Upcycled Tatted Thread Bracelet- 3
March 8, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under Techniques & Stitches, eco projects & green projects & recycling craft, jewelry, tutorial
Once I had all the tatting shuttles full of the mystery thread, I started working on the bracelet:
I didn’t tie the thread to the bracelet (by the way, this would work on any bangle bracelet).
I just took the thread through, and pinched it to the bracelet with my left thumb.
Then, I started making Josephine knots over the bracelet. What’s a Josephine knot?
Basically, it’s the blanket stitch.
∞The tatting shuttle goes through the bracelet, from the front to the back, and a loop of thread goes over your left index finger.
The shuttle comes up through the loop and then is pulled …read more
Upcycled Tatted Thread Bracelet -1
March 8, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under Techniques & Stitches, eco projects & green projects & recycling craft, jewelry, tatting, tutorial
The other day, this treasure magically appeared in the studio. Woohoo! Obviously my Hunnybunny had paid a visit to our fave 2nd hand store. Mmmmmmmm yum! a bag full of fun…… now what to do with it….Obviously, it’s super cheap and cheerful mystery synthetic thread – and I don’t trust it to hold together anything vital. Visions of dissolving garment or accessory being lifted out of washing machine in pieces after cheap and cheerful thread goes ‘boink’.
(You weren’t supposed to WASH me, human! I no hold together when wet!)
Loved the colors, tho’, so had a little think about it……
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