Hello! Just wanted to share the last two projects I finished, the first being a little pair of earrings tatted in variegated size 70 Oren Bayan thread, with elephant pendants and silver clasps. I've always loved this pattern but this is the first time I've made a pair! I bought this thread specifically to make the red-black combination for my mom since it's one of her favorites. I might make a bracelet to go with it in the future... but for now I'm happy with how they turned out, and so is she :3 Hope she enjoys her little present.
Wish I could credit the original designer but I've seen this pattern on Pinterest credited to different people...so oh well. Thanks to whoever designed it though! It's a beautiful pattern and it's lovely to tat.
And as for the other project, it's Handy Hands' Simple Medallion or Coaster by Kendra Goodnow. The first picture is of one of my first ever tatting projects, back when I still did needle tatting with size 8 pearl cotton.
The needle size wasn't exactly right which led to it turning out much bigger than it should've been...And I've wanted to tat it again ever since. So now, as a more experienced shuttle tatter I decided to give it another try. Thread is...supposed to be for macrame, though it's spun quite similarly to my size 20 DMC tatting thread, and all the size 70 OB tatting threads I have, so I thought it'd work nicely? I'd say it's thicker than a size 10 but thinner than a size 3. The result was much stiffer, probably due to the fact that I'm quite the tight tatter when I shuttle tat. The joints are much better made, and it just feels much more polished all the way around! Funnily enough, they turned out around the same size since the first one was tatted so loosely...
I intend to tat this pattern again in a few months to see how much I've progressed.
Aaaand that's all I have for today. Happy tatting and have a nice day!
