I bought some butterfly hairclips recently and have this sudden urge to tat some butterflies. These are the first 2 I came up with - the pink one was tatted with Flora 20 threads, and the other with Manuela 20 thread. With a ribbon weaved through the body, I think they will make a quick bookmark. What do you think ? Watch out for 1 or 2 more variations. These will be part of Motif No. 13 for the 25-Motif Challenge.
Next is my latest acquisition from ebay - a 1 1/2 inch Irish bog oak tatting shuttle that used 4000 year old Irish bog oak and inlayed with a simple Celtic swirl design in Malachite. 
And here's the feeding device Ivan drew from the basis sketch I talked about earlier. Ivan went through with me how the machine works (if it works, I wonder), but well, I'm still impressed!
9 comments:
Those are great butterflies! They'd make pretty bookmarks or gift bows.
What lovely butterflies! That is also a beautiful shuttle! Tell Ivan that I am very impressed by his machine as well.
Tara
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You butterflies are very pretty. I think they would look great as window ornament or as a necklace.
Tami in WA
The delicate beauty of your butterfly bookmarks is inspiring. Great job!
Thanks, Marty and Tara. I haven't thought of gift bows, now I know.
Well, Tami, I'm still at more butterflies and they get smaller and smaller, shall see how small they will get!
Eliz, I like your butterfly twins, so sweet!
soo beautiful I love them
Great work!!
Heather
Love the butterflies! THe shuttle is amazing!
I am new to tatting and have taught myself to needle tatt. I am very interested in looking for directions but couldn't find them. Are you posting them anywhere? They are so beautiful. Thanks for any help you can give me.
I love your butterflys. Is the pattern available for purchase?
Leeanne
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