FLOR ROSA MARIA By Dagmar Pezzuto
FLOR ROSA MARIA By Dagmar Pezzuto – 2016 ©
ABBREVIATIONS
ds = double stitch
R = ring
Ch = chain
+ = join
- = picot
-- = long picot
clr = close ring
CTM = continuous thread method
vsp = very small picot
JR = Josephine ring
OR = Onion ring
S = Shuttle (4)
Needle for needle tatting = 1
Threads Mercer 20 = red – green – yellow
S1 = RED (Shuttle 1 etc.)
S2 = RED
S3 = GREEN
S4 = GREEN
Needle Tatting = YELLOW thread
swirl = swirl join gathering the joining picots into the last join made
1º ROUND * Start with CTM – Thread red
OR1 = 7ds –(vsp) 7ds clr.
Rotate ring slightly to begin and use the onion ring or ball thread join.
R 12ds + (vsp) 12ds clr
This next chain has three floating josephine rings.
Ch1 = 5ds JR (10 ds) 5ds JR (10ds) 5ds JR( 10ds) 5ds Repeat 5x
Join all the petals using the swirl technique.
Join the green thread at the base of the 1st petal to the stem and leaves.
STEM Ch1 = 12ds
(Ring using Shuttle 3 etc.)RS3 = 6ds – 6ds clr.
Ch2 = 2ds
RS4 = 6ds – 6ds clr.
Ch3 = 12ds
RS4 = 5ds – 5ds clr
Ch4 = 7ds
RS3 = 5ds – 5ds clr.
Ch5 = 10ds Leave long tails.
FLOWER BUD R1 = 7ds - (vsp) 7ds clr.
Rotate ring slightly to begin and use the onion ring or ball thread join.
OR = 12ds +(vsp R1) 12ds clr.
Join the green thread at the base of the 1st petal to the stem and leaves.
Ch1 = 15ds
RS3 = 6ds – 6ds clr.
Ch2 = 10ds The number of leaves and the stem length is optional.
YELLOW SMALL BOW
Use needle tatting wrapping method.
Ch1 = 20ds. clr
Ch2 = 20ds. clr
Use the rococo technique in tatting. EXAMPLE:
Please review the onion ring join:
In this example of a shuttle tatted onion ring join, imagine the core thread which goes through the loop brought up through the picot as being the tatting needle.
Using shuttle one (SH1), begin by tatting a normal ring with a picot at top center. Close ring and do not reverse work. Using the same shuttle begin a second ring and tat up to the midpoint. Next bring the ring thread up through the picot on the first ring. Pull gently on the ring thread to remove the excess thread. Make sure that the last double stitch formed touches the picot; adjust tension or compression as needed. Finish tatting the ring and close allowing the new ring to surround the first ring.
The onion ring join makes it possible to create the look of a ring surrounded by a chain but using only one shuttle. If a second shuttle is introduced then regular chain work can be accomplished and additional rings thrown off the chain using the second shuttle. Additional shuttles can also bring in more color to the piece and the additional threads can be encapsulated in the chains, etc.
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