4" tails to pull and adjust the length of the necklace.



The Turks Head Knot (THK) is the same knot as the earring in my Celtic Tatting - Knots & Patterns book.

We won't mention what I gave Shelia to give her mother in law, K. Well, it wasn't tatted, but it was Celtic.

I obvoiusly had a good time today at the Bluegrass Festival in the Cornfield. The rain blew over, the cows in the pasture next door were contentedly grazing, and at least some of the music was exceptional.

There was Vernon McIntire's Appalachian Grass with Kitty playing an awesome fiddle, and another band with a little girl who did a fine job on vocals and fiddle too. I fiddle a bit myself. Started taking violin lessons when I was just seven years old. Mostly I just play at church, but I do enjoy it.

There were seven bands in all, and a fine day of bluegrass and the Fish fry & corn on the cob cooked by "Shorty" was outstanding. It was fun hanging with my good friends;"Tatting Rose", Shelia B., and her daughter Mahalia.

Green Snowflake tatted with split rings and split clovers in one continuous round.
I like the shapes in the negative space and the overall look of this piece, but it isn't very stable. It would probably work well on a Christmas ball or a crazy quilt or even a christmas card. OK, it would look better done in white since it's a snowflake, but the green thread is all I had with me when I tatted it.

Tatting, beading, and knotting all combined to make the necklace and 2 bracelets using the technique in my 25 motif challenge. I like the purple thread combined with the shells and beads.

Celtic Love Knot Snowflake

Thank you to Lily for reminding me of this design. It does fit the theme of my 25 motif challenge, with an "x" in the center of a loop. Well, this one has two of them. See Lily's beautiful bookmarks here: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/loopylacer/album?.dir=/731a&.view=t

Purple bracelet - From one of the 25 motif techniques

This is for sale, sized for a larger wrist with an adjustable clasp. Email me for price and details.