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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you!

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Weaving Links Maille @weavinglinks.bsky.social · 14d

Making progress!! First full sheet of moorish rose is finished. Now I need another one...

#wip #wipwednesday #moorishrose #chainmail #chainmaille #weavinglinks

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · 13d

I kinda got away from crafts for a while (I’m pregnant now and the first trimester absolutely obliterated my energy) but I am finally tatting again (for at least the next 5 months 😅)!

Pattern is “Queen of Hearts” by Mary Konior

#tatting #fiberart

A tatted heart made from dark blue, light blue, and purple variegated thread

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 29

I love these!

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 25

One of my mom’s friends wanted some tatted betta necklaces for his grandkids, so I played around with variations

tatted betta made from blue variegated thread with dark blue glitter n its body, in a clear resin "fishbowl" pendant with a green thread "plant" and shell fragments at the bottom

red tatted betta with red glitter in its body, in a clear resin "fishbowl" pendant with a green thread "plant" and shell fragments at the bottom

tatted betta made from blue, yellow, and pink variegated thread with translucent turquoise glitter foil in its body, in a clear resin "fishbowl" pendant with a green thread "plant" and shell fragments at the bottom

All three betta bowl pendants on a white background

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 21

Goldfish and betta pendants

#tatting #fiberart #resin

Round clear resin pendant containing a fishbowl scene—a tatted orange fish with shiny orange foil and a black bead eye inside, a “plant” made from loose green thread, and a pile of small rocks at the bottom

Round clear resin pendant containing a fishbowl scene—a tatted purple and blue fish with a black bead eye and frayed threads on its fins and tail to make it look like a betta; a “plant” made from loose green thread, and a pile of multicolored beads at the bottom to represent aquarium gravel

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 18

I’d never heard of somethingunderthebed.com! That’s wonderful!

SOMETHING UNDER THE BED

somethingunderthebed.com

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Haunting of Hill Xaoc @xaoc.bsky.social · Apr 17

More tatting tips …

I want to add my own: learning to needle tat is fantastic and also not a step on the road to shuttle tatting. If you want to use shuttles, just dive in. But also learn needles!!

Sewicked @sewicked.bsky.social · Apr 17

Some tips, use size 10 or larger thread in multicolor or ombre with a strong contrast. Sparrowspite & Noobear both have great tutorials (there's a 3rd but I can't remember her channel name). Jane Eborall's website has free patterns & technique pages. SomethingUnderTheBed.com is a bibliography site.

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 10

I will say UV resin is not nearly as intimidating as I thought it would be! (It’s certainly easier than epoxy IMHO) Just make sure you have proper ventilation/safety equipment

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 10

I think I’m finally getting the hang of these fishbowl pendants #tatting #resincraft #fiberart

Clear resin pendant containing a tatted orange goldfish and a green tatted plant, with blue glitter “rocks” at the bottom. The photo is taken outside, with a tan brick wall and a green bush in the background.

Clear resin pendant containing a tatted orange goldfish and a green tatted plant, with black iridescent glitter “rocks” at the bottom. The photo is taken outside, with a tan brick wall and a (real) green plant in the background

Clear resin pendant containing a tatted orange goldfish and a green tatted plant, with purple and silver glitter “rocks” at the bottom. The photo is taken outside, with a tan brick wall and a green bush in the background.

All three goldfish bowl resin pendants on a white cloth

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 10

Thanks!

Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you! 😊

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 9

Latest attempt at putting a tatted goldfish in a resin “bowl”

Round pendant made of clear resin containing a small fish tatted from orange thread, with a black bead for an eye. There are pastel beads on the bottom of the pendant to represent aquarium glass, and some bits of green string to represent plants.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Apr 6

I don't think people really grasp that sewing is a skill and that textiles are a legitimate subject of study. The whole point of Elle Woods studying fashion merchandising is that it was supposed to be frivolous but it's actually hard and those skills were transferable to Harvard Law.

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 3

Further adventures in putting tatted objects in resin—this time I made a fishbowl!

Epoxy disc containing a scene designed to look like a fishbowl. Two orange tatted fish are placed among green thread arranged to look like seaweed, and the bottom of the disc is filled with plastic beads to represent aquarium gravel. The background is made of chunky blue glitter.

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 2

Was bored last night so I took new photos of a couple of my vintage crochet doilies, and edited the hell out of them to make pop art collages

4 by 4 grid of 16 copies of the image of a round doily, with the color of the doily and the background changed every time to achieve a "pop art" style.

3 by 3 grid of 9 copies of the image of a flower-shaped doily, with the color of the doily and the background changed every time to achieve a "pop art" style. The center of the grid has a plain white doily on a black background

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 1

If you want to see examples of tatting in resin from someone who actually knows what they’re doing, Elena from FairyLace has a series of blog posts about it!

fairylace.kozinenko.com/tatting-in-r...

Tatting in resin, part 1 - FairyLace - how to make tatting in resin.

Tatting in resin, part 1. This post is about my experience on pouring tatting in resin. How I make small lace pieces and pour it with transparent epoxy.

fairylace.kozinenko.com

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Apr 1

I wasn’t going to share these because I’m still figuring out the technique, but since it’s International Tatting Day…

Here are my early attempts at casting tatted motifs in resin!

#tatting #InternationalTattingDay #resincasting
#craftsky

Two teardrop-shaped pendants with round tatted motifs suspended in clear resin. One motif is ecru and has an air bubble inside, the other is made of rainbow thread and has three pastel beads above it. There is also a smaller, hexagonal pendant with a butterfly tatted with rainbow thread suspended in clear resin.

Two hexagonal pendants showing tatted butterflies suspended in resin. One is an ecru butterfly against a background of copper glitter, one is a gray and purple butterfly in clear resin. The hole for the purple butterfly pendant is on the bottom instead of the top, as the butterfly was accidentally put into the mold upside down

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Debbie T Knits 🧶 @debbietknits.bsky.social · Mar 28

Random colour work 🧶 #knit

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Just Believe Creations @justbelieve.bsky.social · Mar 18

Today's featured item is the Autumn Star. While it might not be autumn colors outside right now, it's a lovely star to add some color to your life.
Available on Ko-Fi. buff.ly/dRkVipJ

#BlueSkyNightMarket #Handmade #KoFI

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Mar 24

Made this on St. Patrick’s Day but didn’t get around to posting until now. From a chart I found on Pinterest pin.it/1lCafyyPr

tatted motif made of green thread, in the shape of a four-leaf clover, resting on a white fuzzy blanket

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ranty 💕 @rantymsvyn.bsky.social · Mar 12

Been trying shuttle tatting

Black shuttle tatted lace snowflake held in the palm of a hand

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Laura McGarrity @a-warm-garlic-yurt.bsky.social · Mar 10

One of my cleverer ideas 😜
🧶
A southern tamandua
#embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart #sciart

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Dollop of Doily @dollopofdoily.bsky.social · Mar 6

I admire the audacity with which this recipe buries the lede.

“I made a glow-in-the dark cake!”

“Holy cow, what the heck’s in that thing?”

“Oh, you know. Flour, baking powder, some other stuff…”

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Adele 🪲🥀🗡️ @adeletwingart.bsky.social · Mar 5

quote with your space art 🌙

a 1930s inspired full moon painting in shades of teal and white.

an embroidery piece depicting a crescent moon behind clouds on a deep blue background.

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