easter duck

Happy Easter!

Well, that is half way to what I wanted to do.

Tschüss
(http://www.fluentu.com/german/blog/german-greetings-say-hi-bye/)
Ninetta

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braille effect

work in progress

you know my methods

That's a famous quote ("You know my methods, Watson."  http://www.bestofsherlock.com/top-10-sherlock-quotes.htm#methods).
That parallelogram, still in progress, it is something that can put a poor tatter to the test. Try and try again, it may be very different from that which I have expected... For now, I doubt there will be a tattingram by next week.

Browsing Pinterest, I found that a little book exists that has patterns to make the bobbin lace version of the tangram. Let's see, mmm... It seems a Dutch publication from 2005. The link for the image is not broken but it doesn't link to the designer's site, you know what I mean :( ...

I investigated, of course. I discovered a pdf (http://www.dentellieres.com/Materiel/images/DeMeester.pdf) where the book is listed and from that I followed a couple of French links, then discovered a Foundation: http://www.kantopleiding-nko.nl/index.php/algemeen.html
... and eventually I found it:
http://www.kantopleiding-nko.nl/index.php/te-bestelen/patroonboeken.html

There's an email there, in case you want it be sent. Me? I'd better try to finish my parallelogram...

Tot gauw –> See you soon
( http://blogs.transparent.com/dutch/29-ways-to-say-goodbye-in-dutch/ )
What? 29 ways!!!

Ninetta

connection problems

- internet?
- no, tattingram :))

Ahoj
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahoy_(greeting) )
Ninetta

work in progress

The second piece of the tattingram is finished. Now I'm on the parallelogram, I've a motif already tatted but it's not the right size.  The prototyping phase on the parallelogram seems endless, like a rainy day.  I can't wait for Spring!

Pa-pa!
(http://www.bestofukraine.com/culture/language/)
Ninetta

brain teaser

Yes, it is!

A bit at a time.

Hasta la próxima! (until next time)
( http://www.spanishexamples.com/spanish-examples/hello-and-goodbye-in-spanish/ )
Ninetta

braille effect

Tactile texture for a well-known flat/2D pattern.

 Thread is DMC size 80, colours 368(green) and 3608(pink).

This squared motif will be part of a new tattingram (fingers crossed!).

In the next pic it is viewed from the back side:

From now on, I wish (and challenge myself!) to thank my visitors saying goodbye in their language. I hope I won't put any bad word here!! (Please keep an eye on it!) There's a widget at the bottom of this page that link to www.flagcounter.com, I discovered that Poland is the third country in my visitors' list. You also find in flagcounter.com a summary description for each country.

Do widzenia!
(source: http://mowicpopolsku.com/polish-vocabulary-phrases/saying-hello-and-goodbye-in-polish/)
Ninetta

buon natale!

Merry Christmas!

Dedicated to all children in the world.

Ciao,
Ninetta

UPDATE:
Pattern: A Christmas Tattingram (7 pieces, 5 patterns): http://ninettacaruso.blogspot.it/2014/12/tattingram-from-snowflake.html http://ninettacaruso.blogspot.it/2014/12/i-need-self-control.html http://ninettacaruso.blogspot.it/2014/12/so-far-so-good.html http://ninettacaruso.blogspot.it/2014/12/close-to-star.html http://ninettacaruso.blogspot.it/2014/12/only-one-piece-left.html 
 

only one piece left

Start from center ring in A, 13 pp sep. by 2ds. Follow the black line. Then continue towards B. The edges are are: a chain 5-5-5, ring 5-5-5-5-5-5, chain 5-5, ring 3-3+3-3, ring 3+3-3-3, chain 5-5.
Continue with flower C, then D, then the end point is indicated by a green arrow.

That's a bad drawing. Worse than a rough pattern. I must open Inkscape again, after all! It goes straight on the new year's to-do-list...

Ciao,
Ninetta

close to the star

Who can hold a star in their hands? A tatter!

 I need only two more pieces, those in the bottom of previous picture, but the colour should be changed.

How to join motif that's my method: putting them close each other and taking a shot as a guide.

 That's the stitch count for the parallelogram. Tangram's pieces are 7, but two are doubled, so we have all patterns now.
(ops! sorry, I forgot the big size triangle. I'll give you that pattern tomorrow)

I'm very near to the end. My little star will be very close to this tattingram...

Ciao,
Ninetta

so far, so good!

invisiballs, a photo by ninettacaruso on Flickr

I've 5 glass balls more, but I must stop them now. Yes, I know that tree is quite undressed, I should tat the others, next days.

Now I must close the tattingram. It's a Christmas tattingram, anyway! That is the third piece (the medium size triangle) :

The center part is the same as the square, same stitches count.

