Shuttle tatting bookmark pattern

The thread Marie sent for the shuttle exchange was completely used up making this swirl square bookmark. The Swirl is a pattern I made up more than a year ago. It has more rounds than this one, but I didn't want to use up all the thread before I got the tail made, so I only did three rounds. The tail is pearle tatted. I like doing that because it's a chance to just fiddle with the thread. No rules, and any pattern or non-pattern will do. OH -- I forgot to say this was also made with my new…

I made a few small adjustments to the onion ring edging and came up with an onion ring bookmark. I've created a basic printable pattern whi...

Click on the name below each picture to access the pattern. Some links will take you to a relevant blog post with pattern details while others go to a PDF file stored on Google Drive. For best quality of Google Drive documents, save the file to your computer. Some report being taken to a page where the preview is blank. If this is the case, look for a download button or press Ctrl+S to save the file to your computer. Feel free to sell or give away the items you make from my patterns. If you…

I have decided to do another 25 motif challenge since I had so much fun both times. This bookmark is my motif # 1 the third time around. ...

I have a new book available on Amazon, called Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks. I've been working on this book for a little over three years, and it contains 48 new bookmark designs that I have not published before. You can click here to get to the listing on Amazon.com, or search for my name or my book's title in the Amazon search bar if you are not in the US. Below is a photo of one of the patterns from the book. All patterns are laid out in the same way, with written instructions, diagram…

This was designed in March 3, 2020. I was still a tatting newbie at that time, but wanted to make something practical with tatting. So, I came up the idea to tat something on the paperclip, as well…

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