I've another shot to share. Usually I put together pictures using Serif DrawPlus, but this week I found a clever app for the phone ("smart-phone" it is indeed!) that's called Photo collage, so here you are, a collage of pics, a one-page tutorial for little pincushions I made in November. The starting piece of fabric is a square, then I folded it in a Origami Square Base. Sew, reverse, put buttons, et voilà!

Ciao,
Ninetta

I need... self control!

 I might use the same pattern for a pair of earrings. I need two swarovski...

No! Stop! Remember: only one week to Christmas!!!!

Ciao,
Ninetta

tattingram from a snowflake

One month ago I started a Xmas tatting project, but when I was almost to the end, I fell in love with the invisiballs.

It is a variation of this pattern:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninettacaruso/6390980273/in/set-72157625675658822

It's only 10 days to Christmas and I'm in late! I haven't a tree yet, this tattingram isn't finished, oh mamma mia! Time flies!

Ciao,
Ninetta

invisi-balls

I was playing with one of my patterns ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninettacaruso/6390980273/in/set-72157625675658822 ), the idea is to modify the pattern to change the snowflake shape and make another set of 7 motifs for a tattingram.

I've thought about a Xmas theme, and I've just solved also the tricky part that is the parallelogram.

But I wanted to add something gold, and that was my fault: I remembered the small glass balls that I bought  this summer, perfect for Xmas tiny balls, quite invisible in a Xmas tree... All my tatting is quite invisible, with size 80 threads, should I better start a bedspread?

More invisiballs will come...

Ciao,
Ninetta

Buona Pasqua - Happy Easter!

Tatting and decoupage. Thread is DMC size 80 and Perfect Quilter. Each ring is 6-6-6-6, except corner rings that are 8-8; chains are 7-4-7. I've used a lot of split rings and a mock ring in the split ring used as body for the butterfly. Those eggs are my favorite ever, pattern is Mimi Dillman Cluny Easter Egg 
A closer look at the picture:

no no, not yet

Only one piece is left...

Manca solo un pezzo...

tatto-san

Tatto-san, your humble tatting servant.

But two pieces of the tattingram are still missing...

What it's going to turn out?


Tatto-san, il vostro umile servitore. 

Ma mancano ancora due pezzi per il tattingram...

Che cosa intende diventare?

people beyond the screen

That's what I had yesterday in front of me: the third piece of my new tattingram (any guess?), one edging almost finished, the rough pattern for a pair of earrings and a lot of trials for the pig. Who's asked for the pig? I love designing that, because it's not as simple as you can think, there's the fun but also the challenge... Surfing all around the net, there're lots of tatting pictures, sometimes you might forget that there's a person beyond each single piece of tatting, a lot of time spent by passionate people that share with us their tatted pieces.  Many thanks for all those beautiful patterns that we receive by designers, too. Tatting lace is having a revival and I'm happy to see posts on facebook saying "I'm new to tatting"! Tatting is relax and fun, each piece is unique and "one of a kind", as per definition of "handmade". I love each single flower!

Questo è quanto avevo davanti a me ieri: il terzo pezzo del tattingram (qualche idea?), un bordino quasi finito, un appunto di schema per degli orecchini e un sacco di prove e provine per il maialino. Chi lo aveva chiesto? Mi piace perchè non è proprio semplice come si potrebbe pensare, ci sta il divertimento ma anche la sfida... Navigando in rete, si trovano moltissime foto, a volte si dimentica che ci sta una persona al di là dello schermo, in ogni singolo lavoretto, un sacco di tempo speso da appassionati che condividono con noi i loro lavoretti. Molte grazie anche per tutti i bellissimi schemi che riceviamo da chi li disegna/concepisce. Il chiacchierino sta avendo un revival e sono contenta di vedere post su facebook del tipo "sto cominciando adesso"! Il chiacchierino è relax e divertimento, ogni pezzo è unico e irripetibile, per la stessa definizione di "fatto a mano". Mi piace ogni singolo fiorellino!

Ciao,
Ninetta

what am I doing?

1 of 5 earring, a photo by ninettacaruso on Flickr.

That earring in the photo is one in the set of 5 that I've posted 10 days ago. It's the simplest in the group, tatted with 2 shuttles wound with the white silk and DMC n.283 silver metallic thread. It's still soft, like the silk, but it looks very good, it looks like a real jewel. I love the softness of the lace and I don't like stiffening tatted jewellery, even if sometimes I did. Unfortunately I've run out the silver, I've got only one loaded shuttle, not completely full: I should try to put the pattern in the TatHelper, to see if I can tat another earring! Thank you, Aurora!

But, wait... what am I doing? There's a strange "candy" activity right near there ...

L'orecchino della foto è uno del set dei 5 postati 10 giorni fa. E' il più semplice del gruppo, fatto con 2 navette riempite con la seta e il filo DMC 283 argento metallizzato. E' ancora morbido, come la seta, ma è venuto bene, sembra quasi un gioiello vero. Mi piace la morbidezza del merletto e non mi piace inamidare i gioielli a chiacchierino, anche se a volte l'ho fatto. Sfortunatamente ho finito l'argento, ho ancora una sola navetta non completamente piena: potrei provare a far girare lo schema nel TatHelper , per vedere se posso fare un altro orecchino! Grazie Aurora!

Ma, aspetta... Che sto facendo? C'è una strana "caramellosa" attività proprio là vicino...

Ciao,
Ninetta

virtual versus real tatting

Our aim is to have real tatting, definitely! I love jumping from a blog to another, admiring all your charming tatting creations. We know very well that tatting takes time and patience, so many trials are needed to have a pattern which works good, and then some test or self-test tatting. But sometimes happens to play, just to let hands have a rest... Lately I've found an App for Android called Kaleider Free and I can't stop playing with it! It's a software that generates a surpising variety of kaleidoscopes and mirrors, and it can start from your own pictures. I've collected together some screenshoots taken yesterday. I've started from my own real tatting pictures and I obtained those amazing compositions! Virtual-Reality-tatting is very fast and playful! But untouchable, sigh!!!

In the real tatting world (not virtual), I've started two edging, and I still can't decide which is better for the hanky in the photo. What do you think? I think that the variegated green (the one in the upper side) doesn't fit so good, probably I should buy another green ...

Then, I've played again with the Tattingram, trying to draw a pattern simpler than the one used for the candle. I think it could be valid for the study on shapes that we had as homework in the last Designer class (there's red in, too!).

I've also a temporary pattern for quad 17, fast drawn before I forget the stitchs' count!

Il nostro scopo è avere un merletto da toccare, decisamente! Mi piace saltare da un blog all'altro e ammirare le tante vostre incantevoli creazioni! Sappiamo bene quanto ci vuole, quante prove e riprove, e poi ancora test da parte nostra o dalle amiche. Ma a volte si può anche giocare, così, tanto per far riposare le mani... Ultimamente ho trovato un'App per Android, si chiama Kaleider Free e mi ha catturato! E' un software che genera una varietà sorpendente di immagini tipo caleidoscopio e specchi, e si può partire anche da una propria foto. Ho messo insieme un collage di alcune schermate prese ieri. Sono partita da mie foto di chiacchierino e ho ottenuto quelle incredibili composizioni! Il chiacchierino nella "realtà virtuale" è veloce e divertentissimo! Ma non si può toccare, sigh!
Nel campo della realtà (quella vera, non virtuale), ho iniziato due bordini, ma ancora non riesco a decidere quale scegliere per quel fazzolettino. Voi che dite? Penso che il verde sfumato sarebbe da cambiare, mi sa che devo comprarne un'altro...
Ho di nuovo ripreso in mano il Tattingram, cercando di fare uno schema più semplice della candela. Penso che potrebbe essere valido per lo studio sulle forme che abbiamo avuto come compito  (e ci sta pure il rosso!)
Inoltre metto qui uno schema temporaneo della piastrella quad17, per non scordare il numero dei nodi!

Tattingram...Uh?!? What is it?

buon natale 2013, a photo by ninettacaruso on Flickr.

Justified! Any of you who didn't guess is officially justified. A "tattingram" is a tangram made with tatted pieces. With 7 simple shapes you can play for ages! There're two principal distinctions: only rotations and rotations plus flipping the parallelogram over. With this tatting pattern, only rotations are permitted. I needed to add two joining picots to basic shapes to obtain the candle.

Warning: to be used only under childish supervision!

Giustificati! Tutti quelli che non hanno indovinato sono giustificati! Un "tattingram" è il tangram fatto col chiacchierino (scusate, ma proprio non mi suonava bene "chiacchiogram" o "frivogram"!!!)  Con 7 figure di base si può giocare per ore! Ci sono due movimenti principali: solo rotazioni e rotazioni più il capovolgimento del solo parallelogramma. Con questo schema, si possono fare bene solo rotazioni. Ho dovuto aggiungere un paio di picot di unione per ottenere la candela.

Attenzione: da usarsi solo sotto la supervisione di un bambino!

And now, sorry I'm going on holiday, but I'll be right back!
Adesso, scusatemi, vado in vacanza, ma torno subito!

Ciao,
Ninetta